Yahoo finance question- pre opening/after hours?

Question

OK, I am just a novice investor, so forgive me if this is a dumb question. How come on Yahoo Finance, sometimes after hours quotes or pre market quotes are listed and other times they are not? I'm not talking weekends and holidays, here. Today is Tuesday and I see no premarket on the stocks I track, but other times I do. Is it only for big movers?

Answer 1

First of all, not all stocks trade after hours.  And for those that do, there might not be much volume.  So if there's no trades, there's probably no quote.

Second, Yahoo has had a "few" glitches lately where all sorts of stuff doesn't show up.  Not good if you depend on them for your info, but ok if you're just checking in here/there.

One place you can go for aftermarket quotes is directly to nasdaq.com.  IOn the left there, you'll see a link for aftermarket hours.

It's not the best solution, but it should give you an idea if you're just looking to see what's up.

The other place is via a broker.  I pull up my brokerage acct each morning and you can always see the bid/ask that's out there at the time which'll usually reflect where the stock is at that moment.

Hope that helps!