24/7 Trading Is Taking Off, but Liquidity Is Lagging Behind, B2BROKER Report Finds 

Overnight U.S. equity trading volume rose 359% year-on-year in August 2026, yet still accounted for only 0.9% of total National Market System share volume, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A new B2BROKER report, “The Always-On Brokerage,” examines this phenomenon between growing demand and limited market depth, as well as the liquidity, risk and technology requirements behind longer trading hours.

The SEC’s data also reveals how concentrated overnight trading remains. Just ten stocks accounted for 43.4% of overnight share volume, compared with 10.3% during regular hours. For the 100 most actively traded stocks, the figures were 82% and 34%, respectively. This suggests that while more investors can access markets outside the traditional session, trading conditions are far from being uniform.

Market infrastructure is already adapting. Nasdaq plans to introduce a near-23-hour trading day on December 6, subject to regulatory requirements, while the London Stock Exchange is developing LSE 24, a separate 24/5 venue with initial product launches targeted for 2027. CME Group introduced seven-day trading for regulated cryptocurrency futures and options in May. Meanwhile, the SEC held a September roundtable on the preparations needed for near-continuous U.S. equity trading.

Still, for brokers, thin overnight order books can mean wider spreads and greater slippage, while liquidity may be divided among venues active at different times. Brokers also face periods when clients want to trade but the deepest markets for hedging their exposure are closed.

“Brokers cannot approach 24/7 trading as simply adding more hours to the schedule,” said Arthur Azizov, CEO of B2BROKER. “Liquidity provision, order routing, hedging and risk monitoring all have to work under very different market conditions throughout the day. Funding, reconciliation and back-office systems must keep up as well. Otherwise, the platform may be open while the brokerage remains exposed.”

To illustrate what the infrastructure demands, the report includes proprietary production data from B2BROKER’s technology ecosystem. B2CONNECT coordinates 15 live liquidity-provider integrations, 47 provider sessions and more than 800 subscribed markets across 17 production hubs. Its price-distribution infrastructure supports 1,265 concurrent client connections, with reported uptime of 99.99%, excluding scheduled maintenance.

Separately, B2TRADER doubled its live production environments from nine to 18 over six months and recorded approximately $15.85 billion in production trading volume during that period. These figures describe B2BROKER’s own infrastructure and trading workloads, rather than market-wide activity.

The report argues that brokers preparing for longer sessions should assess execution quality by time of day, maintain alternative liquidity and hedging arrangements, and ensure risk controls, funding and client-account systems function across time zones.

Read the full report: https://b2broker.com/news/the-always-on-brokerage-report/

About B2BROKER

B2BROKER Group is a group of companies that provide global fintech solutions for financial institutions. It delivers liquidity, trading technology, payment solutions, and brokerage infrastructure through a network of specialised entities. Founded in 2014, with key hubs in Dubai (HQ), London, Limassol, and Hong Kong, the company operates in 11 countries, serving clients across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. B2BROKER Group serves brokers, exchanges, hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, and other financial institutions. Leveraging its extensive network and ecosystem-driven approach, the company provides scalable solutions that help clients streamline operations, maximise efficiency, and drive growth.