Gate has officially rolled out pre-market and after-hours stock trading, significantly expanding the window for US equity trading from the traditional 6.5-hour regular session to 16 hours per day, covering 5 trading days a week. This extension allows users to place buy and sell orders before and after standard market hours, enabling them to react promptly to earnings reports, economic data releases, and breaking corporate news, thereby maximizing investment opportunities.
16-Hour Coverage Captures Full Market Cycle
By updating the Gate App to version 8.21.5 or above, investors can trade outside regular sessions, taking advantage of extended liquidity windows without waiting for the next day's open. The pre-market and after-hours sessions cover crucial periods often marked by significant price movements, giving traders a competitive edge. For crypto-native users, this feature breaks down the time barriers of traditional brokerage and allows seamless entry into US equity markets while holding digital assets.
Gate supports USDT-based trading of over 10,000 major US stocks and ETFs, covering premier exchanges and liquidity networks including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Nasdaq, NYSE Arca, NYSE American, and BATS. Whether it's blue-chip giants, growth stocks, or diversified ETFs, users can access a broad spectrum of instruments. Additionally, fractional share trading is available starting from as low as 0.01 shares, significantly lowering the barrier to entry for high-priced stocks and enabling more precise portfolio construction.
Leveraging Gate's unified account system, users can seamlessly manage both digital assets and global securities on a single platform. The integration of crypto and traditional finance simplifies cross-market allocation and enhances overall investment efficiency, allowing users to move between crypto holdings and equity positions with ease.
This move marks an important step for Gate in bridging traditional finance and crypto asset trading, providing users worldwide with a more comprehensive asset allocation toolkit. As pre-market and after-hours capabilities mature, Gate further solidifies its position as a one-stop financial platform.