SEC approves extended trading hours for Nasdaq and NYSE Arca up to 22-23 hours
- —Nasdaq: day session 4:00-20:00 ET and night session 21:00-4:00 ET with a one-hour break
- —NYSE Arca plans a 23-hour session with launch on December 6, 2026
- —92% of bStocks on-chain volume in the week to July 28 occurred during closed U.S. market hours
- —44-47% of bStocks volume already takes place outside standard U.S. trading hours
Why it matters: A legally sanctioned near-24-hour window for U.S. equities intensifies competition with crypto platforms and legitimizes tokenized stocks.
Source: The Crypto Times