What Time Do Options Start Trading?
What time do options start trading? US listed options open at 9:30 a.m. ET. Here is the 7:30 a.m. order acceptance window and the overnight index session.
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Why stocks drop on the ex-dividend date
Why do stocks drop on the ex-dividend date? The drop is a mechanical price adjustment. See how far real payers actually opened below the prior close.
How to Find a Stock's Earnings Date
A company sets its own earnings date and confirms it in a press release and an 8-K filing. Here is where to look, and how far an estimated date can move.
How to Find a Lockup Expiration Date
A lockup expiration date lives in the IPO prospectus, not on a calendar page. Where to find it, and why counting 180 days from the first trade gets it wrong.