# After Hours Trading

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-hours-trading/171655>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 28, 2003, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-hours-trading/171655 "2003-04-28T13:23:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-hours-trading/171655/1 "2003-04-28T13:23:37Z")

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If you watch _Nightly Business Report_, they will occasionally mention how a stock did in “after hours trading”. What exactly is this? I’ve always assumed it was individuals trading stocks among themselves without benefit of the market. Is that it? How does it get reported to the media and brokerages?

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**Author:** ![daniel801](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@daniel801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daniel801)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-hours-trading/171655/2 "2003-04-28T16:25:17Z")

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> **[After Hours Trading - Investment FAQ](https://invest-faq.com/after-hours-trading/)**
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> After-hours trading has traditionally referred to securities trading that occurs after the major U.S. exchanges close. Until 1999, after-hours trading in the U.S. was mostly restricted to big-block trading among professionals and institutions. Much...