The New York Stock Exchange wants to get in on a growing trend amongst investors: overnight stock trading. The largest exchange in the world recently submitted a proposal to allow shares to trade for 22 hours a day. US markets editor Jennifer Hughes looks into the thorny questions this proposal raises about how equity markets function.

Clips from New York Stock Exchange

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For further reading:

Is Wall Street ready to stay up all night?

US regulators approve first round-the-clock stock exchange

What does Robinhood want to be when it grows up?

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