Traders Work on the Floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Track to Offer 24-Hour Trading
A new stock exchange, 24X National Exchange, is set to launch in the second half of 2025, pending regulatory approvals, offering nearly round-the-clock trading on business days. The exchange will operate from 4:00 a.m. ET to 7:00 p.m. ET on weekdays, with the potential to expand to 8:00 p.m. ET on Sundays to 7:00 p.m. ET on Fridays, with a one-hour pause each day.
The 24X National Exchange is part of a broader trend towards a wider window of time for stock trading, with some brokerage firms already offering extended trading hours to their clients. The rise of cryptocurrencies, which trade constantly across the world, never closing for weekends or holidays, has also contributed to this trend.
According to 24X CEO and Founder Dmitri Galinov, “Traders are most at-risk when the market is closed in their geographic location. 24X National Exchange will seek to alleviate this problem by facilitating around-the-clock U.S. equities trading for broker-dealers and their institutional and retail customers.”
Initially, the exchange will focus on capturing the growing demand in the Asia Pacific region for overnight liquidity in U.S. equities. The launch is subject to final regulatory approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
