Nasdaq 23-Hour Trading Schedule Wins SEC Approval, Set to Launch Dec. 6

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2026-08-07 03:03:48

BlockBeats reported on August 7 that Nasdaq's 23-hour trading system (23/5) has been approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The approval was disclosed in Nasdaq's first-quarter 2026 earnings report and an 8-K filing submitted to the SEC. The new schedule is set to officially launch on December 6, 2026. Once live, the U.S. stock market will close for just one hour per day, from 20:00 to 21:00 Eastern Time, with that hour reserved for system clearing and data processing. The remaining 23 hours of each day will be open for continuous trading. In other words, the 23/5 model means trading is available nearly around the clock for five days a week, with a single one-hour daily break. Nasdaq disclosed the plan through its quarterly results and the 8-K filing, and BlockBeats carried the news on August 7. The schedule change will take effect later this year, on December 6, 2026.

BlockBeats reported on Aug. 7 that Nasdaq's 23-hour trading system (23/5) has won approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The information comes from Nasdaq's first-quarter 2026 earnings report and an 8-K filing submitted to the SEC. The new schedule will officially go live on Dec. 6, 2026. From that point, U.S. stock markets will close for only one hour each trading day, from 20:00 to 21:00 ET, with that hour used for system clearing and data processing. The remaining 23 hours will remain open for continuous trading. The 23/5 schedule gives the market a nearly round-the-clock daily trading window, interrupted only by that one-hour maintenance break.

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