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Holidays and Trading Hours

Holidays - All Markets

All NYSE markets observe U.S. holidays as listed below for 2019, 2020, and 2021.

Trading Days

HOLIDAY 2019 2020 2021
New Years Day Tuesday, January 1 Wednesday, January 1 Friday, January 1
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, January 21 Monday, January 20 Monday, January 18
Washington's Birthday Monday, February 18 Monday, February 17 Monday, February 15
Good Friday Friday, April 19 Friday, April 10 Friday, April 2
Memorial Day Monday, May 27 Monday, May 25 Monday, May 31
Independence Day Thursday, July 4* Friday, July 3 (July 4 holiday observed) Monday, July 5 (July 4 holiday observed)
Labor Day Monday, September 2 Monday, September 7 Monday, September 6
Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 28** Thursday, November 26** Thursday, November 25**
Christmas Wednesday, December 25*** Friday, December 25*** Friday, December 24 (Christmas holiday observed)

* Each market will close early at 1:00 p.m. (1:15 p.m. for eligible options) on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Crossing Session orders will be accepted beginning at 1:00 p.m. for continuous executions until 1:30 p.m. on this date. NYSE American Equities, NYSE Arca Equities, and NYSE National late trading sessions will close at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. All times are Eastern Time.

** Each market will close early at 1:00 p.m. (1:15 p.m. for eligible options) on Friday, November 29, 2019, Friday, November 27, 2020, and Friday, November 26, 2021 (the day after Thanksgiving). Crossing Session orders will be accepted beginning at 1:00 p.m. for continuous executions until 1:30 p.m. on these dates, and NYSE American Equities, NYSE Arca Equities, and NYSE National late trading sessions will close at 5:00 pm. All times are Eastern Time.

*** Each market will close early at 1:00 p.m. (1:15 p.m. for eligible options) on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, and Thursday, December 24, 2020. Crossing Session orders will be accepted beginning at 1:00 p.m. for continuous executions until 1:30 p.m. on this date, and NYSE American Equities, NYSE Arca Equities, and NYSE National late trading sessions will close at 5:00 pm. All times are Eastern Time.

NYSE

Pre-Opening Session: 6:30 a.m. ET

  • Orders can be entered and will be queued until the Opening Auction at 9:30 a.m. ET.

Core Trading Session: 9:30 a.m. TO 4:00 p.m. ET

  • 9:30 a.m. ET - Core Open Auction
  • 3:45 PM to 4:00 PM ET - 123(c) Closing Imbalance Period
  • 4:00 PM ET - Closing Auction

NYSE American Equities

Pre-Opening Session: 6:30 a.m.

  • Orders can be entered and will be queued until the Early Open Auction at 7:00 a.m. ET.

Early Trading Session: 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET

  • 6:59 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. ET - Early Open Auction Imbalance Freeze Period
  • 7:00 a.m. ET - Early Open Auction
  • 9:29:55 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET - Core Open Auction Imbalance Freeze Period

Core Trading Session: 9:30 a.m. TO 4:00 p.m. ET

  • 9:30 a.m. ET - Core Open Auction
  • 3:50 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET - Closing Auction Imbalance Freeze Period
  • 4:00 p.m. ET - Closing Auction

Late Trading Session: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET

NYSE Arca Equities

Pre-Opening Session: 3:30 a.m.

  • Orders can be entered and will be queued until the Early Open Auction at 4:00 a.m. ET.

Early Trading Session: 4:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET

  • 3:59 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. ET - Early Open Auction Imbalance Freeze Period
  • 4:00 a.m. ET - Early Open Auction
  • 9:29:55 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET - Core Open Auction Imbalance Freeze Period

Core Trading Session: 9:30 a.m. TO 4:00 p.m. ET

  • 9:30 a.m. ET - Core Open Auction
  • 3:59 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET - Closing Auction Imbalance Freeze Period
  • 4:00 p.m. ET - Closing Auction

Late Trading Session: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET

NYSE National

Pre-Opening Session: 6:30 a.m. ET

  • Orders can be entered and will be queued until 7 a.m. ET

Early Trading Session: 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET


Core Trading Session: 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET


Late Trading Session: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET

NYSE Chicago


Early Trading Session: 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET


Core Trading Session: 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET


Late Trading Session: 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET


Late Crossing Session: 4:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

NYSE American Options

Options Clearing Corporation Expiration Calendar

Equity Options 9:30 a.m. ET - 4:00 p.m. ET
ETF Options 9:30 a.m. ET - 4:00 p.m. ET
ETF Exceptions:
DBA, DBB, DBC, DBO, DIA, EEM, IWM, IWN, IWO, KBE, KRE, MDY,
MOO, QQQ, SLX, SPY, SVXY, UUP, UNG, UVXY, VIXY, XHB, XLB, XLE, 
XLF, XLI, XLK, XLP, XLU, XLV, XLY, XME, XRT		 9:30 a.m. ET - 4:15 p.m. ET
Index Options 9:30 a.m. ET - 4:00 p.m. ET
Index Exceptions:
MNX, NDX		 9:30 a.m. ET - 4:15 p.m. ET
ETN Options:
GAZ, OIL, VXX, VXZ		 9:30 a.m. ET - 4:15 p.m. ET

NYSE Arca Options

Options Clearing Corporation Expiration Calendar

Equity Options 9:30 a.m. ET - 4:00 p.m. ET
ETF Options 9:30 a.m. ET - 4:00 p.m. ET
ETF Exceptions:
DBA, DBB, DBC, DBO, DBS, DIA, EEM, EFA, IWM, IWN, IWO, IWV,
KBE, KRE, MDY, MOO, OEF, QQQ, SLX, SPY, SVXY, UNG, UUP,
UVXY, VIXY, XHB, XLB, XLE, XLF, XLI, XLK, XLP, XLU, XLV, XLY, XME, XRT		 9:30 a.m. ET - 4:15 p.m. ET
Index Options 9:30 a.m. ET - 4:00 p.m. ET
Index Exceptions:
MNX, NDX		 9:30 a.m. ET - 4:15 p.m. ET
ETN Options:
AMJ, GAZ, INP, JJC, MLPN, OIL, VXX, VXZ,		 9:30 a.m. ET - 4:15 p.m. ET

NYSE Bonds

Early Trading

4:00 a.m. ET - 8:00 a.m. ET

Core Trading

8:00 a.m. ET - 5:00 p.m. ET

Late Trading

5:00 p.m. ET - 8:00 p.m. ET

Bond Auctions

The NYSE conducts two daily bond auctions – an Opening Bond Auction at 4:00 a.m. ET and a Core Bond Auction at 8:00 a.m. ET. Orders not executed in either auction become eligible for continuous trading immediately after the auction.