What did the SEC discuss at its roundtable on 24-hour U.S. equity trading?

The full answer

What did the SEC announce?

The SEC’s newsroom lists the event under the headline “SEC to host roundtable on 24-hour U.S. equity trading.” The SEC said it is hosting a roundtable to discuss moving towards 24-hour trading in the U.S. equity markets. The notice is dated September 17, 2026 [1].

What topics does the roundtable cover?

The SEC named three topics: preparations to support overnight trading, operations and resiliency in a 24-hour market, and opportunities and challenges for expansion [1]. The first looks at what firms and venues need before overnight sessions can run. The second concerns whether a market that never closes can keep operating reliably. The third weighs the benefits against the difficulties.

Is this a rule change?

The SEC’s notice describes a roundtable, not a rule [1]. As of October 7, 2026, no SEC record states a rule change or timetable that follows from it. Readers following the SEC’s wider agenda can start with the question of whether XRP is a security, which the SEC treated separately in its lawsuit against Ripple.

Does it matter for XRP?

The SEC’s notice names no crypto asset [1]. The XRP-focused site xrp-insights.com lists “market hours only” as a trade-off of XRP ETFs, against 24/7 trading for direct XRP [2]. That gap is the only link between the roundtable and XRP products that I can draw from these public sources. How an XRP token has traded is a separate matter, covered in the price and market cap history. Whether regulators could later change XRP’s position is also a separate question.

What is not yet known?

As of October 7, 2026, no SEC record available states what follows the roundtable. The SEC has also not said whether any XRP-related product is on the agenda.