How Crypto in Influencing Demand for 24/7 Equity Trading
This is why Tekedia Capital invested in QFEX, the pioneering platform bringing 24/7 trading access to US equities, FX, and commodities. A recent report by The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) titled “The Shift to 24×5 Trading: What It Means for U.S. Equity Markets” makes the case unambiguously: the emergence of crypto’s round-the-clock markets has reshaped global investor expectations. Simply, when Bitcoin trades without sleeping, the world begins to wonder why equities must wait for morning bells.
The report frames the shift not as a revolution but an evolution, a borrowing of crypto’s operating system to modernize traditional equities. Concepts from perpetual swaps and DeFi are now influencing how the next phase of equities will operate: frictionless, borderless, and globally accessible.
Put differently, when one asset class, crypto, operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, it becomes inevitable that stocks and other financial instruments will migrate to at least 24/5. QFEX is building for that future, and Tekedia Capital saw the thesis early
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