If I set a sell to close amount to close an bought option position, will it take affect during after/pre marke

Question

t trading or does this have to happen during regular trading?

So zman.....I have to assume that when my limit sell price sold for a profit on my option, it did so during regular trading hours? I looked at the price of the stock and it looked like it happenned maybe at the beginning of the trading day.

Answer 1

All trades on stock options take place during regular trading hours. None are traded during the pre-market or after hours.

(Options on indexes, futures, etc. may have different trading hours than options on stocks.)

The exercise/assignment process is not considered an options trade and only takes place while the market is closed.

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Yes.

Answer 2

1. There are two types of orders for stocks: a market order (you get the trade but you don't know the price) and a limit order (you get the price you want but don't know when the trade will get executed). If it's not a market order, then it's a limit order

2. If you want the trade to close out a position, there is a trade called "market at close" meaning the trade will be executed at the close of market at the market price. If your trade was a limit order, your trade may not be executed so you would have an open position.

Answer 3

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