US Stock Market Holidays 2023: The stock market in the US will close for nine holidays in the year 2023. Accordingly, it may be observed that the New York Stock Exchange has made certain rules. They especially focus on how to observe holidays when the holidays in the stock market, fall on weekends. This is done by making other adjustments to this stock market holiday schedule. If the stock market holiday in 2023 falls on a Saturday, then it will be observed on the previous day, which is a Friday.
US Stock Market Holidays 2023
On other hand, if the stock market holiday in 2023, falls on a Sunday, then the holiday will be observed on the next day, which is a Monday. Such a situation may occur in many cases of stock market holidays that might fall on a weekend. Important stock market rules that need to be followed are that every market will be closed early at 1:00 p.m. on Mondays.
For eligible options, the closure of the market will be extended and closed at 1:15 p.m. But orders related to crossing sessions in the market will be accepted beginning at 1:00 p.m. for executions of continuous nature until 1:30 p.m. It is important to note that late trading sessions that occur in the market will be closed at 5:00 p.m. at markets, like NYSE National, NYSE Chicago, NYSE Arca Equities, NASDAQ, and NYSE American Equities.
Stock Market Holidays 2023 USA
According to stock market holidays, all major US stock exchanges will be closed on New Year’s Day on Monday, January 2, 2023, and on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which falls on Monday, January 16, 2023. Further, it will be closed on Washington’s Birthday, known as President’s Day, Monday, February 20, 2023.
Other market holidays in 2023 during which the market will be closed, include Good Friday on April 7th, Memorial Day, in the month of May, 29th, Independence Day on July 4th, Labor Day in the Month of September, 4th, Thanksgiving Day on November 24th and Christmas Day in the month of December, 24th.
Stock Market Holidays 2023 Calendar
It may be noted that markets, like NYSE, NYSE AMEX, and NASDAQ will close trading early at 1:00 p.m. ET on Friday, November 25, 2023, which will be the day after Thanksgiving Day, and on Monday, July 3rd, 2023. A few special rules that will be applicable to market holidays in the year 2023 include the market that has a tradition of closing at 1:00 p.m.ET even though the day after Thanksgiving Friday will not be considered as an official holiday.
US Trading Holidays 2023
It may be noted that when any stock market holiday will fall on a Saturday, the market will be closed on the previous day, which will be a Friday. This will be possible only in the case Friday will be the end of a monthly or yearly accounting period. However, it should be noted that in 2023, in terms of market holidays, both the NASDAQ and New York Stock Exchange, will observe identical holiday schedules that match with the federal government’s holiday schedule.