US equity and options markets to close for Thanksgiving, early close November 27
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Nasdaq's UTP Vendor Alert confirms the US Thanksgiving holiday schedule affecting UTP Plan participants and the equities and options markets. Thursday is a full closure and Friday is a shortened session with adjusted data feed timing. Trading, market data and operations teams need the exact session hours and the trade-reporting modifier requirement before the holiday week.
- US equities and options markets and UTP Plan participants are closed on Thursday, November 26, 2026.
- Markets close three hours early on Friday, November 27, 2026, with the regular session running 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET.
- The UTP SIP will adjust closing transmission schedules for UQDF and UTDF data services on November 27.
- Trades reported after 1:00 p.m. ET on November 27 must be marked with an appropriate extended-hours sale condition modifier.
Executive summary
Nasdaq has published UTP Vendor Alert #2026-34 setting out the Thanksgiving holiday schedule for the UTP/SIP market and UTP Data Services. The alert, dated Wednesday, November 11, 2026, states that UTP Plan participants and US equities and options markets will…
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http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/TraderNews.aspx?id=UTP2026-34Read by Regulus 12 Nov 2026 at 00:10 UTC
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