Stock Markets Ready for a Big Change: Trading All Day, Every Day

The stock market is about to get a major upgrade. Nasdaq, a big player in the stock market world, is planning to ask for permission to let people trade stocks all day, every day. This means no more waiting for the market to open or close. The idea is to make it easier for people all over the world to buy and sell stocks whenever they want. Right now, Nasdaq is open for trading from 4 a. m. to 8 p. m. , with a few breaks in between. But soon, they want to extend that to 23 hours a day, five days a week. This means the market will be open almost all the time, with only a one-hour break for maintenance. The day session will run from 4 a. m. to 8 p. m. , and the night session will run from 9 p. m. to 4 a. m. the next day.This change is happening because more and more people want to trade stocks outside of regular hours. In fact, the demand for overnight trading has been growing a lot. Right now, people who want to trade 24/7 have to use other platforms, but soon they might be able to do it directly on Nasdaq. But not everyone is excited about this change. Some big banks are worried about lower liquidity, higher volatility, and uncertainty over returns. They think that trading all the time might not be a good idea. However, Nasdaq is confident that their systems can handle the extra traffic and stress. This change is part of a bigger trend towards globalization in the stock market. More and more people from outside the U. S. are investing in U. S. stocks, and they want to be able to do it on their own schedule. Nasdaq is trying to meet that demand by making it easier for people to trade whenever they want.