Many people find their way onto my site because they are trying to look up when the United States stock markets open. I’ve never written an article to that effect, but hey, it’s what brings people here through google.
For those of you who are among these curious for the hours, I prepared a spreadsheet that notes the hours when the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ index are open in the United States (the hours are Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. EST to 4:00 p.m. EST). This is when the stock market is most liquid, and any order you enter is (usually digitally) matched with a buyer/seller on the end.
In summary, the opening and closing times are as follows:
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE): Pre-Market, Standard, and After Hours (Open and Closing)
- Pre-Market Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m (EST), Monday – Friday
- Standard Trading Hours: 9:30 a.m.