London Stock Exchange Group (LSE:LSEG) said its new trading venue, LSE 24, aiming toward a twenty-four-hour market, will be available for client testing by the end of 2026.
Exchange-traded products (ETPs) will be the first asset class to launch on the venue in the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approval. LSEG said it picked ETPs as the starting point given London's position as a leading international hub for the products and global demand for efficient market exposure.
The venue will combine central limit order book and request-for-quote functionality to support price transparency and on-demand liquidity, with scope to expand into equities as a next step.
"The launch of LSE 24 marks an important step in the evolution of our markets, providing clients with greater flexibility beyond traditional trading hours," said Julia Hoggett, chief executive of LSE and head of digital and securities markets at LSEG.
Subject to regulatory approvals, LSE 24 will draw on LSEG's Digital Securities Depository (DSD), infrastructure still being built with active market engagement that is designed to digitise issuance, settlement and asset servicing.
The DSD is expected to expand into further asset classes to meet client demand, with LSEG saying it will interoperate with other market participants to shape adoption across the market.
News Intelligence what this means for the company
LSEG is launching LSE 24, a near-round-the-clock trading venue with client testing targeted by end-2026 and ETP trading to begin in H1 2027, subject to regulatory approval. The venue will initially support exchange-traded products—leveraging London's established hub status—before expanding to equities, and will integrate with LSEG's still-under-development Digital Securities Depository infrastructure.
LSE 24 represents a strategic expansion of LSEG's trading infrastructure and positions the group to capture extended-hours demand in a growing asset class, but execution depends on regulatory approval, successful client testing by end-2026, and completion of the underlying DSD platform—all timelines remain subject to delivery risk.
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