SEC Announces Agenda and Panelists for Roundtable on Preparations for 24-Hour Trading

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda and panelists for its Sept. 17, 2026, roundtable on preparations for 24-hour trading.

The roundtable will be held at the SEC’s headquarters at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. The event will be open to the public and webcast live on the SEC’s website. Doors will open at 9 a.m. ET.

For in-person attendance, please visit the registration page. Visitors will be subject to security checks.

For online attendance, registration is not necessary; a link to watch the event will be available on Sept. 17 at www.sec.gov, and a recording will be available at a later date on the SEC’s website.

More information, including how to submit comments, is available on the SEC’s Roundtable on Preparations for 24-Hour Trading event page.

Agenda

Panel One – Preparedness for a 24-Hour MarketPanel One will examine preparations for the launch of 24 hour trading, focusing on exchange and broker dealer readiness, overnight surveillance, closing price processes, clearance and settlement changes, and investor protection practices. The panel will also highlight what has been completed, what remains, and expected liquidity conditions as markets move toward near continuous trading.Moderators:

Jon Kroeper – SEC Division of Trading and MarketsKatie Kolchin, CFA – Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association

Panelists:

Matt Billings – Robinhood Josh Burch – NYSE Hubert De Jesus – BlackRockJD Del Raso – Virtu FinancialHeidi Fischer – Cboe Ron Hooey – BNY PershingTodd Lopez – UBSRobert McNamee – FINRAJason Wallach – Bruce Markets

Panel Two – Resiliency in a 24-Hour MarketPanel Two will explore operational resiliency in a 24‑hour market, including systems readiness, Regulation SCI considerations, failover and capacity planning, market‑data continuity, shortened maintenance windows, cybersecurity, and staffing models for overnight operations. The panel will focus on how firms are preparing to maintain orderly markets during continuous trading.Moderators:

Patrick Norton, SEC Division of Trading and MarketsJim Toes, Security Traders Association

Panelists:

Diwa Cody – Jane StreetNat Evarts – State Street Jiyoung Jung – SamsungTodd Lard – SchwabChuck Mack – NasdaqSteve Sosnick – Interactive BrokersBrian Steele – DTCCDavid Taylor – ExegyQuito Zuba – MEMX

Panel Three – Expected Impacts and Consideration of Next Steps

Panel Three will discuss expected impacts on liquidity and capital formation as trading expands, including how market participation may evolve, potential effects on issuers, and considerations for “Day 2” regulatory and market‑structure initiatives. The panel will also look ahead to future expansions toward 24x7 trading and the infrastructure changes required to support them.

Moderators:

Peggy Sullivan – SEC Division of Trading and MarketsAdrian Griffiths – MEMX

Panelists:

Cromwell Coulson – OTC Markets GroupDmitri Galinov – 24XWill Geyer – InvescoMichael Harrington – Citadel SecuritiesNaureen Hassan – DriveWealthBrian Hyndman – Blue OceanMichael Masone – CitiRyan O'Sullivan – BNP Paribas Tim Quast – ModernIR

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Last Reviewed or Updated: Sept. 1, 2026