Chair Paul Atkins said the discussion will take place in Washington, putting extended stock-market hours on the regulator’s public agenda.
The SEC will hold a roundtable on 24-hour equity trading on Sept. 17 in Washington, Chair Paul Atkins said. The event brings the question of around-the-clock stock trading into a formal regulatory discussion, as market participants weigh the operational, liquidity and investor-protection implications of extending trading beyond traditional hours. The SEC (U.S. securities regulator) has not detailed the agenda in the source, but the announcement signals official attention on how continuous equity trading could affect market structure.