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Xchange brief
•Published 16 Oct 2026
More deadlines than ever? The key dates still ahead in 2026.
T+1, tokenisation, 23x5 trading, and clearing mandates shift from rulebooks to live infrastructure. Are you ready?
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Over Q4 2026, market participants face perhaps more deadlines than ever before as processes and platforms are transformed in markets across the globe. From T+1 technical deadlines to mandatory US Treasury clearing, and from 23x5 trading to live tokenisation, few firms and processes will be the same in six months.
Snapshot of this brief:
- Which dates should be on every operating committee's radar?
- What compliance-based deadlines loom in the US and Europe?
- What does this three-month calendar mean in practice for post-trade budgets and staffing?
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