Nasdaq plans 24-hour trading to tap into growing international demand

Reuters

Fri, Mar 7, 2025, 7:05 AM 2 min read

(Reuters) - Nasdaq plans to present 24-hour trading connected its flagship New York speech to capitalize connected increasing planetary request for U.S. equities, a elder enforcement said successful a societal media station connected Friday.

International request for the lucrative U.S. equity marketplace has surged successful caller years, driven by rising retail participation, expanding fiscal literacy, and easier entree to integer trading platforms.

The speech relation has started discussions with regulators and expects to motorboat successful the 2nd fractional of 2026, Nasdaq President Tal Cohen wrote successful a LinkedIn post.

The entreaty of the U.S. fiscal markets - backed by depth, liquidity, and a robust regulatory model - has prompted exchanges and fiscal firms to question caller methods to grow access, peculiarly by extending trading hours.

A round-the-clock trading exemplary volition let exchanges to pat into planetary request - which is presently catered to by alternate trading platforms - by attracting investors crossed clip zones, expanding trading volumes, and improving marketplace liquidity.

"The planetary maturation of capitalist request for U.S. equities means we basal astatine different pivotal infinitesimal for our markets – to broaden capitalist access, grow wealth-building opportunities, and redefine however markets function," Cohen said.

Nasdaq joins rival exchanges similar Cboe Global Markets and Intercontinental Exchange, the relation of the New York Stock Exchange, successful readying extended trading hours.

In February, Cboe announced its volition to grow U.S. equities trading to a 24-hour, five-days-a-week format, portion ICE is presently seeking regulatory support to widen its trading hours arsenic well.

The institution did not instantly respond to a Reuters petition for remark connected whether it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for approvals.

Brokerages Charles Schwab and retail capitalist favourite Robinhood presently connection constricted 24-hour trading connected their platforms.

(Reporting by Manya Saini successful Bengaluru; Editing by Tasim Zahid)