Stock Market Holidays – All US Markets for 2011

2011 Stock Market Holidays

2011 – Stock Market Holidays All Major US Stock Exchanges	Date
New Year’s Day falls on a Saturday in 2011, so it has no effect on the market schedule	*
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	January 17, 2011
Washington’s Birthday (Presidents’ Day)	February 21, 2011
Good Friday	April 22, 2011
Memorial Day	May 30, 2011
Independence Day	July 4, 2011
Labor Day	September 5, 2011
Thanksgiving Day **	November 24, 2011 **
Christmas Day	December 26, 2011 (observed)
Early Closings * New Years’ Day (January 1) in 2011 falls on a Saturday. The rules of the applicable exchanges state that when a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is observed unless the Friday is the end of a monthly or yearly accounting period. In this case, Friday, December 31, 2010 is the end of both a monthly and yearly accounting period; therefore the exchanges will be open that day and the following Monday. ** The NYSE and NASDAQ will close trading early (at 1:00 PM ET) on Friday, November 25, 2011 (the day after Thanksgiving). Amex will end trading (1) for those products that normally cease trading at 4:00 p.m. at 1:00 p.m. and (2) for those products that normally cease trading at 4:15 p.m. at 1:15 p.m. The AMEX will start accepting orders for after-hours trading at 1:15 p.m. and all eligible orders will be executed by 1:30 p.m. Stock Market Holiday Calendar 2011 Holiday Market Stock – US

Special Stock Market Holiday Rules

There are a few special rules that apply to stock market holidays:

Although the day after Thanksgiving (Friday) is not an official holiday, the market has a tradition of closing at 1:00 p.m. ET.
When any stock market holiday falls on a Saturday, the market will be closed on the previous day (Friday) unless the Friday is the end of a monthly or yearly accounting period.
When any stock market holiday falls on a Sunday, the market will be closed the next day (Monday).

Some market holidays are observed on different dates each year:

NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX Trading Hours

The New York Stock Exchange is open from Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
The NASDAQ Stock Market regular trading hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.
After Hours trading is from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET.

The Amex Stock Market is open from Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

Holiday – Market Stock US – SelectNet Pre-hours Trading Session From 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET