When Can I Buy Anthropic Stock? What Time ANT Starts Trading Around the World

As of November 12, 2026, you cannot buy Anthropic stock on the open market yet. ANT becomes available when Nasdaq completes its first trade on the first trading day, and Anthropic has not announced that day. The regular session opens at 9:30 a.m. ET (14:30 UTC), but large IPOs usually print their first trade later.

Media reports point to the week of November 16, which is not confirmed. When SpaceX listed in June, its first trade came at about 11:46 a.m. ET, more than two hours after the opening bell.

Key Takeaways

• Anthropic has not announced its pricing date or its first trading day as of November 12, 2026.
• Media reports point to the week of November 16, with CNBC citing a November 18 pricing and a November 19 first trade, but neither date is confirmed.
• ANT will list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, and the filed price range is $70 to $78 per share.
• The 9:30 a.m. ET opening bell is not ANT's first trade, because Nasdaq opens a new listing through a separate IPO auction.
• When SpaceX listed in June, its first trade came at about 11:46 a.m. ET, more than two hours after the open.
• The 9:30 a.m. ET open is 14:30 UTC, which is afternoon in Europe, late evening in most of Asia and after midnight in Sydney.

When is the ANT IPO date?

The ANT IPO date is not set. Anthropic's filings confirm the exchange, the ticker and the price range, but neither the pricing date nor the first trading day appears in any filing as of November 12, 2026. Anything more specific than that comes from media reports.

Confirmed in filings:

• June 1, 2026: Anthropic confidentially submitted a draft registration statement.
• October 26, 2026: Anthropic's public S-1 filing named the Nasdaq Global Select Market and the ticker ANT.
• November 2, 2026: Anthropic filed its first amended S-1.
• November 10, 2026: the second amended S-1 set a price range of $70.00 to $78.00 per share.

Reported, not confirmed: CNBC reported on November 10, citing sources, that Anthropic plans to price the offering on November 18 and begin trading on November 19. Other media reports say the company wants to list before Thanksgiving, when US markets close on November 26. New reports are collected in our roundup of the latest Anthropic IPO news.

Not announced: the pricing date and the first trading day. The filing-by-filing status is tracked in our guide to the Anthropic IPO date and what is confirmed.

Why isn't 9:30 a.m. the first trade?

The 9:30 a.m. ET opening bell starts the regular session for stocks that already trade. It is not ANT's first trade. A newly listed stock has no previous closing price, so Nasdaq opens it through a separate auction, and that auction starts only when the lead underwriter says the order book is ready.

That is why the listing day and the first trade time are two different things. For large IPOs, the first trade usually arrives in the late morning or around midday in New York. Until that trade prints, Anthropic stock is not public yet, even on listing day.

How does Nasdaq open an IPO?

Nasdaq opens an IPO with a single auction called the IPO cross. Orders build up while nothing trades, the lead underwriter signals that the book is ready, and every matched order then executes at one price. On the first trading day, the sequence runs like this:

• Step 1, display-only period. Brokers can enter and cancel orders, and Nasdaq shows an indicative price. Nothing trades. Nasdaq's IPO process page says this window lasts at least 10 minutes.
• Step 2, underwriter ready. The lead underwriter tells Nasdaq that trading can start. This stage has no fixed length, which is why first-trade times vary so much.
• Step 3, price check. Nasdaq calculates the expected opening price and the lead underwriter confirms it, as this walkthrough of the opening steps explains.
• Step 4, opening cross. All buy and sell orders execute at one price in a single trade. Nasdaq's IPO Cross fact sheet says that price is the one that maximizes the number of shares executed, and it becomes the opening price.

Regular trading continues after the cross until the 4:00 p.m. ET close. US stock trades settle one business day later, known as T+1.

What happened on SpaceX's first trading day?

SpaceX is the most recent very large Nasdaq IPO, and its first day shows how the timing can work. SpaceX priced its IPO at $135 a share on June 11, 2026. On June 12, the first trade came at about 11:46 a.m. ET, more than two hours after the 9:30 a.m. open, and the stock opened at $150.

Treat this as an example of the process only. It says nothing about when ANT's first trade will come or what price ANT will open at.

What time does ANT start trading in your time zone?

ANT's regular session runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, which is 14:30 to 21:00 UTC. The United States ended daylight saving time on November 1, 2026, so Eastern Time is now UTC-5. With "T" as the first trading day in New York, the session opens and closes at these local times:

• Los Angeles (UTC-8): opens 06:30, closes 13:00
• Mexico City (UTC-6): opens 08:30, closes 15:00
• London (UTC+0): opens 14:30, closes 21:00
• Madrid and Lagos (UTC+1): opens 15:30, closes 22:00
• Kyiv (UTC+2): opens 16:30, closes 23:00
• Moscow (UTC+3): opens 17:30, closes 00:00 on the next day
• Dubai (UTC+4): opens 18:30, closes 01:00 on the next day
• Mumbai and New Delhi (UTC+5:30): opens 20:00, closes 02:30 on the next day
• Jakarta and Ho Chi Minh City (UTC+7): opens 21:30, closes 04:00 on the next day
• Singapore, Hong Kong and Taipei (UTC+8): opens 22:30, closes 05:00 on the next day
• Tokyo and Seoul (UTC+9): opens 23:30, closes 06:00 on the next day
• Sydney (UTC+11, daylight saving time): opens 01:30 and closes 08:00, both on the next day

The pricing announcement usually comes after 4:00 p.m. ET on the evening before T, which is after 21:00 UTC. In Asia and Australia, that is the early morning of T itself.

Watch the date change. A first trade after 11:00 a.m. ET lands after midnight in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo and Seoul, and in Sydney even the opening bell falls on the next calendar day.

How can you get ANT shares on day one?

There are two ways to hold actual ANT shares on the first trading day, plus one MEXC product that follows the first-day price without delivering shares. None of the three comes with a guaranteed result.

• Apply for an IPO allocation before listing. Requests go through a participating broker at the IPO price, and allocations are not guaranteed. Our guide on how to buy the Anthropic IPO covers the process by region.
• Buy on the open market after the first trade. Once the opening cross is done, anyone whose broker offers Nasdaq stocks can trade ANT stock at the market price, which can be above or below the IPO price. A market order fills at whatever price is available, which can move a long way on a busy first day.
• MEXC Anthropic IPO subscription. According to the MEXC Support FAQ, participants receive mirror credits, not shares, and the credits settle at ANT's closing price on its first trading day.

The MEXC subscription requires advanced KYC. Market maker accounts, institutional accounts and sub-accounts are excluded, borrowed funds cannot be used, and a full allocation is not guaranteed. If the IPO is delayed or cancelled, refunds follow the event rules.

MEXC operates only in designated jurisdictions and does not provide services in some countries or regions. Regulatory requirements differ by region, and users are responsible for understanding the rules that apply where they live. Service regions are set out in the Prohibited Jurisdiction clause of the MEXC User Agreement.

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What should you watch in the days before listing?

Four items tell you the first trade is close. Each one comes from an official source, so none of them depends on rumor.

• The pricing announcement. It is expected after the US close on the evening before the first trading day, at the end of the Anthropic IPO roadshow.
• The final prospectus. A Form 424(b)(4) on Anthropic's EDGAR filing page will carry the final price and share count.
• Nasdaq's IPO trading notice. Nasdaq tells market participants which day the new listing will open.
• Your broker's IPO order rules. Brokers differ on when they start accepting orders for a new listing and which order types they allow, such as a limit order.

The final price can differ from the filed range. How the $70 to $78 range translates into a valuation is covered in our explainer on the Anthropic IPO price per share.

MEXC View: Plan Around the Official Notices, Not the Opening Bell

In our view, the clock is the least reliable part of ANT's first day. The listing day is set by filings and notices, while the first trade is set by Nasdaq's opening auction, and on a large IPO that auction can run well past 9:30 a.m. ET.

For readers in Asia and Australia, that can mean pricing news in the early morning and a first trade after midnight local time.

We think three official signals are worth more than any reported date: the pricing announcement, the final prospectus on EDGAR and Nasdaq's trading notice. Media reports are useful context, but they are not a schedule.

We also read a first trade as the result of one auction, not a verdict on the company. SpaceX opened above its IPO price, and that tells us how its auction cleared that day, not where any other stock will open. We take no view on where ANT will open or trade.

Frequently Asked Questions

When does ANT start trading?

Anthropic has not announced the first trading day, and on that day the first trade comes only after Nasdaq's opening cross, which for large IPOs is usually later than the 9:30 a.m. ET open.

Can I place an order for ANT before the first trade?

Usually yes: many brokers accept orders before the opening cross, but nothing executes until the cross happens, and the exact rules depend on your broker.

Will ANT open at the IPO price?

Not necessarily: the opening cross sets the opening price, which can be above or below the IPO price, as SpaceX's $150 open against a $135 IPO price showed.

Is ANT the same as Ant Group?

No. ANT is the Nasdaq ticker Anthropic has applied for, and it has no connection to Ant Group, the Chinese fintech company.

What is Anthropic's ticker symbol?

Anthropic has applied to list its Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker ANT.

What time does ANT start trading in my time zone?

The regular session opens at 9:30 a.m. ET, or 14:30 UTC, so add or subtract your own UTC offset from there.

Does the US market close for Thanksgiving?

Yes. Nasdaq's holiday schedule shows US markets closed on Thursday, November 26, 2026, with an early close at 1:00 p.m. ET on Friday, November 27.

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