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Global Trading Hours

Trade the World on Your ScheduleCboe Global Trading Hours (GTH) gives market participants access to leading options products nearly 24 hours a day, five days a week, so you can manage risk and act on opportunities during your local session, not just when U.S. markets are open.

The Benefits of Cboe's GTH Products

React Fast to Market Moving EventsWith nearly 24x5 trading hours, you can trade index options whenever the newest headline breaks. Why trade outside of regular U.S. trading hours?

Here are a few reasons:

Global Macroeconomic Events

Global markets can turn at any time, and you should be able to trade as news happens.

Economic Reports and Announcements

Be prepared for any potential market swings.

Geopolitical Risks

More flexible trading with longer, global trading hours.

Trade in Your Time Zone

GTH opens Sunday evening (8:15 p.m. ET / 7:15 p.m. CT), which is Monday morning in Asia-Pacific.

RegionGTH Session (Local)RTH Session (Local)
New York (ET)8:15 PM - 9:25 AM9:30 AM - 4:15 PM
Chicago (CT)7:15 PM - 8:25 AM8:30 AM - 3:15 PM
London (GMT +1)1:15 AM - 2:25 PM2:30 PM - 9:15 PM
Hong Kong/Singapore (SGT/HKT)10:15 AM - 11:25 AM10:30 AM - 5:15 AM
Tokyo (JST)10:15 AM - 11:25 PM11:30 PM - 6:15 AM
Sydney (AEDT)12:15 PM - 1:25 AM1:30 AM - 8:15 AM

GTH Products

With Global Trading Hours (GTH), traders can conveniently access the broad U.S. market during their local trading day around the clock. With nearly 24x5 trading hours, U.S. index options are globally accessible, allowing market participants to trade or hedge the broad U.S. market and global equity volatility across all time zones, day and night.

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Cboe Index Options GTH

Cboe's flagship index options offer deep liquidity in extended-hours trading, available for nearly 24 hours a day, 5 days a week.

SPX®

Standard index options contract that tracks the S&P 500®, offering efficient exposure to the large cap U.S. equity market.

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XSP®

At 1/10th the size of SPX, XSP similarly tracks the S&P 500® at a smaller contract size.

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VIX®

Cboe VIX options are based on prices of near-term S&P 500® index options, enabling market participants to hedge portfolio volatility risk distinct from market price risk and trade based on their view of future direction or movement of volatility.

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RUT®

Russell 2000® Index Options deliver broad exposure to 2,000 U.S. small-cap companies in single trade.

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