三菱UFJ eスマート証券 plans to launch its U.S. equity pre-market trading service in December 2026, marking the first step toward 23-hour trading in U.S. equities in the future.
三菱UFJ eスマート証券 plans to launch its U.S. equity pre-market trading service in December 2026. The service is expected to begin at 21:00 U.S. time on Sunday, 6 December 2026, or 11:00 Japan time on Monday, 7 December, expanding the trading environment through the introduction of pre-market trading.
Trading hours are scheduled to expand from the current 6 hours 30 minutes during the regular market to a total of 12 hours, including 5 hours 30 minutes of pre-market trading. Details regarding the number of orders, trading methods and points to note will be announced at a later date.
This initiative is positioned as the first step toward future support for “23-hour trading in U.S. equities.” The company plans to continue expanding its services and developing the trading environment.