Is the stock market open today?
Open, closed, or closing early? See it in one look, for right now or any day you pick. It names the holiday, counts down to the next open and warns you before a short day.
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How it works: it takes the date and time, in New York time, and checks three things. Is it a weekend? Is it on the exchange's holiday list? Is it a short day that closes at 1:00 p.m.? Then it compares the time with the regular session, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. It opens set to right now, read from your own clock. Change the date or time to check any other moment. The holiday lists come from the exchanges' own calendars. A year that isn't confirmed yet is left out, not guessed.
What "pre-market" and "after hours" mean
The regular session is the main trading day: 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. New York time. That is when most people trade and prices are tightest. Many brokers also let you trade before the open (pre-market) and after the close (after hours). Fewer people trade then. Prices can jump, and the gap between the buy and sell price is often wider. The hours for that extra trading depend on your broker. Options on most stocks trade in the regular session only. More in why the New York open is so busy.
Holidays, short days and the bond market
US stocks close for about ten holidays a year. A few more days close early, at 1:00 p.m., like the day after Thanksgiving. When a holiday lands on a Saturday, the market usually closes the Friday before. On a Sunday, it closes the Monday after. The bond market keeps its own calendar. It closes on Columbus Day and Veterans Day, when stocks still trade. Canada's TSX has its own holidays too, like Canada Day and Victoria Day. Every date for the year is in the economic calendar for 2027. If an option expires on a holiday, see what happens to options on a market holiday.
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