Cboe Delays Early Trading for Nvidia and Tesla Options Again
Cboe Options Exchange delayed its expanded-hours Global Trading Hours session for selected equity options, removing the Aug. 17 start date and leaving a replacement as “TBD.” The planned 7:30 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. ET window would have accepted only limit orders. This affects premarket options trading on NVDA, AAPL, TSLA and other listed symbols.
How this was made
The 30-second read
Why it matters
Cboe removed the Aug 17 start date and did not set a replacement, meaning traders cannot use the planned premarket options window for the listed large-cap symbols, delaying IV and options-flow signals.
Market read
This is a near-term market-structure disruption for premarket equity options trading and the associated implied-volatility and flow signals.
What to watch
Traders may route to other options venues or rely on regular-session IV/flow, so the disruption may be concentrated in specific strategies that require premarket options data.
Background
Cboe planned an expanded-hours Global Trading Hours (GTH) session for selected equity options, with a 7:30 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. ET window and a separate Curb session to 4:15 p.m.
Ticker impact
Cboe postponed the expanded-hours equity options session, so NVDA options cannot trade in the planned premarket window today.
Likely muted premarket options-driven signals; directional stock impact uncertain.
The article is about an exchange session timing change, not NVDA fundamentals, but it directly removes a premarket options trading window for NVDA.
Cboe removed the Aug 17 start date for its GTH options session, preventing AAPL options trading before the open.
Short-term volatility/flow signals may be less informative; stock reaction depends on other catalysts.
The text explicitly lists AAPL among the affected 21 symbols and states the session cannot be used until a replacement date is announced.
The planned Cboe 7:30 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. ET options window is postponed, delaying TSLA options trading in the equity premarket.
May reduce premarket hedging/positioning signals; likely limited immediate fundamental impact.
The article ties the postponement directly to TSLA being in the eligible symbol list for the delayed session.
Market effects
Options market microstructure for large-cap single names is affected, potentially shifting premarket hedging and IV discovery to other venues.
US equity options premarket activity is reduced during the planned 7:30 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. ET window.
Primarily US market-structure impact; limited direct global spillover unless other venues also constrain premarket options flow.
Counterpoint
Because only limit orders are allowed and liquidity may be thinner, the practical impact on price discovery could be smaller than implied.
Key entities
- exchangeCboe Options Exchange (C1)
Postponed the expanded-hours equity options launch by removing the Aug 17 start date and setting it to TBD.
- equityNvidia
Included in Cboe’s anticipated 21-symbol list for the postponed GTH options session.
- equityApple
Included in Cboe’s anticipated 21-symbol list for the postponed GTH options session.
- equityTesla
Included in Cboe’s anticipated 21-symbol list for the postponed GTH options session.
- regulatorSEC
Approved Cboe’s equity-options rule change on May 28, enabling Cboe to select eligible classes for GTH.
