For the order period, investors can choose the order validity period Time-in-force when placing an order. Choices include Day,Good-Till-Cancel and Good-Till-Date.
1. Day
The order is valid until the day of closing, and unfilled orders will be cancelled after closing (04:00 SGT/05:00 SGT).
1.1 Short selling is only available for day orders.
2. Good-Till-Cancel
2.1 The order will continue to be effective until the order is fully executed, cancelled or the order fails. Investors can place a pending order at an ideal price in advance.
The maximum order period is maintained at 90 natural days and order will be automatically cancelled after the deadline.
3. Good-Till-Date
3.1 The order will remain active until the market close of a specified date, unless it fails or is fully filled or cancelled. If the specified date is a non-trading day and the order remains unfilled, it will be cancelled automatically after the market closes on the last trading day prior to the specified date.
4. Pre-market and post-market
U.S. stock trading hours include pre-market trading hours, regular trading hours and post-market trading hours. Investors can choose whether to allow pre-market and post-market to take effect when placing orders.
4.1 Allow Fill outside RTH
Orders will be matched during the pre- and post-market period and the regular trading period. Unfilled orders during the pre-market period will automatically be transferred to the regular trading period, and unfilled orders during the regular trading period will also be automatically transferred to the post-market period.
4.2 Fill outside RTH is not allowed
Orders will only be matched during regular trading hours.