Two stages in the us stock market hours
🕒 In libertex portfolio accounts, the trading hours for us stocks are divided into two main stages:
premarket
regular session
Premarket hours
📈 The premarket runs from monday to friday during these hours:
from 8:00 gmt (or 9:00 gmt in winter)
until 13:30 gmt (or 14:30 gmt in winter)
Regular session hours
🏦The regular session also runs monday to friday:
from 13:30 gmt (or 14:30 gmt in winter)
until 20:00 gmt (or 21:00 gmt in winter)
Liquidity and messages during premarket
⚠️Liquidity for us stocks drops significantly during premarket. that’s why if you invest or check prices right before the main session opens, you might see the message:
"No current quote".
💡 Important tip
We recommend you keep these hours in mind before investing to avoid surprises and trade more accurately.