The U.S. SEC announced the agenda for the 24-hour trading roundtable on September 17
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it will hold a "24-Hour Trading Preparedness" roundtable on September 17 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern Time at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. The meeting will be open to the public and will be live-streamed on the SEC's official website, with in-person attendance requiring prior registration. This meeting will discuss the preparations for the launch of a 24-hour trading market, operational resilience, and subsequent impacts.The agenda includes opening remarks from the SEC Chairman, Commissioners, and the Director of the Division of Trading and Markets, followed by a data presentation from the SEC's Office of Analysis and Research. The meeting will feature three thematic panels: the first panel will discuss the preparedness of exchanges and broker-dealers, overnight supervision, closing price processes, clearing and settlement adjustments, and investor protection measures; the second panel will focus on system readiness, regulatory SCI requirements, failover, capacity planning, market data continuity, cybersecurity, and overnight staffing arrangements; the third panel will discuss the potential impacts of extended trading hours on liquidity, capital formation, issuers, and market structure, and look ahead to the infrastructure adjustments needed for a transition to 24x7 trading.Participating organizations include Robinhood, the New York Stock Exchange, BlackRock, Virtu Financial, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, BNY Pershing, UBS, FINRA, Jane Street, State Street, Samsung, Charles Schwab, Nasdaq, Interactive Brokers, DTCC, OTC Markets Group, BNP Paribas, 24X, Invesco, Citadel Securities, DriveWealth, Blue Ocean, Citigroup, and others.