Stock purchases or sales can be scheduled 24/7. However, orders will only be placed when the U.S. market is open for trading. The U.S. stock market is generally open Monday–Friday during the hours of:

• Eastern time: 9:30 AM – 4 PM

• Central time: 8:30 AM – 3 PM

• Mountain time: 7:30 AM – 2 PM

• Pacific time: 6:30 AM – 1 PM

The US stock market will be closed for the following US holidays in 2024:

• New Years Day (January 1)

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 15)

• President’s Day (February 19)

• Good Friday (March 29)

• Memorial Day (May 27)

• Juneteenth National Independence Day (observed on June 19)

• Independence Day (July 4)

• Labor Day (September 2)

• Thanksgiving Day (November 28)

• Christmas Day (observed on December 25)

Stock Market Half-Days (Open from 9:30 AM - 1PM EST):

• The Wednesday before Independence Day (July 3)

• Day after Thanksgiving Day (November 29)

• Christmas Eve (December 24)