this may very well open down, but i assure it would have nothing to do with the formt. you cleary have no idea how market work, let me help you: Go and take a look at AAPL Ok, your back now? good. Did you notice that apples daily chart has two greyed areas to the left and to the right -- each with "Pre" & "After" written inside them...??? Well, that indicates trades that happened during afterhours. Now look at the bmsn chart: do you see those same greyed out areas..? No? Your welcome.