It probably was a pre order payment to secure your order and place in line for when they deliver. You pay the rest when you actually get it. Basically giving a free 3 year interest free loan to Ford.
That doesn’t make much sense.
If trading hours are open then volume wouldn’t be hella low. The current issue with after hours and pre market is that volume is basically nothing and bids and asks are hugely disconnected.
Hours open longer equal more trades equal more profit.
I don't know about this. I haven't done any digging on this and this is just me thinking out loud, but curious how this will impact earnings releases? Will they do it during the "half time", or will they do it during the regular trading session? My experience with pre-market sessions is it allows me to get in and place my bet before the frenzy at open. The after hours session allows me to make a move following an earnings release. However, volume is generally low on no-event days in the after-hours session, and if I need to get in or get out, I tend to need to adjust my bid/ask not in my favor to fill the order. Liquidity is low. So if we're now expanding the hours of trading, will we continue to to see the volume distribution we see today, or will it be concentrated at open (4am), or will it be when markets wake up in their respective time zones (lol)? My concern would be if a majority of traders shut down for the day at 4 PM eastern, and we have institutions dumping at 7:45 PM, this will have a downward impact on the price since there generally won't be that many buyers at that hour, so price will continue to fall until the order is filled. The opposite can also happen where institutions buy up the price to where its elevated, and if new buyers come in, they are left holding the bag if it corrects.
Let's see if Europoors still have the juice to pump the markets at their session time. The markets always drop on opening, taking the Euros money that they tried so hard to pump in the Pre.