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Is the stock market open on Veterans Day?

Yes. The NYSE and Nasdaq are open on Veterans Day, with normal hours. The US bond market is the one that closes.

Beginner guide · 6-minute read · Updated 2026-11-01

Yes, stocks trade on Veterans Day

The stock market is open on Veterans Day. The NYSE and Nasdaq trade their normal session, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Pre-market and after-hours trading run as usual too.

The US bond market is closed. SIFMA, the trade group that sets the bond market's holiday schedule, recommends a full close on Veterans Day.

That makes Veterans Day one of two holidays a year when stocks trade but bonds don't. The other is Columbus Day, the second Monday in October. (Good Friday is the reverse: stocks closed, bonds open for part of the day in 2026.)

Veterans Day 2026 and 2027

Veterans Day is November 11 every year, whatever day of the week that is.

• 2026: Wednesday, November 11. Stocks open. Bond market closed (SIFMA).
• 2027: Thursday, November 11. Stocks open. For bonds, check SIFMA's 2027 schedule. I list only the bond dates we've confirmed, and 2027 isn't confirmed yet.

You can see it for yourself in the lists. Veterans Day isn't on the NYSE's 2027 closed days:

But it is on SIFMA's 2026 bond market closures, along with Columbus Day:

Sources: nyse.com and sifma.org.

Why stocks open but bonds close

Veterans Day and Columbus Day are federal holidays, so government offices close and many banks do too. The bond market leans on banks to move money and settle trades, so it follows the banking calendar.

The stock market doesn't. The NYSE sets its own list of holidays, and Veterans Day and Columbus Day aren't on it. So stocks trade while the bond market takes the day off.

Here's how the two compare on the days people ask about most:

For the full bond list, see bond market holidays. For every stock market closure, see stock market holidays 2027.

What's open and what isn't

On Veterans Day:

• Stocks and ETFs: open, normal hours.
• Stock and ETF options: trade as usual, since they follow the stock market's hours.
• US Treasury and corporate bonds: the cash bond market is closed.
• Bond ETFs: they still trade, because they're listed on the stock exchange. But the bonds inside them aren't trading that day, so an ETF's price can drift a bit further than usual from the value of what it holds.
• Banks and government offices: many close, since it's a federal holiday.

The bond market being shut can make the day feel quiet. Don't mistake quiet for closed. Company news, earnings and big moves can all still happen in stocks.

A worked example (hypothetical)

Here's a made-up case, an illustration, not a trade idea.

On the Monday of Veterans Day week in 2026, you sell one cash-secured put on a made-up stock, Pinecrest Homes, trading at $40. The strike is $38. You collect $1.00 a share, or $100. It's a weekly put that expires that Friday, November 13.

On Wednesday, Veterans Day, you hear "the market's closed" and don't check your account. The bond market is closed. The stock market isn't. Pinecrest reports bad news, and the stock drops to $34 by Friday's close. You're assigned 100 shares at $38.

The math at $34: shares worth $3,400, paid $3,800, so −$400. Plus the $100 premium, that's −$300.

You might have done nothing different on Wednesday. But you'd have made that choice with your eyes open. "Closed" means the stock market is closed, and on Veterans Day it isn't.

How to never guess again

• Check the right list. For stocks, use the NYSE's holidays. For bonds, use SIFMA's. They differ on several days a year.
• Use the tool. Is the stock market open today? checks today against the NYSE's own list, in your time zone.
• Watch for weekend shifts. When a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, markets often close on a nearby weekday. See what happens when a holiday falls on a weekend.
• See the whole year. Every holiday, Fed meeting and report date is on our economic calendar 2027.

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