Trading

Broadridge’s Ian Mawdsley: Prepare for 24-hour trading

Traders are looking for shorter hours but trends are going in the opposite direction

It is unlikely that work life balance for traders is about to improve Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images
It is unlikely that work life balance for traders is about to improve Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images

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As volumes decline on the continuous order books of exchanges, traders are looking to shorten trading hours to concentrate liquidity and to improve work life balance.

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