U.S. Stocks & ETFs (Pre-Market Trading Allowed)

  • Questrade offers extended-hours trading that includes pre-market sessions for U.S. listed stocks and ETFs.

  • The pre-market session typically starts around 4:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) and runs up to the regular open at 9:30 a.m. ET.

  • To participate, you’ll need to:
    • Place a limit order (market orders aren’t allowed during extended hours)
    • Use an order duration that covers extended hours (e.g., GTEM) so your order is active during pre-market and regular sessions.

  • This gives you the ability to react to news, earnings, or market events before the standard trading session begins.

Canadian Stocks & ETFs

  • Pre-market trading is not available for Canadian securities on Questrade.

  • For Canadian stocks/ETFs (e.g., TSX or TSXV listings), only very limited post-market trading exists between about 4:15 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, and there are specific rules about order types and lot sizes if you participate.

📌 Important Notes

  • Extended/pre-market trading generally has lower liquidity and higher volatility, so spreads can be wider and executions less certain than during regular hours.

  • Only limit orders are supported in pre-market sessions to protect against rapid price moves.

  • Options and fractional shares aren’t typically tradable during pre-market hours.



🕐 Standard Durations

DAY
➡️ Active only during regular market hours (9:30 am–4:00 pm ET). If it doesn’t fill by market close, it’s cancelled.
(Default for most simple orders.)

GTC — Good ’Til Canceled
➡️ Stays active day-to-day until the order fills or you manually cancel it.
• Questrade limits how long it can remain active (usually up to ~90 days).

GTD — Good ’Til Date
➡️ Same idea as GTC, but you choose a specific expiration date.
• Order cancels automatically if not filled by that date (up to ~90 days max).

📈 Extended / Outside Regular Market Hours

GTEM — Good ’Til Extended Market
➡️ Keeps your order active through pre-market + regular + post-market sessions (roughly 4:00 am–8:00 pm ET for U.S. securities).
• If not filled by the end of extended hours, it’s cancelled.

OVERNIGHT
➡️ Active only during overnight trading (about 8:00 pm–2:00 am ET for U.S. stocks).
• If not filled by session end, it’s cancelled.

🧨 Advanced / Immediate Execution

(Available mainly on Questrade Edge platforms)

IOC — Immediate Or Cancel
➡️ Tries to fill immediately.
• Any unfilled portion cancels right away.

FOK — Fill Or Kill
➡️ Must fill in full immediately or the entire order is cancelled.
• Useful when you need a specific size executed at once.



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