Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms: after-hours dealing or trading
after-hours dealing or trading
trading of stocks and bonds after regular trading hours on organized exchanges. This may occur when there is a major announcement about positive or negative earnings or a takeover at a particular company. The stock price may therefore soar or plummet from the level at which it closed during regular trading hours. Some brokerage firms specialize in making overthe- counter markets around the clock to accommodate after-hours dealing.
