Cboe’s extended trading sessions for single-stock and ETF options went live Wednesday, October 19, 2026, after two prior delays. Seven brokers confirmed support on day one, per Cboe’s own launch announcement, and three of the largest retail options platforms are not among them.
Key Takeaways
- Cboe’s extended sessions run 7:30 to 9:25 a.m. ET (pre-market) and 4:00 to 4:15 p.m. ET (post-market), Monday through Friday, on 29 eligible securities (24 single stocks and 5 ETFs).
- Confirmed supporting brokers at launch, per Cboe’s own October 19, 2026 release: Fidelity, Interactive Brokers, moomoo, Robinhood, TradeStation, Tradier, and Tiger Brokers Singapore.
- Charles Schwab, tastytrade, Webull, E*TRADE, Firstrade, and Public.com are not on Cboe’s supporting-broker list as of launch day. Not being listed does not necessarily mean “never,” but it does mean no access today.
- The eligible-symbol list leans mega-cap: all seven “Magnificent 7” names, SPY, QQQ, and a handful of high-volume semiconductor and financial names.
- Day-one liquidity in a brand-new extended session is a real caveat regardless of which broker you use. Expect wider spreads than regular hours until market-maker participation builds up.
What Actually Launched
This is not Cboe’s Global Trading Hours session for index options (SPX, VIX, XSP, RUT), which has run since 2021 and is a separate product. This is specifically extended trading for single-stock and ETF options, something Cboe had targeted twice before and missed (July 13 and an earlier date), before actually going live October 19, 2026.
Per Cboe’s own October 19, 2026 announcement, the session structure is:
- Pre-market session: 7:30 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. ET
- Post-market session: 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET
- Eligible instruments: 29 symbols total (24 single stocks and 5 ETFs), representing roughly 53% of average daily U.S.-listed options volume in 2026 through September
- Order types: Limit orders only. Market and stop orders are rejected in both extended sessions.
The eligible list includes AAPL, MSFT, AMZN, GOOGL, GOOG, META, NVDA, TSLA (all seven Magnificent 7 names), plus AMD, AVGO, BABA, BAC, F, HOOD, INTC, MRVL, MU, NFLX, NOK, ORCL, PFE, PLTR, SNDK, TSM, and the ETFs SPY, QQQ, IWM, GLD, and XLF.
Which Brokers Actually Support It (Launch Day)
This is the question the original launch-announcement coverage couldn’t answer, because it was written before anyone had actually turned the feature on. As of October 19, 2026, here is the confirmed status for the brokers TradingRC readers ask about most:
| Broker | Extended-hours options support | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Interactive Brokers | Yes, confirmed at launch | Named directly in Cboe’s October 19, 2026 launch release. |
| Fidelity | Yes, confirmed at launch | Named directly in Cboe’s October 19, 2026 launch release. |
| Robinhood | Yes, confirmed at launch | Named directly in Cboe’s October 19, 2026 launch release. Robinhood has separately rolled out its own extended-hours options access this year. |
| TradeStation | Yes, confirmed at launch | Named directly in Cboe’s October 19, 2026 launch release. |
| moomoo | Yes, confirmed at launch | Named directly in Cboe’s October 19, 2026 launch release. |
| Charles Schwab / thinkorswim | Not listed at launch | Not among Cboe’s named launch-day brokers. Check Schwab’s own trading-hours page before assuming access. |
| tastytrade | Not listed at launch | Not among Cboe’s named launch-day brokers, despite tastytrade’s existing support for Cboe’s separate overnight index-options session. |
| Webull | Not listed at launch | Not among Cboe’s named launch-day brokers. |
| E*TRADE (Morgan Stanley) | Not listed at launch | Not among Cboe’s named launch-day brokers. |
| Firstrade | Not listed at launch | Not among Cboe’s named launch-day brokers. |
Two platforms not covered in TRDC’s broker comparisons, Tradier and Tiger Brokers Singapore, also made Cboe’s confirmed list. Their inclusion alongside Fidelity and Interactive Brokers suggests this was a broker-initiated integration effort, not a single-tier rollout gated by account size or order flow volume. There’s no obvious pattern (by broker size, by order-flow arrangement, or by existing Cboe product support) explaining who made the list and who didn’t; tastytrade’s absence is a good example since it already supports Cboe’s separate Global Trading Hours session for index options, which makes an options-focused platform skipping single-stock extended hours at launch a genuine surprise rather than an obvious fit.
If your broker isn’t on this list, there’s no workaround. You place orders during regular hours (9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET) like before, and the extended session simply doesn’t exist on your platform yet. Check your broker’s own trading-hours or platform-update page periodically. Broker support for a new exchange feature typically rolls out in phases, not all at once.
Why This Matters for Options Traders
The practical use case for extended-hours options is managing risk around events that happen outside regular market hours, not initiating new directional bets. A trader holding a position in one of the 29 eligible names who sees overnight news (an earnings surprise reported after the 4:00 p.m. close, a macro headline breaking in Asia or Europe before the 9:30 a.m. open) can now adjust that position on a supported broker instead of waiting for the regular session to open, by which point the stock may have already gapped past a level that mattered.
A hypothetical illustrates the mechanics: a trader holding a covered call on NVDA (one of the 29 eligible names) who sees an unexpected after-hours earnings move from a different company in the same sector could choose to close or adjust the NVDA position in the 4:00-4:15 p.m. post-market window rather than carry full overnight exposure until the next day’s open. That’s a risk-management choice, not a trade recommendation, and whether it makes sense depends entirely on the position, the spread at that moment, and the trader’s own risk tolerance.
This is a capability unlock for traders who are actively managing existing positions, not a reason to start trading more. The two prior missed launch dates (Cboe had targeted this go-live before and missed, including a July 13, 2026 date) are worth remembering too: a feature announced as “launching soon” is not the same as a feature you can actually use, which is exactly why broker-by-broker confirmation matters more than the exchange-level announcement.
Day-One Liquidity: What to Expect
A brand-new extended session does not inherit the regular session’s liquidity on day one. Spreads during the 7:30-9:25 a.m. and 4:00-4:15 p.m. windows will likely be meaningfully wider than during regular hours until more market makers commit capital to the sessions. This isn’t a defect, it’s how every new trading session starts; Cboe’s own Global Trading Hours session for index options took time to deepen after its 2021 launch too.
Interactive Brokers is one of the platforms where active traders already route overnight and extended-hours order flow for index options, which may translate into comparatively tighter single-stock extended-hours spreads sooner than on platforms building this access from scratch.
Bottom Line
Cboe’s extended-hours options session is live as of October 19, 2026, but broker access is split: Fidelity, Interactive Brokers, Robinhood, TradeStation, and moomoo confirmed support at launch, while Schwab, tastytrade, Webull, E*TRADE, and Firstrade did not make the initial list. Confirm directly with your own broker before assuming access, and expect wider spreads than normal hours until the sessions mature.
FAQ
Q: Is Cboe’s extended-hours options session the same as Global Trading Hours?
A: No. Global Trading Hours covers index options (SPX, VIX, XSP, RUT) and has run since 2021. The October 19, 2026 launch covers single-stock and ETF options specifically, a separate product with its own 28-symbol eligible list.
Q: Why isn’t my broker on the confirmed list?
A: Cboe’s launch release named the brokers that had integrated support ready at go-live. A broker not listed hasn’t necessarily declined to support it, it may simply not have shipped the integration yet. There’s no published timeline for brokers not on the initial list.
Q: Can I trade any stock’s options during the extended session?
A: No. Only the 29 eligible symbols Cboe designated (24 stocks, 5 ETFs) qualify, chosen for existing liquidity depth. Most individual stocks outside this list are not eligible for extended trading.
Q: Should I place orders during the extended session if my broker supports it?
A: That depends on why you’re trading. Managing an existing position around overnight news (an earnings reaction, a macro headline) is the most practical use case. Expect wider bid-ask spreads than regular hours, especially in the first weeks after launch.
Q: Will more brokers add support later?
A: Likely, since broker integrations for new exchange sessions typically roll out in phases rather than all at once. Check your own broker’s platform-update page for the latest status rather than assuming based on this list, which reflects October 19, 2026 launch day only.