{"id":470,"date":"2026-08-03T16:32:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thirstier.news\/?p=470"},"modified":"2026-08-03T16:32:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:32:46","slug":"sec-announces-roundtable-on-preparations-for-24-hour-trading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thirstier.news\/?p=470","title":{"rendered":"SEC Announces Roundtable on Preparations for 24-Hour Trading"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content__main page-layout-type--layout-details \">\n<div class=\"region region-content\">\n<div id=\"block-uswds-sec-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<div class=\"node-details-layout--news_press_releases node-details-layout--news node-details-layout--news--press-release node node--type-news node--view-mode-news-press-releases node-details-layout has-rightrail\">\n<div class=\"node-details-layout__main-region\">\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<div class=\"page-title\">\n<div class=\"page-title__above-title\">\n<div class=\"page-title___page-category\">\n              <span>Press Release<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"page-title__heading\">\n        SEC Announces Roundtable on Preparations for 24-Hour Trading<br \/>\n      <\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"node-details-layout__main-region__content\">\n<div class=\"usa-language-switcher\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bar-separated\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-dynamic-twig-fieldnode-press-release-for-immediate-rele field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<div class=\"news__press_release__immediate_release\">\n<p>For Immediate Release<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-release-number field--type-string field--label-hidden field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item\">2026-69<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-dynamic-twig-fieldnode-press-release-lead-in field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>Washington D.C., July 23, 2026 \u2014 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted usa-prose field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it will host a roundtable on Sept. 17, 2026, to discuss moving towards 24-hour trading in the U.S. equity markets, including preparations to support overnight trading, operations and resiliency in a 24-hour market, and opportunities and challenges for expansion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are moving towards a new day \u2013 and night \u2013 in the U.S. equity markets,\u201d said SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins. \u201cWith the expansion to overnight trading, I\u2019m excited at the prospect of U.S. equity markets aligning with those markets that already trade continuously and look forward to balancing round-the-clock trading with all-important investor and customer protections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The roundtable will be open to the public and held at the SEC\u2019s headquarters at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. The discussion will be streamed live on SEC.gov, and a recording will be made available at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>Information regarding the roundtable\u2019s agenda and speakers will be posted before the event. Please note that the number of in-person participants may be limited and visitors will be subject to security checks.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the public who wish to provide their views on 24-hour trading may submit their comments electronically or on paper. Please submit comments using one method only. Information that is submitted will become part of the public record of the roundtable and posted on the SEC\u2019s website. All comments received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are cautioned that personal identifying information is not redacted or edited from comment submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make publicly available. All submissions should refer to File Number 4-913, and the file number should be included on the subject line if email is used.<\/p>\n<p><em>Electronic Comments:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Use the Commission\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/comments\/4-913\/roundtable-24-hour-trading\">internet comment form<\/a> or send an email to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/mailto:rule-comments@sec.gov\">rule-comments@sec.gov<\/a> with \u201cFile Number 4-913\u201d included in the subject line.<\/p>\n<p><em>Paper Comments:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Send paper comments to Vanessa Countryman, Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549-1090.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-dynamic-twig-fieldnode-press-release-end field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<div class=\"news__press_release__end\">\n<p>###<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"date-modified usa-prose\">\n<p>Last Reviewed or Updated:  <span class=\"nowrap\">July 23, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"node-details-layout__rightrail-region\">\n<div class=\"rightrail-list\">\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"file-input-alert\" class=\"visually-hidden\" aria-live=\"assertive\"><\/div>\n<hr>\n<p class=\"tni-attribution\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2026-69-sec-announces-roundtable-preparations-24-hour-trading\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Press Releases<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2026-69-sec-announces-roundtable-preparations-24-hour-trading\">Press Releases<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it will host a roundtable on Sept. 17, 2026, to discuss moving towards 24-hour trading in the U.S. equity markets, including preparations to support overnight trading, operations and resiliency\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":260,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-u-s-civil-service-independent-agencies-securities-and-exchange-commission"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thirstier.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thirstier.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thirstier.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thirstier.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thirstier.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=470"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thirstier.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":677,"href":"https:\/\/thirstier.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470\/revisions\/677"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thirstier.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thirstier.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thirstier.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thirstier.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}