NEW YORK ¨C Nasdaq, one of the world¡¯s largest exchanges that is home to tech companies Nvidia, Apple and Amazon, is planning to submit paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday to roll out round-the-clock trading of stocks, as it looks to capitalize on a global demand for U.S. equities. Investor demand for nonstop trading in U.S. stocks has surged in recent years, prompting regulators to introduce new rules and green-light proposals from major exchanges to enable trading beyond normal market hours.
The U.S. stock market represents almost two-thirds of the market value of listed companies globally, while total foreign holdings of U.S. equities reached $17 trillion last year, according to data compiled by Nasdaq.
Nasdaq¡¯s filing with the SEC will mark its first formal step towards rolling out round-the-clock trading, five days a week. In March, Nasdaq President Tal Cohen said the exchange operator had started discussions with regulators and expected to launch nonstop five-day-a-week trading in the second half of 2026. The New York Stock Exchange and Cboe Global Markets also recently announced plans to move to round-the-clock trading for stocks.
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