If you’re an investor, it’s a three-day weekend … at least for your brokerage account.
The stock markets and bond markets will be closed on Feb. 15, 2021, in observation of Presidents’ Day. They will reopen on Tuesday following the three-day holiday weekend that commemorates the birth of America’s first president. (Of course, George Washington’s actual birthday is Feb. 22, but the federal holiday is celebrated on the third Monday in February.)
Presidents’ Day is also a federal bank holiday.
The following is a schedule of all stock market and bond market holidays for 2021. 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.
2021 Market Holidays
| Date | Holiday | NYSE | Nasdaq | Bond Markets* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, Jan. 1 | New Year’s Day | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Monday, Jan. 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Monday, Feb. 15 | Presidents’ Day/Washington’s Birthday | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Friday, April 2 | Good Friday | Closed | Closed | Early close (Noon) |
| Friday, May 28 | Friday Before Memorial Day | Open | Open | Early close (2 p.m.) |
| Monday, May 31 | Memorial Day | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Friday, July 2 | Friday Before Independence Day | Open | Open | Early close (2 p.m.) |
| Monday, July 5 | Independence Day (Observed) | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Monday, Sept. 6 | Labor Day | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Monday, Oct. 11 | Columbus Day | Open | Open | Closed |
| Thursday, Nov. 11 | Veterans Day | Open | Open | Closed |
| Thursday, Nov. 25 | Thanksgiving Day | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Friday, Nov. 26 | Day After Thanksgiving | Early close (1 p.m.) |
Early close (1 p.m.) |
Early close (2 p.m.) |
| Thursday, Dec. 23 | Day Before Christmas Eve | Open | Open | Early close (2 p.m.) |
| Friday, Dec. 24 | Christmas Eve (Christmas Day Observed) | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Friday, Dec. 31 | New Year’s Eve | Open | Open | Early close (2 p.m.) |
Stock Market Holiday Observations
When 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 Hours
The “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.
