The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will be closed for 10 holidays in 2026, with two additional early closures scheduled for that year. Many of these stock market holidays align with federal and banking holidays.
Regular trading hours for the U.S. stock market are from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday. Both major exchanges follow this schedule and remain closed on weekends.
Orders for stocks and ETFs can be placed during extended hours, though trading volume is lighter and prices may be more volatile, which carries added risk.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the exchanges will close for Thanksgiving Day on November 27 and Christmas Day on December 25. They will also close early at 1 p.m. ET on November 28, the day after Thanksgiving, and on December 24, Christmas Eve.
For 2026, the full holiday closures include New Year’s Day on January 1, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 19, Washington’s Birthday on February 16, Good Friday on April 3, Memorial Day on May 25, Juneteenth National Independence Day on June 19, Independence Day observed on July 3, Labor Day on September 7, Thanksgiving Day on November 26, and Christmas Day on December 25. Early closures at 1 p.m. ET are set for November 27 and December 24.
In 2027, holidays are New Year’s Day on January 1, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 18, Washington’s Birthday on February 15, Good Friday on March 26, Memorial Day on May 31, Juneteenth National Independence Day observed on June 18, Independence Day observed on July 5, Labor Day on September 6, Thanksgiving Day on November 25, and Christmas Day observed on December 24. An early closure at 1 p.m. ET is scheduled for November 26.
For holidays with fixed dates, such as the Fourth of July and Christmas Day, the market closes the Friday before if the holiday falls on a Saturday, or the Monday after if it falls on a Sunday. An exception applies to New Year’s Day: if it falls on a Saturday, exchanges operate normally the prior Friday and the holiday is not observed.
Most American financial markets also close for a National Day of Mourning upon the death of a past or sitting president, typically observed on the day of the funeral.
The bond market, regulated by SIFMA, operates from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. In 2026 and 2027, it closes for all 10 stock market holidays plus Indigenous Peoples’ Day in October and Veterans Day in November. Early closures at 2 p.m. ET occur on the Thursday before Good Friday, the Friday before Memorial Day, July 2, the Friday after Thanksgiving, December 24, and December 31.
The stock market generally remains open on holidays such as Valentine’s Day, Ash Wednesday, Ramadan, St. Patrick’s Day, Passover, Cinco de Mayo, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Halloween, Boxing Day, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s Eve, unless they fall on a weekend.
On the Friday after Thanksgiving, the stock market opens but closes early at 1 p.m. ET, one of the few annual early closures. Crypto markets operate continuously, 24/7/365, as they trade through decentralized networks rather than central exchanges. Veterans Day is not a stock market holiday, with exchanges open for regular hours, though the bond market closes in observance.