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00:02The New York Stock Exchange launched extended hours options trading Monday for 29 heavily
00:07traded stocks and exchange traded funds, according to CNBC. Extended trading is available for stocks
00:13and funds, including NVIDIA, Bank of America, and two major ETFs. The new sessions run from
00:197.30 to 9.25 a.m. Eastern and 4 to 4.15 p.m. Eastern. Beginning December 6th, NYSE
00:27plans to
00:27expand trading to 23 hours a day, five days a week in those names. NYSE Chief Product Officer
00:33Kevin Tyrrell said the extended options trading hours reflect market demand for more investment
00:37opportunities and reliable risk management, supported by continued technology investment.
00:42The move follows a similar announcement from CBOE and reflects growing demand for trading outside
00:47regular market hours. CBOE data shows extended hours options volume recently reached a record
00:54average of more than 199,000 contracts per day. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
