Which trading app is best for trading US stocks after hours?
Verdict
- Pepperstone is our pick for trading US stocks after hours from Singapore: more than 100 US share CFDs run 24/5 under '-24' symbols, so you can act on US news during the Asian day.
- For weekend moves, Pepperstone's NAS100 and US500 perpetual CFDs trade 24/7; single-stock perpetuals are not on the Bahamas retail table that applies to Singapore clients.
- These are CFDs: price exposure with leverage (up to 1:20 on shares for retail), not ownership. Tiger Brokers, which is MAS-licensed, sells real US stocks instead.
- Pepperstone serves Singapore residents from the Bahamas (SCB, SIA-F217) and has no MAS licence.
From Singapore, the US regular session runs while most people are asleep, so 'after hours' is when you actually want to trade. Pepperstone gives you two routes: 24-hour share CFDs on weekdays and index perpetuals around the clock. Here is how each works and when a real-share app is the better tool.
Pepperstone's 24-hour share CFDs
Pepperstone lists more than 100 US share CFDs that trade 24 hours a day, Monday to Friday. Each sits next to its regular-hours twin with a '-24' ending, such as AAPL.US-24, so you choose the extended version deliberately. That turns a results release after the US close, which lands in Singapore's early morning, into something you can trade during your day rather than at the next New York open. Commission on US share CFDs is $0.02 per share per side on Pepperstone's fee pages, the app, MT5, cTrader and TradingView (Razor) all carry the symbols, and one account covers forex, indices and commodities too.
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Weekends: index perpetuals, not single shares
The 24-hour share CFDs stop on Friday night. If a weekend headline hits the US market, the instruments that stay open at Pepperstone are its perpetual CFDs, which trade 24/7 and never expire. For Singapore clients, the Bahamas retail margin table lists NAS100-PERP and US500-PERP, so you can take a view on the Nasdaq 100 or S&P 500 before Monday. Funding is set weekly in advance and charged daily at 5 pm New York time. Single-stock perpetuals such as Nvidia or Tesla appear in Pepperstone's group-wide list but not on that retail table, so don't count on them.
CFD after hours or the real share?
| Pepperstone 24-hour share CFD | Tiger Brokers (real US shares) | |
|---|---|---|
| What you hold | A contract on the price | The share itself |
| Leverage | Up to 1:20 for retail (Bahamas entity) | Not in our data |
| Short selling | Yes, sell the CFD | Not in our data |
| Regulator for Singapore clients | SCB, Bahamas; no MAS licence | MAS |
| Extended hours | 24/5 on 100+ US names | Not in our data |
Checks before an after-hours trade
- Look at the live spread: fewer participants outside the main session can mean a wider price.
- Use limit orders for entries so a thin moment doesn't fill you far from the last quote.
- Count overnight financing if you hold several days; it applies each night.
- Size for gaps: a stop is an instruction to close, not a guaranteed price.
- At 1:20, a $5,000 share position uses $250 of margin and a 5% move takes all of it.
Sources
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Can I trade Apple after the US close from Singapore?
Yes, through AAPL.US-24, Pepperstone's 24-hour version of the Apple share CFD, on weekdays.
Do Pepperstone's perpetuals cover single US stocks for Singapore clients?
The Bahamas retail margin table lists index, gold and oil perpetuals (NAS100, US500, GOLD, WTOIL, BRENTOIL), not single stocks.
Is after-hours trading more expensive?
The commission is the same; spreads can be wider when fewer traders are active, so check the live quote.
Is Pepperstone MAS-licensed?
No. Singapore clients are served by Pepperstone Markets Limited under a Bahamas licence.
Trading outside main market hours adds liquidity and gap risk to the usual risks of leveraged CFDs, and you can lose money quickly. Not investment advice; confirm instrument availability in your own account.