Robinhood weekend trading plan

Robinhood Markets plans to offer weekend trading for selected stocks and ETFs, running Sunday evening through Friday.

“Breaking news doesn’t wait for an opening bell”

Trading hours: Sunday 8pm to Friday 8pm

The service runs from Sunday at 8 p.m. New York time through Friday at 8 p.m. with weekend orders routed to Bruce Markets.

Traditional trading day unchanged

The conventional US equity session still runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. New York time with the 4 p.m. close setting reference prices.

Weekend market differences

Saturday and Sunday prints should be read as a thinner, off-exchange session with wider spreads and prices that may not hold at Monday’s open.

Broader market changes

Nasdaq, NYSE and 24X National Exchange plan longer sessions with Nasdaq adding a window from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. New York time.

Crypto futures expansion

Robinhood plans perpetual futures on select cryptocurrencies with up to 10x leverage through Bitstamp exchange.

Tesla vehicle sales contracts

Robinhood also announced financial-earnings contracts tied to Tesla vehicle sales subject to SEC approval.

Historical context

SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda noted New York financial markets operated Saturday sessions for eight decades until 1952.