U.S. stocks "roll up": The first 5-day X23 hours trading exchange has been approved! Around-the-clock trading is getting closer
24 Exchange has become the first national securities exchange in the United States to trade 23 hours a day, 5 days a week. As interest in around-the-clock trading continues to grow in the U.S. stock market, NYSE Arca, a subsidiary of the New York Stock Exchange, and Robinhood are also eager to join in. The market has become more active, but sleep quality may decline
It's rolling, and you can trade stocks even if you wake up in the middle of the night.
Latest news, a U.S. stock exchange has been approved for 23-hour "around-the-clock trading": trading can occur 5 days a week, 23 hours a day.
On November 27th local time, the startup 24 Exchange, supported by Point72 Ventures, announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to operate the 24X National Exchange, which will also become the first national securities exchange in the U.S. to allow 23 hours of trading on each business day.
This exchange will be subject to ongoing oversight by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and comprehensive investor protection, allowing retail and institutional clients worldwide to trade U.S. stocks through member brokers approved by the 24X National Exchange.
It is reported that the exchange will launch in two phases. The first phase will open in the second half of 2025, with trading hours from 4 AM to 7 PM Eastern Time on business days. The second phase will start after meeting relevant trading rules, providing stock trading from 8 PM on Sunday to 7 PM on Friday Eastern Time. Each trading day will pause for one hour for regular software upgrades and functionality testing.
Media analysis suggests that a regulated nighttime exchange will bring significant changes, as it represents a "public" market with official records of trades and their prices. This change aims to help investors obtain the best prices but may also catch those investors who sleep at night off guard.
The future is not just one, around-the-clock trading is getting closer
In addition to 24 Exchange, several other exchanges dedicated to "around-the-clock trading" are also eager to try.
In October this year, the New York Stock Exchange announced that it plans to extend the trading hours of its fully electronic exchange, NYSE Arca, to 22 hours each business day, pending regulatory approval. All stocks, ETFs, and closed-end funds listed in the U.S. will be subject to this latest "22-hour" trading system. In May last year, Robinhood launched its "24/5 trading" service, open from 8 PM Eastern Time on Sunday to 8 PM on Friday.
The global cryptocurrency market is truly around-the-clock trading, operating 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. However, in recent years, as interest in around-the-clock trading in the U.S. stock market has increased, exchanges are adapting to this trend