Markets
Independence Day falls on a Monday in 2022, so the bond and stock markets will enjoy a long holiday weekend. Here’s a look at the markets’ holiday hours.Through the sheer luck of the calendar, investors will be able to enjoy yet another long Fourth of July weekend away from their brokerage accounts. That’s because the stock market is closed on the Fourth of July; Independence Day falls smack-dab on Monday, July 4 this year.
Bond traders get a slightly sweeter deal. Not only are the bond markets closed completely on Monday, but they also shut down early Friday, July 1, calling it quits at 2 p.m.
Regular trading hours for both the stock market and the bond market resume on Tuesday, July 5.
The following is a schedule of all stock market and bond market holidays for 2022. Please note that regular trading hours for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq Stock Market are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern on weekdays. The stock markets close at 1 p.m. on early-closure days; bond markets close early at 2 p.m.
2022 Market HolidaysDateHolidayNYSENasdaqBond Markets*Monday, Jan. 17Martin Luther King Jr. DayClosedClosedClosedMonday, Feb. 21Presidents’ Day/Washington’s BirthdayClosedClosedClosedThursday, April 14Maundy ThursdayOpenOpenEarly close
(2 p.m.)Friday, April 15Good FridayClosedClosedClosedFriday, May 27Friday Before Memorial DayOpenOpenEarly close
(2 p.m.)Monday, May 30Memorial DayClosedClosedClosedMonday, June 20Juneteenth National Independence Day (Observed)ClosedClosedClosedFriday, July 1Friday Before Independence DayOpenOpenEarly close
(2 p.m.)Monday, July 4Independence DayClosedClosedClosedMonday, Sept. 5Labor DayClosedClosedClosedMonday, Oct. 10Columbus DayOpenOpenClosedFriday, Nov. 11Veterans DayOpenOpenClosedThursday, Nov. 24Thanksgiving DayClosedClosedClosedFriday, Nov. 25Day After ThanksgivingEarly close
(1 p.m.)Early close
(1 p.m.)Early close
(2 p.m.)Friday, Dec. 23Christmas Eve (Observed)OpenOpenEarly close
(2 p.m.)Monday, Dec. 26Christmas Day (Observed)ClosedClosedClosedFriday, Dec. 30New Year’s Eve (Observed)OpenOpenEarly close
(2 p.m.)* This is the recommended bond market holiday schedule from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). This schedule is subject to change.
Market Holiday ObservancesWhen it comes to the stock and bond markets alike, if a holiday falls on a weekend, market closures are dictated by two rules:
If the holiday falls on a Saturday, the market will close on the preceding Friday.If the holiday falls on a Sunday, the market will close on the subsequent Monday.Stock and Bond Market HoursThe “core trading” stock market hours for the NYSE and Nasdaq are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. However, both exchanges offer premarket trading hours between 4 and 9:30 a.m., as well as late trading hours between 4 and 8 p.m.
Bond markets typically trade between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The stock markets close at 1 p.m. on early-closure days; bond markets close early at 2 p.m.