IB prehour trading hour
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I believe you can only trade after 8am EST.
I could be wrong, but that was my experience.
Best to call them to confirm.
Mark
I could be wrong, but that was my experience.
Best to call them to confirm.
Mark
this is my understanding as far as stocks go
retail customers can place orders on the IB platform
after instinet is up and running on it
usually that is between 3:15 - 3:30 am
somtimes it is even closer to 3 am
usually it is not worth trading anything
as the spreads are wide
sometimes one can catch something when the various european
exchanges open and the futures have a big move
there is more pre market action and liquidity after 7:00 - 7:15 am
when the Island ECN orders start adding more liquidity
there is even more of the above after 7:30 am when Redibook
ECN orders come into play
and 8 am when the other ECN's enter the picture
After Hours ...
Instinet closes down each day at 6:30 pm
(on IB they seem to stop at about 6:26 pm)
Island , Redibook , Archipelago keep going till 8 pm
hope this helps ... but if you really want to be sure
contact IB directly
retail customers can place orders on the IB platform
after instinet is up and running on it
usually that is between 3:15 - 3:30 am
somtimes it is even closer to 3 am
usually it is not worth trading anything
as the spreads are wide
sometimes one can catch something when the various european
exchanges open and the futures have a big move
there is more pre market action and liquidity after 7:00 - 7:15 am
when the Island ECN orders start adding more liquidity
there is even more of the above after 7:30 am when Redibook
ECN orders come into play
and 8 am when the other ECN's enter the picture
After Hours ...
Instinet closes down each day at 6:30 pm
(on IB they seem to stop at about 6:26 pm)
Island , Redibook , Archipelago keep going till 8 pm
hope this helps ... but if you really want to be sure
contact IB directly
Just a clarification:
Instinet via IB closes at 18:25, and you need to cancel your orders before then or you won't be able to (it'll just go magenta). I have a feeling that if you leave the order live at 18:25, it is still subject to getting filled on Instinet until 18:30 - I think this happened to me once.
Actually, you've provided better information than they would, or care to. They've historically answered this question incorrectly when asked, and now officially disclaim any responsibility for keeping up to date on this issue. I only found out by looking at the individual ECNs' web pages and trial and error.
def
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at 3 AM do not use the toll free number. Call HK or just use the chat. In any event, instinet starts as setharb says. You'll have to route specifically to instinet.
as Europe opens at that time you may want to consider trading the big caps in Europe at that hour since spreads are better.
as Europe opens at that time you may want to consider trading the big caps in Europe at that hour since spreads are better.
What's this nonsense with INET closing early? I had a problem with this a while ago, and got a typical BS response ("we don't know anything about it") from the trading desk.
No excuse for closing an exchange early, especially without informing the clientele. def, you have any info on this matter?
No excuse for closing an exchange early, especially without informing the clientele. def, you have any info on this matter?