Interactive Brokers extends trading hours for US Treasury bonds

Electronic trading major Interactive Brokers (NASDAQ:IBKR) today announced a significant expansion of trading hours for US Treasury bonds on its platform.

Clients around the world can now trade US Treasury bonds for 22 hours each day. The trading session closes daily at 5:00 pm Eastern Time (ET), reopens at 8:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and continues until 5:00 pm the following day. During Eastern Standard Time (EST), the market operates from 7:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

This is a significant extension from the previous nine hours per day.

This expansion caters especially to Interactive Brokers’ global clients, allowing them to trade US Treasuries during their local trading hours. In addition, all clients are now able to respond swiftly to global market news and economic events as they occur, regardless of time or location.

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