Clock symbolizing continuous trading as the CFTC outlines expectations for 24/7 market operations

CFTC Sets Regulatory Expectations for 24/7 Trading and Clearing Operations

WASHINGTON, May 29, 2026 — Staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Clearing and Risk, Division of Market Oversight, and Market Participants Division issued an advisory outlining regulatory expectations for designated contract markets, swap execution facilities, derivatives clearing organizations, and futures commission merchants seeking to extend trading and clearing operations to a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week basis.