Although you may be on holiday at the beach, it doesn't mean that the markets are on holiday too. However, there are some days when the markets are off, while some markets have abbreviated schedules, like futures.

Below, we've broken down the days you can expect the stock and options markets to be closed, including modified futures trading schedules and upcoming banking holidays that can affect position settlement and money movements.

• Stock and Equity Options Markets
• Futures
• Banking Holidays
• Cryptocurrencies

Stock and Equity Options Markets

The schedule below affects equities, equity options, and cash-settled index options. 

It's important to note that some market holidays that land midweek may have an abbreviated trading session the day before or after. The abbreviated trading session does not affect the closing price used to determine whether an options contract expires in or out of the money. Additionally, options that continue trading 15 minutes after the market close are unaffected.

*Markets will be closed on Monday, February 19th in observance of President's Day

Futures

Futures are unique as they can have a modified trading session schedule on the actual day of the holiday. It's important to note that the holiday schedule also applies to options on futures.

Good Friday is the next holiday affecting futures trading hours, observed on Friday, March 29. All times listed are in Central Time (CT, Chicago Time).

CFE Products

Volatility (/VX, /VXM)

Thursday, March 28

4:00 pm CT: Regular Close

Friday, March 29

Closed

Sunday, March 31

5:00 pm CT: Regular Open

Please click here to view the CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) Holiday Calendar.

CME Products

Equities & Interest Rates

Thursday, March 28

4:00 pm CT: Regular Close

Friday, March 29

Closed

Sunday, March 31

5:00 pm CT: Regular Open

Crypto and FX

Thursday, March 28

4:00 pm CT: Regular Close

Friday, March 29

Closed

Sunday, March 31

5:00 pm CT: Regular Open

Energy and Metals

Thursday, March 28

4:00 pm CT: Regular Close

Friday, March 29

Closed

Sunday, March 31

5:00 pm CT: Regular Open

Agricultural

Thursday, March 28

1:20pm CT: Regular Close

Friday, March 29

Closed

Sunday, March 31

7:00 pm CT: Regular open

Livestock

Thursday, March 28

1:05 pm CT: Regular Close

Friday, March 29

Closed

Monday, April 1

8:30 am CT: Regular Open

To view a complete list of available CME futures, please click here.

To view the CME Group Holiday Calendar, please click here.

Small Exchange Products

Friday, March 29

Products Closed

To view the Small Exchange Market Holiday Calendar, please click here. Or, to view a list of complete Small Exchange products, please click here.

Banking Holidays

Banking holidays are unique because they can affect money movements, like when a deposit or withdrawal processes. Moreover, some bank holidays land on weekdays when the markets are open, affecting position settlement times. 

*Regular market hours. Money movements and settlements may be affected.

Source: Chicago Federal Reserve

Cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrency markets do not close and continuously trade 24/7/365.