Is the Stock Market Open on Veterans Day 2026? Yes, No Early Close

Sec.01Is the stock market open on Veterans Day 2026?

The NYSE’s 2026 holiday list and Nasdaq’s 2026 holiday schedule, both read on November 10, 2026, leave out Veterans Day. So the day runs like any Wednesday. Its core session runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET.

Extended hours run as usual too. Nasdaq lists pre-market trading from 4 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET and after hours from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET. It adds that some brokers set different times, so a broker’s own hours decide what an investor can trade early or late. StockTitan’s guide to what time the stock market opens and closes explains the regular and extended sessions.

Options trade normal hours. Cboe’s 2026 options holiday schedule has no entry for November 11. Cboe’s regular session for equity options runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. Its index options, and the ETF options that already trade late, run to 4:15 p.m.

Futures settle as usual. In its Veterans Day 2026 notice, CME Group says all its products “will settle at their normal times” on November 11. Settlement here means the official end-of-day prices of its contracts, and the notice gives no trading hours.

Sec.02Why is the stock market open on Veterans Day?

The NYSE’s holiday rule, Rule 7.2, names 10 days, from New Year’s Day to Christmas. The federal government’s 2026 list has 11 holidays. Stocks trade on two of them, Columbus Day and Veterans Day, and close on Good Friday, which is not a federal holiday.

That makes Veterans Day one of two days in 2026 when stocks trade and SIFMA recommends a full bond market close. The other was Columbus Day, Monday, October 12.

Sec.03Is the bond market closed on Veterans Day?

On October 28, 2026, SIFMA confirmed “a full market close on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.” The close covers Treasuries, corporate and municipal bonds, mortgage bonds and short-term money market paper. SIFMA calls it a recommendation, and each firm decides whether its bond desk stays open.

SIFMA’s 2026 schedule lists no early close for Tuesday, November 10, unlike the 2 p.m. close it recommends for the Friday after Thanksgiving.

Bond funds that trade like stocks keep trading. A bond ETF is listed on a stock exchange, so it follows the NYSE and Nasdaq calendar. It can be bought and sold on November 11, while SIFMA recommends that trading in the bonds inside it close for the day.

Sec.04Are banks and post offices open on Veterans Day?

The Federal Reserve’s 2026 holiday list includes Veterans Day, November 11. FedACH is the Fed’s service for batch payments such as direct deposits. Its holiday schedule shows it stopping at 11:30 p.m. ET on November 10 and starting again at 5:30 p.m. ET on November 11.

The Fed’s FedNow instant payment service runs every day, “including weekends and Federal Reserve Bank holidays.” Each bank sets its own branch hours, so a branch may be open or closed, and ATMs and online banking depend on the bank.

Post offices are closed. The Postal Service said on November 4, 2026 that all Post Office locations close on November 11 and that regular mail delivery and retail services resume on Thursday, November 12. Usps.com stays open, and self-service kiosks in select lobbies still print postage.

Sec.05Does Veterans Day affect the stock market?

On the 12 weekday Veterans Days from 2010 to 2025, SPY volume was below its recent average on 11. The one exception was November 11, 2016, which was almost exactly at its average.

A typical day of those years ran at about 94% of the same average, so Veterans Day stood out as a lighter day for trading.

Sec.06When is the next stock market holiday?

The NYSE list sets the November 27 stock close at 1 p.m. ET, and SIFMA recommends a 2 p.m. ET bond close that Friday.

Every 2026 market holiday and early close is in StockTitan’s NYSE and Nasdaq holiday schedule, and the Thanksgiving week hours are in the stock market’s Black Friday hours.

Sec.07Frequently asked questions