Nasdaq Plans to Launch 24-Hour Trading Next Year

Key Takeaways

The
Nasdaq
(

NDAQ

) exchange plans to move to offering 24-hour trading, Monday through Friday, in a move that could make U.S. markets more accessible.

The exchange has begun speaking with regulators and anticipates round-the-clock trading going into effect in the second half of 2026, Nasdaq President Tal Cohen said Friday in a post on LinkedIn.

The goal is to “enhance access for those operating across different time zones,” Cohen said, with retail investor interest in U.S. markets higher than it’s ever been. Foreign holdings of U.S. equities reached $17 trillion in June, nearly double the level of investment just five years earlier, Cohen noted.

In October, the
New York Stock Exchange
announced a similar plan to extend trading on its digital exchange to
22 hours a day
, from 1:30 a.m. ET to 11:30 p.m. ET.

The
Securities and Exchange Commission
, the federal agency tasked with regulating U.S. markets, declined to comment.

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