Unlock Opportunities: Plus500 Introduces Extended Trading Hours

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Plus500 has rolled out before and after-hours trading for seven CFDs on highly liquid US stocks known for their large price swings.

Key Takeaways

  • Extended trading hours is available on Alphabet (GOOG), Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Meta (META), Microsoft (MSFT), Tesla (TSLA) and NVIDIA (NVDA).
  • Trade before the exchange opens from 09:00 (GMT +1) to 14:30 (GMT +1) or after-hours from 21:00 (GMT +1) to 01:00 (GMT +1).
  • Find the stock CFDs in the ‘Extended Hours Shares’ category of the instruments menu on the Plus500 platform.

Extended trading hours provides opportunities for skilled traders to capitalize on earnings releases or key news that breaks outside traditional market hours.

To inform trading decisions, traders can also use Plus500’s +Insights which provides metrics on the popularity of the stock on the broker’s platform, media mentions, confidence scores, and ESG ratings.

Extended hours stock CFDs in Plus500 trading platform
Plus500 Platform

About Plus500

Plus500 is an award-winning broker listed on the London Stock Exchange and regulated in multiple jurisdictions, including the UK, US, Australia, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Traders can speculate on a wide array of instruments, including 60+ currency pairs, 30+ indices, 20+ commodities, 1,800+ stocks, 200+ options, 90+ ETFs, and 15+ cryptocurrencies.

New traders can get started with a $100 minimum deposit and a choice of base currencies, including USD, EUR and GBP.

Established in 2008 and headquartered in Israel, Plus500 is a prominent brokerage that boasts over 25 million registered traders in over 50 countries. Specializing in CFD trading, the company offers an intuitive, proprietary platform and mobile app. It maintains competitive spreads and does not charge commissions or deposit or withdrawal fees. Plus500 also continues to shine as one of the most trusted brokers with licenses from reputable regulators, including the FCA, ASIC and CySEC.
82% of retail CFD accounts lose money.