Over the last decade, global investor demand for U.S. equities has increased and investors have increasingly shown that they want access to U.S. markets during their local trading hours. Nasdaq is preparing to meet this demand by moving its flagship market, the Nasdaq Stock Market, to be open for trading 23 hours a day, 5 days a week. Recently, leaders from our North American Markets team explored how exchange infrastructure, market safeguards, and regulatory oversight will support expanded global access, and how trading institutions can prepare for launch: http://spr.ly/6012BH1VCE