Prepare for the ongoing trading period .. "Nasdak" plan to open the stock exchange 24 hours a day

Nasdaq Inc. plans to provide 24 -hour trading on its stock exchange, in a move aimed at taking advantage of the growing global demand for US stocks. According to the president of “Nasdac”, Tal Cohen, the second largest exchange business in the United States, seeks to trade continuously five days a week. This system is expected to begin in the second half of 2026, in terms of organizational approvals and coordination with the rest of the market, according to Cohen in a post on “LinkedIn”. An intense competition between US stock exchanges to extend trading hours. This step comes in the wake of similar plans from other competitors; (CBOE Global Markets Inc.) last month announced its intention to extend the trading hours on its stock exchange to 24 hours, five days a week, pending the acquisition of organizational approvals. Last October, the New York Stock Exchange submitted an organizational request to start trading 22 hours a day during the week. Tal Cohen, president of Nasdac, pointed out that the interest of individual investors has increased in different time areas in the US stock markets. But at the same time, he warned that the expansion of trading hours could lead to increased fluctuations and high costs of transactions, which requires a careful study by markets and investors. Despite the high trading volume during the night hours, Cohen emphasized that liquidity is still “largely less” compared to ordinary trading hours. Implementation depends on updating price information systems. Nasdac plans depend on updating the “Securities Information Processor” (SIP), a system that offers the best selling and buying prices for shares at the moment of implementation. It is necessary to update this system to absorb the additional trading hours, so that night trading can be made possible on public stock platforms. Cohen emphasized that “Nasdac” in collaboration with other actors in the market will work to reduce risks and face these challenges. According to a company spokesman, Nasdac is working to form a specialized group for this purpose. Cohen said: “The question is not whether we can build a market that works 24/5, but how we can achieve it in a way that increases the confidence of investors in the US capital markets today.” Continuous trade allows immediate interaction with major events that extend the extended trading hours are more frequent during the corona pandemic, as investors have given the ability to communicate immediately with the events affecting the markets. Companies such as “Robershou Markets” and “Intertretev Broskers Group” have enabled their customers to buy and sell US shares 24 hours a week, five days a week, through alternative trading platforms such as Blue Ocean’s trading system. The ongoing trading platforms elevated a division in Wall Street about the effects of continuing trade. Where supporters believe that investors inside and outside the United States need access to US stocks and interact with the market outside the traditional watches. On the other hand, opponents warn that low trade volumes during these periods can affect the quality of prices and make prices less accurate. Despite these developments, the vast majority of trade still takes place in the time around the opening and closing of the most important stock exchanges. With the expansion of the trading hours, the most important question remains: Will the founding traders outside these periods begin to make the largest trading volume?