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SEC and CFTC suggest moving to 24/7 financial markets in the US


The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released a joint statement on Friday that explored a possible move to 24/7 capital markets and regulations for crypto derivatives.

Scaling Onchain Finance requires a 24/7 trading environment in asset classes, the regulators said at statement.

Crafting The clarification of regulation for event contracts And the eternal futures – contracts with futures without expiry date – have also been a priority. However, the agencies clarified:

“Further expansion of trading times can better align US markets with the emerging reality of a global, always-on-on-on

Potential pivot “always-on” financial markets will increase capital speed but also increase the risk for merchants, exposing their overnight and long-term positions to market participants in various time zones, which can knock them on trading while they sleep.

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A table of appropriate trading days for each month at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Source: Nyse

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CFTC and SEC have pushed the Crypto goals of the Trump administration

US president administration Donald Trump has published its crypto Report In July, interagency policies are drafted to produce a comprehensive framework for the digital economy.

The report appointed the SEC and CFTC to promote cooperative administration in the crypto sector, with the CFTC with “clear authority” I -regulate crypto marketsWhile the SEC will have Purview with tokenized securities.

In August the CFTC announced a path for crypto exchanges offshore to deliver clients to us Through the Foreign Board of Trade (FBOT) outline.