The time of trading sessions for the US stock market is based on Eastern Time (ET), for simplicity the equivalent time in Malaysia is stated in Malaysian Standard Time (MST).
US stocks are allowed to trade before and after the regular trading hours (RTH), and orders placed during these extended hours will be submitted to the stock exchanges for matching. Nasdaq has specified its own pre-market and post-market trading sessions. Different brokerage firms have different requirements for these sessions. Moomoo MY sets its rules as follows.
| US Eastern Time (ET) | Malaysia Time (MYT) |
Regular Trading Hours (RTH) | Monday to Friday 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM ET | March to November: 9:30 PM - 4:00 AM MST November to March: 10:30 PM - 5:00 AM MST |
Pre-Market | Monday to Friday 04:00 AM - 09:30 AM ET | March to November: 4:00 PM - 9:30 PM MST November to March: 5:00 PM - 10:30 PM MST |
Post-Market | Monday to Friday 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET | March to November: 4:00 AM - 8:00 AM MST November to March: 5:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST |
Post-Market Half Day | Monday to Friday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET | March to November: 1:00 AM - 5:00 AM MST November to March: 2:00 AM - 6:00 AM MST |
Note: The Regular Trading Hours (RTH) may differ on stock market holidays.
The US stock adopts a T+1 settlement cycle, meaning that US stocks settle 1 business days after the transaction day (T+1).