IG launches all-day trading for selected US stock
Previously, UK investors could only access US stocks for 16 hours a day.
- Patrick Sanders
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Source: Trustnet
Investment platform IG has launched 24-hour week-day trading for 110 of the most popular US stocks, the firm has announced today.
UK investors will now be able to buy and sell popular US stocks, including members of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ such as Apple and Nvidia, from 1am on Monday to 10pm on Friday; previously, they could only trade US stocks between 9am and 1am each day.
According to Michael Healy, UK managing director at IG, the round-the-clock trading levels the playing field for UK investors with their US peers and reflects a generation of investors who “expect access, flexibility and above all, convenience”.
IG also argued it gives them the opportunity to manage positions ahead of the US market open, respond to earnings announcements and economic data, and stay agile in fast-moving markets.
Healy hoped that, in time, UK equities will follow the US example and become available outside regular market hours, “giving UK investors the same opportunities on home turf”.
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