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premarket

premarket

1 6.1
Happening before the stock market opens, often about trading or prices
  • adjective
  • /ˈpriːˌmɑːrkɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : previo a la apertura del mercado
  • The FDA does no premarket safety testing on genetically engineered foods, instead relying on the word of Monsanto, Dupont, and other biotech companies that these foods are safe.
  • premarket trade
  • premarket trading
  • premarket approval

Examples

  • BHP -1.3% premarket.

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  • Shares of the company surged 7% in premarket trading as investors reacted positively to the earnings report.

  • The financial news highlighted a 10% increase in stock prices during premarket sessions today.

  • Traders often watch for significant changes in prices during premarket hours before the market officially opens.

Antonyms

aftermarket
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A market where shares are bought and sold after their first sale

Surface Forms

premarket positive

Morphology

premarket = market (transparent) = pre + market

Adding 'pre-' to 'market' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'before the market', which fits this financial adjective sense.

Etymology

Premarket is made from pre- 'before' and market 'market', meaning a place for buying and selling stocks, so as an adjective it describes trading or prices that happen before the market's official opening.