Feb. 16, 2026, 9:27 a.m. ET
Today is Presidents Day 2026, a federal holiday and bank holiday, and while most schools are closed on Presidents’ Day, many grocery stores and retailers open today. But is the stock market open on Presidents Day, and are futures, bond markets closed today?
President’s Day is not a holiday for everyone and not everyone has off work today, Monday, Feb. 16, since Congress has never declared it a national holiday. The observed federal holiday is officially called Washington’s Birthday; however, neither Congress nor the president has stipulated that the name of the holiday observed as Washington’s Birthday be changed to Presidents’ Day.
Also, each state has the freedom to determine its legal holidays, which is why you will see date and name discrepancies: Presidents Day is a New Jersey state holiday, but Pennsylvania spells their state holiday as President’s Day, while Delaware does not celebrate Presidents Day at all on Feb. 16, and New York State celebrates Washington’s Birthday.
Whether or not your state celebrates Presidents’ Day or Washington’s Birthday, here’s what to know about stock market hours, holidays and whether the stock market is open on Presidents Day 2026.
Is the stock market open on Presidents Day 2026? Nasdaq, NYSE closed on President’s Day?
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq are closed today, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, on Presidents Day 2026, a federal holiday. The US stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 17, for regular trading, and Nasdaq and NYSE close at 4 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, ahead of the holiday weekend.
Nasdaq observes the holiday as Presidents Day and the NYSE observes Feb. 16 as Washington’s Birthday.
Stock market holidays 2026
The Nasdaq and NYSE markets observe 10 holidays in 2026, and the US stock markets close early the day before and the day after holidays. The stock market holidays 2026 are:
- New Year’s Day 2026 (Jan. 1)
- MLK Jr. Day 2026 (Jan. 19)
- Presidents Day 2026 (Feb. 16)
- Good Friday (April 3)
- Memorial Day 2026 (May 25)
- Juneteenth (June 19)
- Independence Day (July 4, observed Friday, July 3, 2026)
- Labor Day 2026 (Sept. 7)
- Thanksgiving Day 2026 (Nov. 26)
- Christmas Day 2026 (Dec. 25)
The NYSE holidays and early closures can be found on their holiday calendar. Check here for Nasdaq’s holiday 2026 calendar.
Are bonds, futures market open Presidents Day? See futures, bond market holidays
The U.S. bond market is closed on Presidents Day 2026, today, Monday, Feb. 16, while commodity futures markets like the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), operate on modified schedules on Presidents Day. Check the schedules as some commodities may observe early closures.
While electronic trading platforms will be active and you can trade bonds on the futures market, physical trading floors and OTC, or over-the-counter operations will close.
How to invest over Presidents Day
You can’t execute trades on bond market holidays, so unfortunately, the days before and after Presidents Day are typically weak days for the market, according to MarketBeat. Although for reasons not entirely clear, experts say, the period between Christmas and New Year’s Day have historically been times when investors see the most gains.
Lori Comstock is a New Jersey-based journalist with the Mid-Atlantic Connect Team.
