LSEG plans 24/5 trading and tokenized equity system
LSEG has outlined plans for 24/5 trading, a digital securities depository, tokenized equities, and new infrastructure involving Kraken and HSBC. SummaryLSEG expects its LSEG24 trading cycle to begin in the first half of 2027.The group is building a digital securities depository and tokenized equity products.LSEG is working with Kraken on listings and HSBC on an interoperable connection.U.S. exchanges and regulators are also examining longer trading hours and tokenized securities. LSEG plans to connect trading and tokenized settlement The European Blockchain Conventions Day 2 media briefing attributed the plans to Darko Hajdukovic of London Stock Exchange Group, who discussed the projects during a panel on institutional digital-market infrastructure. “In the first half of next year we move to a 24/5 trading cycle, LSEG24. We‘re building a digital securities depository, partnering with Kraken to list on it, and building tokenised equity tokens. We’ve also signed an MOU with HSBC on an interoperable link,” Hajdukovic said. The comments indicate that LSEG is working across several parts of the trading process rather than developing a single tokenization product. Trading, depository services, listings and connections with other financial institutions each address a separate part of the market. You might also like: Morpho adds USDC lending for five Coinbase tokenized stocks Hajdukovic referred to









