Tiger Brokers Brings Extended-Hours* US Options Trading to Australian Investors
Key Highlights
- ➤Extended-hours options launched on 24 popular US stocks, including Apple, NVIDIA and Tesla
- ➤Options and futures contracts rose 17.3% year-on-year to 26.3 million in Q2 2026
- ➤Customer accounts reached approximately 2.74 million as of 30 June 2026
- ➤Client assets increased 16.7% year-on-year to US$60.7 billion
- ➤Tiger Trade routes extended-hours orders directly to US exchanges
Expert Statements
Wu Tianhua, Founder and CEO of Tiger Brokers
“Sometimes major events land before the open or after the close”
Wu Tianhua, Founder and CEO of Tiger Brokers
“Earnings, economic data and global events break around the clock, and investors need to be able to respond right away.”
Wu Tianhua, Founder and CEO of Tiger Brokers
“Pre-market and post-close options trading, combined with direct exchange access, lets our clients act in the names they trade most without waiting for the regular open, so they can adjust positions and manage risk more flexibly.”
Wu Tianhua, Founder and CEO of Tiger Brokers
“We're also pairing this access with education and safeguards, so clients understand how liquidity and pricing can change outside regular hours.”
Wu Tianhua, Founder and CEO of Tiger Brokers
“As one of the first brokers globally to offer this capability, we will continue building professional-grade tools that help investors worldwide navigate markets with greater confidence.”
Rob Hocking, Global Head of Derivatives at Cboe Global Markets
“As demonstrated by the demand for Cboe's proprietary index options outside of regular U.S. trading hours, global investors want the ability to trade and manage U.S. exposure closer to their daytime hours.”
Rob Hocking, Global Head of Derivatives at Cboe Global Markets
“The extended trading hours sessions now give Tiger Brokers clients in eligible jurisdictions access to some of the most actively traded single-stock options.”
Tiger Brokers Brings Extended-Hours* US Options Trading to Australian Investors PR Newswire
SYDNEY, Nov. 2, 2026 * Tiger Trade users can now trade options on 24 popular US stocks, including Apple, NVIDIA and Tesla, up to two hours before the regular market opens and 15 minutes after it closes. * Orders are routed directly to US exchanges, giving investors access to exchange liquidity and transparent pricing as market-moving news breaks outside regular US hours. * The launch builds on growing derivatives activity on Tiger's platform, where options and futures contracts traded rose 17.3% year-on-year to 26.3 million in the second quarter of 2026. SYDNEY, Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Tiger Brokers (Nasdaq: TIGR), a leading online brokerage firm with a presence in Australia, has announced the launch of extended-hours US stock options trading on its flagship Tiger Trade platform across Tiger Brokers' licensed international markets.
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