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US Stocks Trading Hours

US Stock Market — NYSE / NASDAQ

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Trading sessions

All times below are in America/New York local time. Each session's conversion to your time appears in the live status bar above.

SessionStartEnd
Pre-market04:0009:30
Regular09:3016:00
After-hours16:0020:00

Time zone:America/New_York · Currency:USD · Trading days:Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

Holiday closures

The US stock market closes for roughly 9–10 full-day holidays each year: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day (3rd Monday of January), Presidents’ Day (3rd Monday of February), Good Friday, Memorial Day (last Monday of May), Juneteenth (June 19), Independence Day (July 4), Labor Day (1st Monday of September), Thanksgiving (4th Thursday of November) and Christmas (December 25). In addition, the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) and Christmas Eve are usually shortened sessions that close early at 13:00 ET. Exact dates follow the official NYSE holiday calendar.

FAQ

What are US stock market trading hours?⌄
The regular session runs 09:30–16:00 ET (6.5 hours), which is 13:30–20:00 UTC during Eastern Daylight Time or 14:30–21:00 UTC during Eastern Standard Time. Pre-market is 04:00–09:30 ET and after-hours is 16:00–20:00 ET.
When do US markets switch between daylight saving and standard time?⌄
Daylight saving time in the US generally begins on the 2nd Sunday of March and ends on the 1st Sunday of November. During the brief windows when the US has shifted but Europe or Asia has not, the offset between New York and other markets moves by one hour, so double-check your local conversion.
Can I trade in pre-market and after-hours?⌄
Yes, but liquidity is thinner than the regular session, volatility is higher and spreads are wider. Most retail brokers support extended hours, sometimes with session restrictions. Quant Data Fetch flags pre/after-hours bars separately and downloads only the regular session by default.
Are Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve half-days?⌄
Yes. When the day after Thanksgiving (the Friday in the 4th week of November, i.e. “Black Friday”) and Christmas Eve fall on a weekday, the market typically closes early at 13:00 ET instead of 16:00 ET.
Does the US market close for Chinese New Year?⌄
No. Lunar New Year is not a US public holiday, so US equities trade normally during that period.

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