NYSE Holidays 2012

The NYSE is the world's largest stock exchange that calls 11, Wall Street, Manhattan, New York, its home. Operated by NYSE Euronext, it allows both buyers and sellers to trade different shares of stocks in companies that are registered at the NYSE for public trading. NYSE is open every day from Monday to Friday from 9:30 in the morning to 4 in the evening, except on those days that are declared an official holiday by the exchange. The NYSE holidays list for 2012 is a compilation of all those holidays, that the stock exchange has already declared a holiday. If you compare the list of the New York Stock Exchange holidays in 2012 and US national holidays list for 2012, you may find the list slightly disparate as there are many holidays that are not declared as official holidays by the exchange.

New York Stock Exchange Holidays for 2012

The NYSE holidays list for 2012 has nine holidays. In 2012, since New Year's day falls on a Sunday, the day after that is 2nd January, Monday, that is the Monday, has been declared a holiday. Other than this holiday on the first day of the year, there are eight more holidays as declared by NYSE Euronext. Given below is a list of all the other NYSE holidays for 2012. Many of these holidays are the same as the US bank holidays for next year.

List of NYSE Holidays for 2012
Month	Holiday	Details about the Holiday
January	2nd Jan, New Year's Day	Since the 1st of Jan is a Sunday, the NYSE has declared 2nd of Jan the official holiday for the occasion.
	16th Jan, Martin Luther King Day	Every year, the third Monday of January is a holiday for the New York Stock Exchange in the memory of Martin Luther King Jr.
February	20th Feb, Washington's Day	The day is more commonly known as President's day celebrated in the memory of George Washington but since legally the name has been never changed from Washington Day, the day is celebrated as the same.
April	6th April, Good Friday	A holiday commemorated in memory of the day on which the crucifixion of Jesus Christ took place.
May	28th May, Memorial Day	Celebrated every year on the last Monday of May, it is a holiday in memory of all soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.
July	4th July, Independence Day	It is the day on which the United States of America declared its independence.
September	3rd September, Labor Day	Labor day history tell us that the day is celebrated to mark the economic and social growth of the country, thanks to the contribution made by the workers.
November	22nd November, Thanksgiving Day	Every year, the fourth Thursday of November is celebrated as a day of gratitude for everything that you possess and own. NYSE holidays rules also prescribe that the day after Thanksgiving, the market will close at 1 pm.
December	25th December, Christmas	The biggest festival of the year celebrated to mark the occasion of the birth of Jesus Christ.

It is important to understand that the list of federal holidays for 2012 and the list of NYSE holidays for 2012 can be hugely different. This is because the list of US national holidays includes those days that are declared an off by state governments as well. If you are a stock broker or someone with huge interests in the stock exchange and world markets, then it is important that as you plan your holidays, you refer to the NYSE holidays 2012 list. Happy New Year!