Cboe Global Markets said it submitted a proposal to the U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission to offer near 24x5 trading of U.S. equitieson its Cboe EDGX Equities Exchange. The company said it aims to begin inDecember 2026, pending regulatory approval and the readiness of industryinfrastructure.Join the inaugural FinanceMagnates Singapore Summit 2026, which will bring together brokers,fintechs, banks, EMIs, wealth managers, and hedge funds across APAC.In addition to its near 24x5 trading plans, Cboealso intends to launch a prediction market framework offering partial payoutsfor non-binary outcomes. The contracts aim to expand outcome-based trading. Retail platforms such as Robinhood and Kalshi have seenuptake. Exchanges including Intercontinental Exchange and CME Group have testedsimilar event-based instruments alongside traditional derivatives.Cboe Files SEC for Extended TradingAccording to the filing, all listed NMS stocks would beavailable for trading from Sunday evening to Friday evening, with a short pauseeach weekday evening. U.S. market holidays would be excluded. Trades would becleared through the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation.Oliver Sung, Head of North American Equities at Cboe, saidthe filing "is the latest step in ensuring we are ready to offer overnighttrading once the industry launches in December." He added that Cboe"has a strong track record of operating liquid, around-the-clockderivatives and FX markets, and will leverage that expertise to ensure robustmarket and investor protections are in place."🚨NEW: CBOE FILES FOR 24x5 STOCK TRADING WITH SEC Cboe Global Markets submits proposal to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to extend Equities trading to 24/5, targeting a December 2026 launch. pic.twitter.com/GfX2zdhR7f— Coin Bureau (@coinbureau) March 17, 2026Cboe Sees Growing After-Hours Equities DemandCboe noted that demand for U.S. equities outside standardtrading hours has grown. EDGX and another Cboe exchange currently offer earlymorning trading, with average daily volume rising 590% from February 2022 toFebruary 2026.The company has also operated around-the-clock trading inits proprietary index futures and options and in its Global FX markets. Tradingin its index options during Global Trading Hours has reached record levels, asinvestors hedge or reposition ahead of U.S. market openings. Cboe FX operates a24x5 market with continuous operational coverage and client support across timezones.Cboe said critical steps for overnight equities tradinginclude expanding market access and ensuring high-quality, real-time data. Thecompany continues to grow its Cboe One U.S. Equities Feed, which consolidatesdata from its four U.S. equities exchanges. In 2025, those exchanges accountedfor 20.2% of U.S. on-exchange equities trading.This article was written by Tareq Sikder at www.financemagnates.com.