Stocks Open on Veterans Day While Bond Market Stays Shut

Equities Trade Through the Holiday

Veterans Day 2026 falls on Wednesday, November 11, and the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are open for trading as usual. Veterans Day is not among the holidays those exchanges observe, so equity desks work a full session even while much of the financial calendar shuts down.

According to CBS News, the next time stock markets will close is Thanksgiving, which falls on Thursday, November 26 — meaning traders get no holiday break between now and the turkey table.

The split calendar gives equities a rare midweek session that investors might not expect from a federal holiday.

The Split: Bonds, Banks and Mail All Closed

While stocks trade, nearly everything else in finance does not. FOX 5 New York reports that the U.S. bond market is closed on Veterans Day, along with most banks — major names such as Bank of America, Chase and TD Bank have shut their branches for the holiday.

All post office locations are closed and no regular mail or package delivery will occur, with USPS services resuming Thursday, November 12.

The Federal Reserve observes the holiday, and Bank of America notes on its website that processing times for certain transactions may be delayed even though ATMs and online banking remain available.

A Shutdown Wrapping Around the Calendar

The holiday lands during an unusually disrupted period for government services.

According to FOX 5 New York, most federal offices and court buildings have been closed due to the government shutdown, which is now the longest in U.S. history, and schools are closed in observance of the federal holiday.

Privately owned delivery services like UPS and FedEx remain open, though consumers are advised to check hours on their websites.

The contrast is striking for market watchers: a functioning equity market trading alongside a shuttered federal apparatus and a closed bond market is not a normal configuration.

Why Traders Should Care

For devoted market readers, the day is a calendar trap: anyone assuming a full holiday closure could miss a live equity session, while anyone assuming normal operations could be caught out by delayed bank settlements or the bond market's absence.

It also sets the runway for what comes next — stocks get a Wednesday session and then roughly two weeks of uninterrupted trading before the Thanksgiving closure on November 26.

CBS News notes most major retailers, including Walmart, Target and Costco, are open during regular hours, keeping the consumer economy moving even as government rails pause.

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