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Extended Hours Trading
Risk Disclosure
Risk of Lower Liquidity. 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. Volatility refers
to the changes in price that securities undergo when
trading. Generally, the higher the volatility of a
security, the greater its price swings. There may
be greater volatility in extended hours trading than
in regular market hours. As a result, your order may
only be partially executed, or not at all, or you
may receive an inferior price in extended hours trading
than you would during regular market hours.
Risk of Changing Prices. The prices of securities
traded in extended hours trading may not reflect the
prices either at the end of regular market hours,
or upon the opening the next morning. As a result,
you may receive an inferior price in extended hours
trading than you would during regular market hours.
Risk of Unlinked Markets. Depending on the
extended hours trading system or the time of day,
the prices displayed on a particular extended hours
trading system may not reflect the prices in other
concurrently operating extended hours trading systems
dealing in the same securities. Accordingly, you may
receive an inferior price in one extended hours trading
system than you would in another extended hours trading
system.
Risk of News Announcements. Normally, issuers
make news announcements that may affect the price
of their securities after regular market hours. Similarly,
important financial information is frequently announced
outside of regular market hours. In extended hours
trading, these announcements may occur during trading,
and if combined with lower liquidity and higher volatility,
may cause an exaggerated and unsustainable effect
on the price of a security.
Risk of Wider Spreads. The spread refers to
the difference in price between what you can buy a
security for and what you can sell it for. Lower liquidity
and higher volatility in extended hours trading may
result in wider than normal spreads for a particular
security
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