# Trading with this instrument is suspended

**URL:** <https://community.trading212.com/t/trading-with-this-instrument-is-suspended/2277>\
**Category:** 🤝 Help\
**Created:** [March 9, 2020, 9:25am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/trading-with-this-instrument-is-suspended/2277 "2020-03-09T09:25:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![pipo](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.trading212.com/pipo/32/1379_2.png) [@pipo](https://community.trading212.com/u/pipo)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 9:25am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/trading-with-this-instrument-is-suspended/2277/1 "2020-03-09T09:25:27Z")

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I’m on the Practice account, and trying to close a “buy” position I have in Zoom (ZM) stock. Any time I try to close it says “Trading with this instrument is suspended”. The market is currently “Open”.

What is causing this? And can this also happen in the “real money” account?

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**Author:** ![David](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.trading212.com/david/32/39_2.png) [@David](https://community.trading212.com/u/David)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 9:40am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/trading-with-this-instrument-is-suspended/2277/2 "2020-03-09T09:40:34Z")

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@pipo US stocks are currently in pre-market trading. This is an extended trading session that’s usually pretty low in liquidity - meaning that quotes are rare & execution might be a bit choppy.

When trading CFDs, if there are no quotes in the last 5 minutes, trading is suspended until there’s a new quote.  
With equity trading, that’s not the case. The order will be accepted no matter how long ago the last quote was received.

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**Author:** ![pipo](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.trading212.com/pipo/32/1379_2.png) [@pipo](https://community.trading212.com/u/pipo)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 10:57am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/trading-with-this-instrument-is-suspended/2277/3 "2020-03-09T10:57:39Z")

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Ok thanks. Since I’m a newbie, better to trade during open hours. I can see how pre-market could get a bit confusing.