Finance glossary
After-Hours Trading
Definition
Trading that occurs after the regular market session closes.
After-hours trading runs after the 4 p.m. Eastern close, often reacting to earnings released post-market. Like pre-market, it features lower liquidity, wider spreads, and greater volatility. Prices set after hours can differ sharply from the next session official open.
In a sentence
The stock tumbled in after-hours trading once the company warned of weak sales after the close.
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