After trading hours
Definition of After trading hours
In India stock markets are open from 9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Most of the trading is done within the market hours. After the regular trading hours, trading can be done till 4:00 p.m. Both retail investors and institutional investors can trade in the stock after the trading hours. There is no such restriction on who can and cannot trade in the after-market hours. Until the late 1999s retail investors were not allowed to trade in after trading hours.