SEC Announces Agenda and Panelists for Roundtable on Preparations for 24-Hour Trading
Washington D.C., Sept. 1, 2026 —
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
| TIME | EVENT |
|---|---|
9 a.m. | Doors Open |
| 10 a.m. | Opening Remarks SEC Chairman and Commissioners and Jamie Selway, Director, SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets |
| 10:30 a.m. | Data Presentation – SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets – Office of Analytics and Research Presenter: Dan Mathisson |
| 11:00 a.m. | Panel One – Preparedness for a 24-Hour Market Jon Kroeper, SEC Division of Trading and Markets Panelists: Matt Billings, Robinhood |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch Break |
| 1:15 p.m. | Panel Two – Resiliency in a 24-Hour Market Patrick Norton, SEC Division of Trading and Markets Panelists: Diwa Cody, Jane Street |
| 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:45 p.m. | 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 Markets Panelists: Cromwell Coulson, OTC Markets Group |
| 4:00 p.m. | End of Program |
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Last Reviewed or Updated: Sept. 1, 2026
Facts Only
* The roundtable is scheduled for September 17, 2026.
* The event will be held at the SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C.
* The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET.
* Doors open at 9 a.m. ET.
* The event is open to the public and webcast live on the SEC website.
* The agenda includes opening remarks from the SEC Chairman, Commissioners, and Jamie Selway.
* A data presentation will be delivered by Dan Mathisson from the Office of Analytics and Research.
* Panel One covers preparedness for a 24-hour market with Jon Kroeper, Matt Billings, and Robinhood.
* Panel Two addresses resiliency in a 24-hour market with Patrick Norton, Diwa Cody, and Jane Street.
* Panel Three discusses expected impacts on liquidity and capital formation, market participation, issuer effects, and "Day 2" initiatives, moderated by Peggy Sullivan, Cromwell Coulson, and OTC Markets Group.
Executive Summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the agenda and panelists for a roundtable on preparations for 24-hour trading, scheduled for September 17, 2026. The event will take place at the SEC headquarters in Washington D.C., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. The event is open to the public and will be webcast live on the SEC website, with doors opening at 9 a.m. ET.
The agenda includes opening remarks by the SEC Chairman, Commissioners, and Jamie Selway, Director of the Division of Trading and Markets. The session features three panel discussions: one focusing on preparedness for a 24-hour market, another on resiliency in a 24-hour market, and a third discussing expected impacts on liquidity, capital formation, market participation evolution, and necessary infrastructure changes for future expansions. Panelists include individuals from the SEC Division of Trading and Markets, Robinhood, Jane Street, OTC Markets Group, and others.
Full Take
The structure of the roundtable moves systematically from factual presentation to specific challenges and forward-looking strategy. The progression from data presentation to preparedness, resiliency, and finally, expected impacts suggests a narrative arc designed to build consensus around a specific regulatory transition—the expansion to 24-hour trading. The grouping of discussions into preparedness (Panel One), stability (Panel Two), and future implications (Panel Three) implies an understanding that technical readiness must precede resilience, which in turn informs broader economic consequences.
The involvement of firms like Robinhood and Jane Street alongside regulatory officials indicates a focus on translating high-level policy into actionable market mechanisms. The core implication lies in the tension between the desire for expanded market access and the structural necessity of ensuring liquidity and capital formation can handle the resulting volatility. Further inquiry should focus on how the proposed infrastructure changes detailed in Panel Three are being prioritized against the immediate concerns of liquidity management raised in Panel Two, and whether the proposed "Day 2" initiatives sufficiently address systemic risk before the trading expansion is fully implemented.