How Many Trading Days in a Year?
There are usually about 252 trading days in a year for the U.S. stock market. The exact number varies with how weekends and holidays fall. Below: this year's total and every year back to 1990.
Trading Days in 2026
251Trading days per year, 1990–2030
Exact totals for every year, including unscheduled closures such as September 11 and Hurricane Sandy, which most published counts miss. Totals range from 248 to 254 sessions.
| Year | Weekdays | Holidays | Unscheduled | Trading days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 * | 261 | 10 | - | 251 |
| 2029 * | 261 | 10 | - | 251 |
| 2028 * | 260 | 9 | - | 251 |
| 2027 * | 261 | 10 | - | 251 |
| 2026 | 261 | 10 | - | 251 |
| 2025 | 261 | 10 | 1 | 250 |
| 2024 | 262 | 10 | - | 252 |
| 2023 | 260 | 10 | - | 250 |
| 2022 | 260 | 9 | - | 251 |
| 2021 | 261 | 9 | - | 252 |
| 2020 | 262 | 9 | - | 253 |
| 2019 | 261 | 9 | - | 252 |
| 2018 | 261 | 9 | 1 | 251 |
| 2017 | 260 | 9 | - | 251 |
| 2016 | 261 | 9 | - | 252 |
| 2015 | 261 | 9 | - | 252 |
| 2014 | 261 | 9 | - | 252 |
| 2013 | 261 | 9 | - | 252 |
| 2012 | 261 | 9 | 2 | 250 |
| 2011 | 260 | 8 | - | 252 |
| 2010 | 261 | 9 | - | 252 |
| 2009 | 261 | 9 | - | 252 |
| 2008 | 262 | 9 | - | 253 |
| 2007 | 261 | 9 | 1 | 251 |
| 2006 | 260 | 9 | - | 251 |
| 2005 | 260 | 8 | - | 252 |
| 2004 | 262 | 9 | 1 | 252 |
| 2003 | 261 | 9 | - | 252 |
| 2002 | 261 | 9 | - | 252 |
| 2001 | 261 | 9 | 4 | 248 |
| 2000 | 260 | 8 | - | 252 |
| 1999 | 261 | 9 | - | 252 |
| 1998 | 261 | 9 | - | 252 |
| 1997 | 261 | 8 | - | 253 |
| 1996 | 262 | 8 | - | 254 |
| 1995 | 260 | 8 | - | 252 |
| 1994 | 260 | 7 | 1 | 252 |
| 1993 | 261 | 8 | - | 253 |
| 1992 | 262 | 8 | - | 254 |
| 1991 | 261 | 8 | - | 253 |
| 1990 | 261 | 8 | - | 253 |
Early-close sessions (1 p.m. ET) are counted as full trading days, per the standard convention. Counting them as half days instead, 2026 has 250 trading days, the convention used by our live countdown. * Future years show the scheduled calendar; any unscheduled closures would reduce those totals.
Unscheduled market closures since 1990
Beyond the scheduled holiday calendar, U.S. markets have closed 11 times since 1990 for national days of mourning and emergencies, all reflected in the totals above. The low outlier is 2001, where the four-day closure after September 11 brought the year down to 248 sessions.
- Day of mourning for President Jimmy CarterJanuary 9, 2025
- Day of mourning for President George H. W. BushDecember 5, 2018
- Hurricane SandyOctober 29–October 30, 20122 sessions lost
- Day of mourning for President Gerald FordJanuary 2, 2007
- Day of mourning for President Ronald ReaganJune 11, 2004
- September 11 attacksSeptember 11–September 14, 20014 sessions lost
- Day of mourning for President Richard NixonApril 27, 1994
How the math works
Start with the 365 (or 366) days in a year and remove the roughly 104 weekend days, leaving 261 weekdays in 2026. The NYSE and Nasdaq then observe 10 full market holidays that fall on weekdays, which brings the total to 251 trading days. Holidays that land on a Saturday are observed the Friday before; Sunday holidays are observed the following Monday.
The count shifts slightly year to year because of leap years, holidays falling on weekends (and dropping off the schedule), and where January 1 lands in the week. That is why the answer ranges from 250 to 253 rather than being a fixed number.
The historical totals also reflect changes to the holiday calendar itself: Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been observed only since 1998, and Juneteenth only since 2022, so earlier years correctly show fewer scheduled holidays, not a projection of today's calendar backward.
Which days are markets closed?
U.S. equity markets close for New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. In addition, a few sessions close early at 1 p.m. ET, typically July 3, the day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Eve, when they fall on a weekday. See the full holiday schedule for exact dates.