The two major U.S. stock exchanges are the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE. Combined, they are what most people refer to as the "stock market."
Here's a look at the stock market holidays for 2015, when the exchanges will either be closed or otherwise not follow their usual 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. trading hours:
| Date | Holiday | New York Stock Exchange | Nasdaq |
| Jan. 1 | New Year's Day | Closed | Closed |
| Jan. 19 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Closed | Closed |
| Feb. 16 | Presidents Day | Closed | Closed |
| April 3 | Good Friday | Closed | Closed |
| May 25 | Memorial Day | Closed | Closed |
| July 3 | Independence Day (observed) | Closed | Closed |
| Sept. 7 | Labor Day | Closed | Closed |
| Nov. 26 | Thanksgiving (U.S) | Closed | Closed |
| Nov. 27 | Day after Thanksgiving | Market close at 1 p.m. | Market close at 1 p.m. |
| Dec. 24 | Christmas Eve | Market close at 1 p.m. | Market close at 1 p.m. |
| Dec. 25 | Christmas Day | Closed | Closed |
