If stocks can be traded after hours, why not stock options?

Answer 1

Because options trade on another market.
Option and futures use the traditional hours.
9:30 to 4:00 eastern time zone

CBOE, AMEX, PHLX and ISE

Answer 2

It seems to make sense since they're both dealing with stocks right?

Well, the reason is because an option is not a stock. You're buying the right to buy or sell a stock at a specific price within a given time period. Whether or not you choose to actually do it or not is your choice--why it's called an option--it's your option to do it or not.

The reason why they don't both trade after hours is because stocks trade on stock exchanges, while options trade somewhere else.

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