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Stock Market. Loading the player... What is the 'Stock Market'. The stock market refers to the collection of markets and exchanges where the issuing and trading of equities (stocks of publicly held companies), bonds and other sorts of securities takes place, either through formal exchanges or over-the-counter markets.
While the majority of investors believe that the stock market opens at 9:30 AM and closes at 4:00 PM, there is also pre-market trading and post-market trading hours. The pre-Market hours for stock trading are from 8:00 AM until 9:30 AM Eastern Time, and the After-Market hours are from 4:00 PM until 6:30 PM Eastern Time. The stock market open and close Monday through Friday except on special holidays and may close early for special occasions.