FX trading is at least 24/5, there may be venues trading on the weekend but I expect spreads are very wide. CME is open 23/5 already. EUREX has extended their trading hours into the Asia shift in the past few years, I think 20/5. Many other European and Asian derivatives exchanges have extended trading hours over the past decade.
Most equity exchanges are only open or liquid during local business hours. US markets are open longer, but generally illiquid and there are fewer protections outside of "market" hours.
I think for equities, nobody wants to be a market maker 24/7 without a sufficiently wide spread to protect them from news events such as the death of an executive. So even with 24/7 markets you'd probably see very poor conditions outside of core hours. With derivatives, there's more interest in never sleeping. The world is a very interconnected place and less hinges upon a single person's death.
Most equity exchanges are only open or liquid during local business hours. US markets are open longer, but generally illiquid and there are fewer protections outside of "market" hours.
I think for equities, nobody wants to be a market maker 24/7 without a sufficiently wide spread to protect them from news events such as the death of an executive. So even with 24/7 markets you'd probably see very poor conditions outside of core hours. With derivatives, there's more interest in never sleeping. The world is a very interconnected place and less hinges upon a single person's death.