The US stock market is open (09:30–16:00 ET). AAOI perpetual futures also trade outside those hours — nights, weekends and market holidays included.
Snapshot as of 17:44 UTC. The chart and price above update live. Machine-readable version.
Applied Optoelectronics is a communications company listed on NASDAQ NMS - GLOBAL MARKET, public since 2013. Perplo lists it as a perpetual future: you trade the price of Applied Optoelectronics, not the share itself.
There is no expiry and no market-hours window — AAOI trades 24/7. You post USDC as collateral, take either side with leverage, and settle onchain on Hyperliquid. No brokerage account.