The major stock exchanges in the United States observe the following nine holidays:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (third Monday in January)
• President's Day (third Monday in February)
• Good Friday
• Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
• Independence Day
• Labor Day (first Monday in September)
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas

If the holiday falls on a Saturday, the markets will close on the Friday preceding the holiday unless the Friday is the end of a monthly or annual accounting period. If the holiday falls on a Sunday, the markets will close on the Monday following the holiday.