Is it 2022 yet? Well … almost, but we’re going to have to muddle through one last trading session before we pop the champagne.
The stock market is indeed open for a full trading session on New Year’s Eve, which is on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (If you trade fixed income, you’re in a little bit of luck; the bond markets close up shop a little early, at 2 p.m. ET.)
If there’s a bright side, it’s that New Year’s Day is a holiday for the stock market and bond markets alike. Of course, it falls on a Saturday, so investors weren’t looking at much action then anyway.
From all of us at Kiplinger: Have a happy and prosperous 2022!
The following is a schedule of all stock market and bond market holidays for 2022. Please 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.
2022 Market Holidays
Date | Holiday | NYSE | Nasdaq | Bond Markets* |
---|---|---|---|---|
Monday, Jan. 17 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Closed | Closed | Closed |
Monday, Feb. 21 | Presidents’ Day/Washington’s Birthday | Closed | Closed | Closed |
Thursday, April 14 | Maundy Thursday | Open | Open | Early close (2 p.m.) |
Friday, April 15 | Good Friday | Closed | Closed | Closed |
Friday, May 27 | Friday Before Memorial Day | Open | Open | Early close (2 p.m.) |
Monday, May 30 | Memorial Day | Closed | Closed | Closed |
Monday, June 20 | Juneteenth National Independence Day (Observed) | Closed | Closed | Closed |
Friday, July 1 | Friday Before Independence Day | Open | Open | Early close (2 p.m.) |
Monday, July 4 | Independence Day | Closed | Closed | Closed |
Monday, Sept. 5 | Labor Day | Closed | Closed | Closed |
Monday, Oct. 10 | Columbus Day | Open | Open | Closed |
Friday, Nov. 11 | Veterans Day | Open | Open | Closed |
Thursday, Nov. 24 | Thanksgiving Day | Closed | Closed | Closed |
Friday, Nov. 25 | Day After Thanksgiving | Early close (1 p.m.) |
Early close (1 p.m.) |
Early close (2 p.m.) |
Friday, Dec. 23 | Christmas Eve (Observed) | Open | Open | Early close (2 p.m.) |
Monday, Dec. 26 | Christmas Day (Observed) | Closed | Closed | Closed |
Friday, Dec. 30 | New Year’s Eve (Observed) | Open | Open | Early close (2 p.m.) |
* This is the recommended bond market holiday schedule from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). This schedule is subject to change.
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.
Source: kiplinger.com