A new stock exchange with a goal of providing 24/7 trading is set to debut in 2025.

A new stock exchange with a goal of providing 24/7 trading is set to debut in 2025.
A new stock exchange with a goal of providing 24/7 trading is set to debut in 2025.
  • A new stock exchange, 24 Exchange, announced that it will launch next year.
  • The exchange could eventually offer 23-hour-a-day stock trading, pending final regulatory approval.

The new stock exchange, set to launch next year, is expected to provide nearly continuous trading on business days, pending regulatory approval, as announced by 24 Exchange on Wednesday.

The 24X National Exchange will launch in the second half of 2025, with trading from 4:00 a.m. ET to 7:00 p.m. ET on weekdays. This can be extended to 8:00 p.m. ET on Sundays through 7:00 p.m. ET on Fridays, with a one-hour pause each day, once the exchange obtains regulatory approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The broader push toward a wider window of time for stock trading includes the arrival of 24X, which is already offered by certain brokerage firms such as and . This trend has been fueled by the rise of cryptocurrencies, which trade constantly around the world without ever closing for weekends or holidays.

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The focus of the exchange will be on capturing the growing demand for overnight liquidity in U.S. equities in the Asia Pacific region, according to 24X.

by Jesse Pound

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