SEC Sets Sept. 17 Agenda for Roundtable on Preparations for 24-Hour Trading
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has set the agenda and panelists for a Sept. 17, 2026, roundtable examining preparations for expanded 24-hour trading in U.S. equity markets, according to information published by Cointelegraph and the SEC.
The event will bring together regulators, exchanges, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers and institutional investors to assess the operational and market-structure implications of extending trading hours. The SEC announced the agenda and panelists on Sept. 1.
SEC to Examine Market Readiness
The roundtable is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET at the SEC's Washington headquarters, with the event also available through a public webcast.
The first panel will focus on preparedness for a 24-hour market, including exchange and broker-dealer readiness, overnight surveillance, closing-price processes, clearing and settlement, and investor protection. Participants include representatives from Robinhood, NYSE, BlackRock, Virtu Financial, Cboe, BNY Pershing, UBS, FINRA and Bruce Markets.
A second panel will address operational resiliency. Discussions are expected to cover systems capacity, Regulation SCI considerations, failover planning, market-data continuity, cybersecurity and staffing requirements for overnight operations.
Liquidity and Market Structure in Focus
The final panel will examine the potential effects of longer trading hours on liquidity and capital formation, as well as how market participation could evolve. Panelists will also consider future market-structure initiatives and the infrastructure needed for a possible expansion toward 24x7 trading.
The SEC's move reflects a broader shift toward extending access to U.S. equity markets beyond traditional trading sessions. In July, the agency said the roundtable would address both the opportunities and challenges associated with overnight trading, while emphasizing the need to balance expanded access with investor and customer protections.
For financial and digital-asset markets, the discussion could provide an important regulatory reference point as continuous trading becomes increasingly relevant across global markets. The key issue will be how traditional market infrastructure can maintain liquidity, resilience and investor safeguards as trading hours expand.
The SEC's Sept. 17 roundtable will provide the next formal opportunity for regulators and industry participants to address those questions.
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