MALAYSIA: Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Extends After-Hours (T+1) Trading Session

Friday December 2 2022

On 2^nd December 2022, Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad (Bursa Malaysia Derivatives) has announced that it will extend its After-Hours (T+1) trading session (“After-Hours Trading”) for selected derivatives contracts effective 5 December 2022. The current After-Hours Trading session is from 9.00pm to 11.30pm every Monday to Thursday, which will now be extended to end at 2.30am.  

As global markets are increasingly volatile, it is imperative for the Exchange to constantly assess the market and cater to investors’ ever-changing need for managing their portfolio risk. The After-Hours Trading extension offers market participants the opportunity to narrow price gaps and adjust their risk exposure when trading derivatives contracts that are reactive to the international market news and events. 

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