Market Schedule for the Holidays
In observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, the U.S. exchanges will observe the following schedule: Thursday, December 24, 2009 – All equity and option markets will close at 1 p.m. (ET) – The fixed income market will close at 2 p.m. (ET) – The markets for preferred stocks and equity UIT’s will close at 12:45 p.m. (ET) – After-hours trading will operate from 1:15 p.m. to 3 p.m. (ET) – Auction-Rate Preferred’s close at 9:15 a.m. Friday, December 25, 2009 - All U.S. exchanges will be closed. Monday, December 28, 2009 - Normal trading session hours for all…