SEC scheduling Sept. 17 roundtable with major market participants to assess readiness for 24-hour trading.
Macro & Markets ·
The Securities and Exchange Commission scheduled a roundtable for September 17 to convene major market participants and assess their readiness for around-the-clock trading. The gathering will include Robinhood, the New York Stock Exchange, BlackRock, Nasdaq, and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation.
Extended trading hours would require substantial shifts in post-trade infrastructure, including clearing, settlement, and risk management systems currently built around traditional market schedules. The move signals growing momentum toward continuous or near-continuous market operations, driven by demand for faster settlement and expanded access to equities trading.
The roundtable represents a fact-finding exercise rather than a final determination. Key questions remain about the technical capacity of clearinghouses and custodians to operate continuously, the regulatory framework needed to support such trading, and how market participants will coordinate operational readiness across the ecosystem.