NYSE American Options, part of the New York Stock Exchange, has officially launched extended trading hours, aiming to provide investors with new avenues to manage risk and capture opportunities before the regular market open and after the close. The extended trading hours are divided into two sessions: pre-market (7:30 AM to 9:25 AM ET) and post-market (4:00 PM to 4:15 PM ET). The initial eligible underlying securities include ETF options tracking the S&P 500 Index, Russell 2000 Index, and gold, as well as options on companies such as Apple, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Alibaba, TSMC, Google, Amazon, and Oracle. The NYSE also plans to extend similar arrangements to the equities market in December.