# 2026-12410: NYSE American Seeks Longer Hours for Select Equity Options

2026-12410, Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE American LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Change To Amend Its Rules To Extend Trading Hours for Certain Eligible Equity Options, is a Federal Register notice from Securities and Exchange Commission published 2026-06-22; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-29).

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- As of: 2026-06-29
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12410
- Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE American LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Change To Amend Its Rules To Extend Trading Hours for Certain Eligible Equity Options
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 37201
- Published: 2026-06-22
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-29

## In one line

NYSE American Seeks Longer Hours for Select Equity Options

## Summary

NYSE American is planning to let people trade certain stock options for longer hours by adding two new trading sessions outside the usual 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. window. This change affects traders who want more flexibility and could mean more chances to buy or sell options. The new extended hours will start once the rules get approved, aiming to boost trading opportunities without extra costs.

## Effects PRIA read

- New Early and Late Options Sessions: benefit, medium. The Exchange proposes two new equity options sessions: an Early Trading Session from 7:30 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. ET and a Late Trading Session from 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET. These sessions would be added to the existing Core Trading Session and will begin only after the proposed rules are approved.
- Orders Must Specify Trading Session: cost, low. Any order entered for these options must include a designation for which session(s) it is valid for; orders without a session designation will be rejected. Orders designated for a later session will be accepted but will not be eligible to trade until that session begins, and orders for sessions tha…
- No Market Orders in Extended Hours: benefit, medium. The Exchange will not allow market orders in equity options during the Early Trading Session (7:30 a.m.–9:25 a.m. ET) or the Late Trading Session (4:00 p.m.–4:15 p.m. ET); any market order designated for those sessions will be rejected. This is intended to protect customers from wide price swings i…
- Which Options Can Trade Extended Hours: mixed, medium. The Exchange will limit Extended Hours Trading to up to 100 multiply-listed equity option classes that meet these criteria: average daily option volume of 150,000 contracts, underlying equity market capitalization of $50 billion, and underlying equity average daily trading volume of 10 million shar…
- Semiannual Review and Removal Rules: mixed, low. The Exchange will review eligibility twice a year (using the prior six-month period ending June 30 or December 31, with reviews as of January 1 and July 1) and may add qualifying option classes effective February 1 and August 1. If an option no longer meets criteria it will be removed from Extended…
- Broker Disclosure Requirement for Risks: benefit, low. ATP Holders (brokers) may not accept a customer order for execution during Extended Hours Trading unless they disclose material trading risks, such as lower liquidity, high volatility, changing prices, exaggerated effects from news, and wider spreads. The Exchange provides example disclosure items…
- Expiring Options Trade Through Late Session: benefit, low. Equity option series that expire and are eligible for Extended Hours Trading will continue to trade through the Late Trading Session (4:00 p.m.–4:15 p.m. ET) to support American-style physical settlement and allow participants to close positions rather than take or deliver shares.

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## Sources
- [2026-12410 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/22/2026-12410/self-regulatory-organizations-nyse-american-llc-notice-of-filing-of-proposed-change-to-amend-its)
- [2026-12410 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-22/pdf/2026-12410.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12410 (as of 2026-06-29).