NYSE American Options Launches Extended Trading Hours with Sessions Before and After Core Market

The New York Stock Exchange, part of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), on October 19, 2026 launched Extended Trading Hours for NYSE American Options, giving market participants broader access to options outside the standard session. An early trading session runs from 7:30 AM to 9:25 AM ET and a late trading session runs from 4:00 PM to 4:15 PM ET, framing the core trading day on both ends.

The initial roster of eligible symbols covers options on major macroeconomic-focused ETFs, including SPY, IWM, and GLD, as well as options on large-cap technology stocks: Apple, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Alphabet, Amazon, and Oracle. The launch follows a broader industry push toward extended-hours options trading, with Cboe also moving in the same direction, as noted by CNBC. NYSE American's move aligns its options hours more closely with the extended equity trading hours that NYSE Group exchanges have been rolling out in 2026.