[New York Stock Exchange will extend trading hours for some options involving NVIDIA, Apple and other securities] On October 19, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) extended trading hours for some NYSE American options. The first batch of eligible underlying securities include State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, iShares Russell 2000 ETF, SPDR Gold Trust, as well as Apple, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Alphabet, Amazon and Oracle. The morning trading session is from 7:30 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. Eastern Time; the late trading session is from 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time. Kevin Tyrrell, chief product officer of the New York Stock Exchange, said: "The extended options trading hours reflect market demand, allowing investors to seize investment opportunities and conduct reliable risk management over a longer period of time."