Nasdaq, one of the world’s largest exchanges and home to technology heavyweights such as Nvidia, Apple and Amazon, plans to file paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday to introduce round-the-clock stock trading, seeking to tap rising global demand for U.S. equities.

Investor appetite for nonstop access to U.S. stocks has grown sharply in recent years, pushing regulators to update rules and approve proposals that extend trading beyond traditional market hours. U.S. equities account for nearly two-thirds of global listed market value, while foreign holdings of U.S. stocks reached $17 trillion last year, according to Nasdaq data.

The filing will mark Nasdaq’s first formal step toward launching five-day-a-week, 24-hour trading. In March, Nasdaq President Tal Cohen said the exchange had begun discussions with regulators and was targeting a rollout in the second half of 2026. Rival exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange and Cboe Global Markets, have also announced plans to move toward round-the-clock stock trading.