Is the stock market open on July 4th? The answer to this question is no. The stock market will be closed Friday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday. Bond traders will get a late-week break, too, with the bond market also closed on Friday.
What's more, both the stock and bond markets close early on Thursday, July 3, at 1 pm and 2 pm Eastern time, respectively, so that market participants can get a head start on their Fourth of July festivities.
Investors are likely feeling plenty of optimism heading into the second half of the year after the main indexes closed out the first half at or near record highs.
And Clark Bellin, president and chief investment officer of Bellwether Wealth, thinks the setup for the second half is "quite goldilocks with trade deals, the potential for an extension of the 2017 tax cuts, calmer geopolitical tensions, and a Federal Reserve that is warming up to near-term interest rate cuts."
Bellin believes leadership from the tech stocks will continue through year's end amid ongoing excitement around all things artificial intelligence (AI). And while he admits that stocks are expensive right now, he advises investors to be "on the lookout for pullbacks."
Meanwhile, for those wondering what time does the market open for regular trading hours, both the Nasdaq Stock Market and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) run from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm Eastern time Monday through Friday.
Are banks open on July 4th? The answer to that question is no. Friday, July 4, is one of several bank holidays in 2025, and so banks will also be closed.
Below, we feature a full schedule of all stock market and bond market holidays for 2025.
2025 stock market holidays
Date |
Holiday |
NYSE |
Nasdaq |
Wednesday, January 1 |
New Year's Day |
Closed |
Closed |
Monday, January 20 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
Closed |
Closed |
Monday, February 17 |
Presidents' Day/Washington's Birthday |
Closed |
Closed |
Thursday, April 17 |
Maundy Thursday |
Open |
Open |
Friday, April 18 |
Good Friday |
Closed |
Closed |
Friday, May 23 |
Friday before Memorial Day |
Open |
Open |
Monday, May 26 |
Memorial Day |
Closed |
Closed |
Thursday, June 19 |
Juneteenth National Independence Day |
Closed |
Closed |
Thursday, July 3 |
Day before Independence Day |
Early close (1 pm) |
Early close (1 pm) |
Friday, July 4 |
Independence Day |
Closed |
Closed |
Monday, September 1 |
Labor Day |
Closed |
Closed |
Monday, October 13 |
Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day |
Open |
Open |
Tuesday, November 11 |
Veterans Day |
Open |
Open |
Thursday, November 27 |
Thanksgiving Day |
Closed |
Closed |
Friday, November 28 |
Day after Thanksgiving/Black Friday |
Early close (1 pm) |
Early close (1 pm) |
Wednesday, December 24 |
Christmas Eve |
Early close (1 pm) |
Early close (1 pm) |
Thursday, December 25 |
Christmas Day |
Closed |
Closed |
Wednesday, December 31 |
New Year's Eve |
Open |
Open |
2025 bond market holidays
Date |
Holiday |
Bond Markets |
Wednesday, January 1 |
New Year's Day |
Closed |
Monday, January 20 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
Closed |
Monday, February 17 |
Presidents' Day/Washington's Birthday |
Closed |
Thursday, April 17 |
Maundy Thursday |
Early close (2 pm) |
Friday, April 18 |
Good Friday |
Closed |
Friday, May 23 |
Friday before Memorial Day |
Early close (2 pm) |
Monday, May 26 |
Memorial Day |
Closed |
Thursday, June 19 |
Juneteenth National Independence Day |
Closed |
Thursday, July 3 |
Day before Independence Day |
Early close (2 pm) |
Friday, July 4 |
Independence Day |
Closed |
Monday, September 1 |
Labor Day |
Closed |
Monday, October 13 |
Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day |
Closed |
Tuesday, November 11 |
Veterans Day |
Closed |
Thursday, November 27 |
Thanksgiving Day |
Closed |
Friday, November 28 |
Day after Thanksgiving/Black Friday |
Early close (2 pm) |
Wednesday, December 24 |
Christmas Eve |
Early close (2 pm) |
Thursday, December 25 |
Christmas Day |
Closed |
Wednesday, December 31 |
New Year's Eve |
Early close (2 pm) |
* This is the recommended bond market holiday schedule from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). This schedule is subject to change.
