Stocks 24/7

[janrey]

Originally Posted by pghquest

Been trading for years.. never once used a "stock broker".. (well they may eventually end up on the trading floor, usually most transactions are processed automatically)

Neither do I, but someone must.

[cdelena]

Originally Posted by davidt1

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Being able to get out of a position any time of the day would help individual investors immensely.
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Just because there is a market to trade in does not mean you will get a the price you want. My experience is that after hours volume is relatively low and it may take some close monitoring and price adjustments to complete a trade when presure is on an issue.