Take advantage of company news, earnings, and world events that happen before the market opens and after it closes. With GT Pro and GT Lite you can react to changing market conditions regardless of time. The growth of extended hours trading provides retail customers with greater opportunities to trade securities and manage their portfolios, and in so doing, provides access to markets that were previously limited to institutional customers. Participation in extended hours trading may offer certain benefits to retail customers, but entails several material risks.
Liquidity refers to the ability of market participants to buy and sell securities.
Generally, the more orders that are available in a market, the greater the liquidity. Liquidity is important because with greater liquidity it is easier for investors to buy or sell securities, and as a result, investors are more likely to pay or receive a competitive price for securities purchased or sold. There may be lower liquidity in extended hours trading as compared to regular market hours. As a result, your order may only be partially executed, or not at all. Risk of Higher Volatility.