diff --git a/tests/time_converter/test_utc_time_parser.py b/tests/time_converter/test_utc_time_parser.py
index b72a5a9..b1ed64a 100644
--- a/tests/time_converter/test_utc_time_parser.py
+++ b/tests/time_converter/test_utc_time_parser.py
@@ -14,9 +14,18 @@
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("text", "timezone_label", "hour", "minute"),
     [
+        ("10:00 utc", "UTC", 10, 0),
         ("10:00 UTC", "UTC", 10, 0),
         ("10:00UTC", "UTC", 10, 0),
         ("10 UTC", "UTC", 10, 0),
+        ("10:00 (UTC)", "UTC", 10, 0),
+        ("10:00 (UTC)abc", "UTC", 10, 0),
+        ("10:00 (UTC)+3", "UTC", 10, 0),
+        ("10:00 (UTC)-3", "UTC", 10, 0),
+        ("10:00 (UTC),", "UTC", 10, 0),
+        ("10:00 (UTC).", "UTC", 10, 0),
+        ("some text 10:00 (UTC)", "UTC", 10, 0),
+        ("some text 10:00 (UTC)abc", "UTC", 10, 0),
         ("10:30 cet", "CET", 10, 30),
         ("10 CEST", "CEST", 10, 0),
         ("10:45kyiv", "KYIV", 10, 45),
@@ -94,6 +103,20 @@ def test_parse_utc_time_from_text_skips_non_utc_matches() -> None:
     assert parsed_datetime.minute == 0
 
 
+def test_parse_parenthesized_utc_time_from_long_message() -> None:
+    message_text = (
+        "Some announcement text before the schedule. Trading starts at "
+        "10:00 (UTC). Additional unrelated text follows after the time."
+    )
+
+    parsed_times = parse_times_from_text(message_text, limit=5)
+
+    assert len(parsed_times) == 1
+    assert parsed_times[0].timezone_label == "UTC"
+    assert parsed_times[0].source_datetime.hour == 10
+    assert parsed_times[0].source_datetime.minute == 0
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "text",
     [
diff --git a/time_converter/utc_time_parser.py b/time_converter/utc_time_parser.py
index ed3b918..fbf2859 100644
--- a/time_converter/utc_time_parser.py
+++ b/time_converter/utc_time_parser.py
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
 # Time parsing
 NAMED_TIME_PATTERN: Final[re.Pattern[str]] = re.compile(
     r"(?<![\w:.\-+])(?P<hour>(?:[01]?\d|2[0-3]))"
-    r"(?::(?P<minute>[0-5]\d))? ?(?P<timezone>UTC|CEST|CET|KYIV)\b"
-    r"(?![+-])",
+    r"(?::(?P<minute>[0-5]\d))?"
+    r"(?: ?(?P<timezone>UTC|CEST|CET|KYIV)\b(?![+-])"
+    r"| ?\((?P<parenthesized_timezone>UTC|CEST|CET|KYIV)\))",
     flags=re.IGNORECASE,
 )
 OFFSET_TIME_PATTERN: Final[re.Pattern[str]] = re.compile(
@@ -41,7 +42,9 @@ def _parse_named_time_match(match: re.Match[str]) -> Optional[ParsedTime]:
     hour = int(match.group("hour"))
     minute_group = match.group("minute")
     minute = int(minute_group) if minute_group is not None else 0
-    timezone_label = match.group("timezone").upper()
+    timezone_label = (
+        match.group("timezone") or match.group("parenthesized_timezone")
+    ).upper()
     timezone = TIMEZONES_BY_LABEL[timezone_label]
 
     return ParsedTime(