Overview

• LSEG has opened commercial, policy and regulatory talks on 24-hour trading for UK-listed shares without a launch date or binding approval.
• The initiative aims to strengthen a market that saw a 20% rise in Q2 profit warnings and a migration of major listings to U.S. exchanges.
• Traders already rely on overnight platforms like Robinhood and cryptocurrency venues that operate around the clock, highlighting demand beyond standard hours.
• U.S. operators including the NYSE, Nasdaq and dark-pool platforms such as 24X are seeking SEC permission for near-round-the-clock equity trading.
• Hong Kong Exchanges plans to roll out near-24-hour derivatives trading by 2028 but has no immediate proposal to extend its equity session hours.