Is the stock market open on Memorial Day 2026? No, and there really is no ambiguity about it. Both the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq stay shut for the full session today, Monday, May 25. Traders will get back to business on Tuesday, May 26, at the usual 9:30 a.m. ET open. At the time of writing, the NYSE holiday schedule for 2026 confirms a complete closure, so anyone wondering whether to place a trade right now already has the answer.

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The U.S. bond market also shut its doors today, after closing early at 2 p.m. ET on Friday, May 22, per SIFMA’s recommended schedule. Normal bond market hours run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, so that Friday early close was also something traders had to factor in before the long weekend.

Memorial Day Stock Market Hours and 2026 NYSE Closures

Why There Are No Memorial Day Stock Market Hours Today

Memorial Day stock market hours, to put it plainly, do not exist on May 25. No trading sessions run, and no extended hours activity goes through the major exchanges today. The NYSE holiday schedule for 2026 counts this as one of 10 official market holidays, a tradition Wall Street has kept up for decades. Regular stock market hours, which normally run 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time on weekdays, simply do not apply on this day.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs describes Memorial Day as “the nation’s foremost annual day to mourn and honor its deceased service men and women.” That’s also the reason the bond market, most banks, and a lot of government offices stay closed right alongside the stock exchanges.

Is the Stock Market Open on Memorial Day Through Extended Hours?

Some traders also ask whether extended hours count here. A few brokers do let you queue orders, but regular NYSE and Nasdaq sessions stay completely off on Memorial Day 2026. Those queued orders will go through when normal trading resumes Tuesday morning. Also worth knowing: Friday stock trades generally settle on Tuesday under the current T+1 rule, so the holiday does nudge that timeline forward by a day.

Full Stock Market Holiday Schedule For 2026

Every Date the NYSE Stays Closed This Year

For anyone checking whether the stock market is closed today on other dates this year, here is the full NYSE holiday schedule 2026. All 10 closures apply to both the NYSE and the Nasdaq.

Both exchanges also wrap up early, at 1 p.m. ET, on two more days this year: the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, Nov. 27, and also Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24. The next full closure after today’s Memorial Day shutdown lands on Juneteenth, June 19, so regular sessions run straight through most of the summer.

As for crypto, that market does not follow a holiday calendar at all. Cryptocurrency trades around the clock through a decentralized network, which means no memorial day stock market hours apply there. Crypto keeps going on May 25 the same as on any other Monday.