NYSE Euronext Holidays & Hours

The New York Stock Exchange, NYSE, is open from Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. NYSE, NYSE Arca, NYSE Bonds and NYSE Arca Options markets will observe the holidays below:

Holidays	2007	2008	2009
New Year's Day	January 1	January 1	January 1
National Day of Mourning *	January 2	—	—
Birthday of M.L.King, Jr.	January 15	January 21	January 19
Washington's Birthday/Presidents' Day	February 19	February 18	February 16
Good Friday	April 6	March 21	April 10
Memorial Day	May 28	May 26	May 25
Independence Day	July 4	July 4 **	July 3 (observed)
Labor Day	September 3	September 1	September 7
Thanksgiving Day	November 22	November 27**	November 26***
Christmas Day	December 25	December 25	December 25***

* - It was announced on December 29, 2006, that the New York Stock Exchange and NYSE Arca would be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007 in observance of the national day of mourning for President Gerald R. Ford.

** - The NYSE Trading Floor will close early on Thursday, July 3, 2008; Friday, November 28, 2008 (the day after Thanksgiving); and Wednesday, December 24, 2008. The Trading Floor will close at 1:00 p.m. Crossing Session I order entry will begin at 1:15 p.m. with order executions at 1:30 p.m., and Crossing Sessions II, III and IV orders will be accepted beginning at 1:00 p.m. for continuous executions until 1:30 p.m. on these dates.

*** - The NYSE Trading Floor will close early on Friday, November 27, 2009 (the day after Thanksgiving) and Thursday, December 24, 2009 . The Trading Floor will close at 1:00 p.m. Crossing Session I order entry will begin at 1:15 p.m. with order executions at 1:30 p.m., and Crossing Sessions II, III and IV orders will be accepted beginning at 1:00 p.m. for continuous executions until 1:30 p.m. on these dates.

NYSE Number of Trading Days 2007

Months	Tradings Days	Total YTD
January	20	20
February	19	39
March	22	61
April	20	81
May	22	103
June	21	124
July	21	145
August	23	168
September	19	187
October	23	210
November	21	231
December	20	251

History of New York Stock Exchange Holidays

New Year's Day (Jan. 1) - Closed every year.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Jan. 15) - Closed for 1 minute of silence at noon since 1986. Closed all day beginning in 1998. Observed on the third Monday of January.

Lincoln's Birthday (Feb. 12) - Closed every year, 1896-1953. Washington's Birthday (Feb. 22) Closed every year. Observed on Mondays since 1971.

Good Friday - Closed every year except 1898, 1906 and 1907.

Decoration/Memorial Day (May 30) - Closed every year since 1873. Observed on Mondays since 1971.

Independence Day (July 4) - Closed every year.

Labor Day - Closed every year, 1887-date.

Columbus Day (Oct. 12) - Closed every year, 1909-1953.

Election Day - Closed every year through 1968. Closed presidential election years only, 1972-1980.

Armistice/Veteran's Day (Nov. 11) - Closed all day, 1918 and 1921. Closed for two minutes, 1922-1933. Closed all day, 1934-1953. Closed for two minutes, 1954-present.

Thanksgiving Day - Closed every year.

Christmas Day (Dec. 25) - Closed every year.

Traditionally, when a holiday falls on a Sunday, the NYSE closes the succeeding Monday. On July 3, 1959, the Board adopted a policy that, when a holiday falls on a Saturday, the Exchange will not be open for business on the preceding Friday, unless it ends a monthly or yearly accounting period.