London Stock Exchange will launch a 24/7 ETF platform by 2027, the FT reports. Tokenized equities have hit $1.8B and Binance Research projects $2T in flows.
London Stock Exchange Group will launch a 24-hour electronic trading platform in the first half of 2027, starting with exchange-traded funds that track U.S. and U.K stocks, the Financial Times reported. The LSE plan follows competition from crypto platforms such as Coinbase and Kraken, which already offer 24/7 trading of tokenized equities.
LSE Chief Executive Julia Hoggett said the plan reinforces London's role as a "facilitator of domestic and global flow." Retail investors have grown accustomed to trading at any hour, she noted, especially after events like the 2026 West Asia crisis drove demand for around-the-clock oil and gold trading on decentralized exchanges.
Other traditional exchanges are moving in the same direction. Nasdaq and Cboe Global Markets each plan to offer extended trading or 24/7 access by the end of 2026. The New York Stock Exchange is also pursuing around-the-clock access. CME Group, the world's largest derivatives exchange, received regulatory approval for 24/7 crypto trading but has not yet extended the model to oil futures.
Tokenized stocks, or traditional equities represented on blockchain networks, have reached $1.8 billion in market capitalization, with $8 billion in monthly transfer volume. That volume rose 31% in the past 30 days, while the number of holders climbed 75% to 672,000. The growth has coincided with rising demand from offshore retail investors who lack direct access to U.S. stock markets through traditional brokerages.
Binance Research estimates that crypto platforms will channel more than $2 trillion in new capital flows from emerging markets into global stock markets over the next five years. About 82% of the world population does not have direct access to U.S. equities, the research note said.
The LSE platform is scheduled to launch in the first half of 2027 and will operate alongside the existing exchange.
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