New York · United States
Nasdaq trading hours
Nasdaq trades from 09:30 to 16:00 local time in New York, which is 14:30 to 21:00 UTC in winter. Below are the exact sessions, the 2026 holiday calendar, and the hours it shares with the other major exchanges.
Trading hours
The global benchmark for technology stocks. The local times never change through the year; their UTC equivalent does, and that is the column worth checking if you are watching from another country.
| Session | Local time | UTC (winter) | UTC (summer) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session | 09:30–16:00 | 14:30–21:00 | 13:30–20:00 |
The exchange trades Monday to Friday. It does not open at weekends.
Time zone and daylight saving
New York observes daylight saving. Clocks move on 8 March and 1 November 2026, so the local opening time never changes but its UTC equivalent does: UTC-5 in winter, UTC-4 in summer. That one hour is why a session that lines up neatly with yours in January can start an hour earlier or later in July.
Which markets are open at the same time
Overlaps are where the volume is. Two exchanges trading at once means more participants pricing the same news, and orders that move the price less. The figures below are calculated from the official hours, not estimated.
| Market | City | Overlap in winter | Overlap in summer |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York Stock Exchange | New York | 6h 30min | 6h 30min |
| Toronto Stock Exchange | Toronto | 6h 30min | 6h 30min |
| London Stock Exchange | London | 2h | 2h |
| Deutsche Börse — Xetra | Frankfurt | 2h | 2h |
| SIX Swiss Exchange | Zurich | 2h | 2h |
2026 holidays
On these dates the exchange does not open at all. Half-day sessions around Christmas and national holidays are decided year by year and are not included here.
| Date | Day | Occasion |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | Año Nuevo |
| 19 January | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 16 February | Monday | Día de los Presidentes |
| 3 April | Friday | Viernes Santo |
| 25 May | Monday | Memorial Day |
| 19 June | Friday | Juneteenth |
| 3 July | Friday | Día de la Independencia (observado) |
| 7 September | Monday | Día del Trabajo |
| 26 November | Thursday | Acción de Gracias |
| 25 December | Friday | Navidad |
At a glance
| Exchange | Nasdaq |
| City | New York, United States |
| Time zone | America/New_York (UTC-5 in winter) |
| Benchmark index | Nasdaq 100 |
| Trading currency | USD |
See it running live on the world market clock, or compare every exchange side by side in the trading hours guide. Nearby markets: NYSE, Toronto Stock Exchange.