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Updated · The Sunday Guardian · Oct 11
US Stock Markets Stay Open on Oct. 12 as Bond Trading Shuts for Columbus Day
Updated
Updated · The Sunday Guardian · Oct 11

US Stock Markets Stay Open on Oct. 12 as Bond Trading Shuts for Columbus Day

3 articles · Updated · The Sunday Guardian · Oct 11

Summary

  • NYSE and Nasdaq will trade normally on Monday, Oct. 12, with regular hours from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET despite the Columbus Day federal holiday.
  • US Treasury cash trading and most dollar-denominated fixed-income markets will close under SIFMA's full-day holiday recommendation, with normal bond activity expected to resume Tuesday, Oct. 13.
  • Federal Reserve Banks and many commercial bank branches will also close, which can delay ACH transfers and other payment or settlement processes even as stock trading continues.
  • Futures markets will run on product-specific holiday schedules, while cryptocurrency spot markets generally remain open 24/7, though banking-related deposits and withdrawals may be slower.
  • Thanksgiving on Nov. 26 is the next full-day closure for NYSE and Nasdaq; the day after, Nov. 27, is scheduled for a 1 p.m. ET early stock-market close.

Insights

Why do US stock and bond markets still operate on conflicting holiday schedules in an era of instant digital finance?
With bond markets closed but bond ETFs trading, how can investors trust the pricing of their assets this Monday?
Since traditional banking halts while crypto trades continuously, could this holiday liquidity bottleneck spark sudden digital asset volatility?