- Enter Extended Hours Orders (If entitled)
If entitled by your firm, enter brokerage account orders as limit order types during premarket and post market (after-hours) trading sessions for all listed and Nasdaq equity securities. Orders must be for securities traded during that extended hours session. Orders can be canceled if they are for stocks not available in that session.
Premarket Session
7:00 AM to 9:28 AM ET
Post Market Session
4:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET
On half-day market holidays, place premarket orders from 7:00 AM to 9:28 AM ET. Place after-hours orders from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET. For a list of half-day market holidays, refer to the official NYSE holiday schedule.
Extended hours orders are automatically canceled if not filled by the end of the session during which they were placed. Orders are not carried over to the next trading day. You must re-enter the orders during normal market hours if you still want NFS to execute the orders.
When entering extended hours orders, use extended hours quotes, which are accessible via a Quote link on the order entry ticket. Extended hours quotes provide the best bid, best ask, and size across the extended hours marketplace.
Note
Trading during the extended hours session is subject to the risks and terms set forth in "Extended Hours Trading Through ECN." Contact Fidelity for information on the availability of extended hours trading. By selecting ACCEPT or using the Extended Hours trading facility, you acknowledge your understanding of the risks and terms. Should you not agree with the risks and terms, you should refrain from using the Extended Hours trading facility and select DO NOT ACCEPT.
For assistance with order entry and the features available on the Equities Order Entry window, go to: Equities Order Entry
To enter an extended hours order
Select Trade > Order Entry > Equities.
- If prompted, search for an account. (Search for Accounts)
If within the stated premarket or post market session, from Trading Session, select Extended.
- This field is only available during an extended hours session.
Select the Action:
B-Buy
S-Sell
Enter the Quantity for the order.
- Enter extended hours orders in Shares only.
- Must be a whole number between 1 and 25,000.
In the Symbol/CUSIP box, enter the security identifier and press Tab. (Symbol Lookup)
- Links to access quote and security details now display.
Since Price Type defaults to L-Limit, enter the Limit Price.
- Limit orders have prices within specific ranges based on stock price.
- Time in Force defaults to Day.
Choose the Account Type:
Cash (1)
Margin (2)
Short (3)
Enter any remaining order information. (Field Definitions)
If Action is Sell, to choose an alternative cost basis disposal method for this order, select a Transaction Disposal Method. (Cost Basis Disposal Methods)
- If you select Specify Shares, skip now to: Specify Shares to Sell.
Choose one of the following.
Next, you must verify the order, which validates your entries against business rules. If entitled, you can bypass or skip this verification step when placing the order. Bypassing verification does not include bypassing business rules. If errors occur, incorrect fields are highlighted. Enter corrections before attempting to proceed with the order.
Verify
Verifies whether errors exist that may block the trade. If no errors, a Verification window displays trade details to review before proceeding with the order. To make changes, select Edit. To send the order to the market, select Send Now.
Send Now
If entitled; bypasses the verification step and sends the order to the market.
Go to: Search for Sent Orders
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