MIAX Pearl® Equities Exchange Trade Hours of Operation
| TIME - U.S. ET ZONE | Description | 
|---|---|
 1:30 AM - 3:00 AM  | Start of System Hours Dissemination of Start of Session message and multicast heartbeats overall market data feeds. Dissemination of symbol reference data overall market data feeds and retransmission services.  | 
 3:00 AM  | MIAX Express Order Interface (MEO) Firms can connect to MEO. 
 FIX Order Interface (FOI) Firms can connect to the FOI and all other FIX applications (OFXD, FXD).  | 
 3:30 AM  | Live Order Window (LOW) Opens Firms can send MEO and FIX orders.  | 
 4:00 AM  | Start of Early Trading Session | 
 9:30 AM  | Start of Regular Trading Hours Opening Process conducted. Regular Trading Session starts at completion of Opening Process  | 
 4:00 PM  | End of Regular Trading Session (ends at 1:00 pm on early closing days) | 
 4:00 PM  | Start of Late Trading Session (begins at 1:00pm on early closing days) | 
 8:00 PM  | End of Late Trading Session (ends at 5:00 PM on early closing days) Final trade corrections and clearing adjustments.  | 
MIAX Pearl Equities Exchange Holiday Calendar
| Holiday | 2025 | 2026 | 
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | Wednesday, January 1st | Thursday, January 1st | 
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Monday, January 20th | Monday, January 19th | 
| Washington’s Birthday | Monday, February 17th | Monday, February 16th | 
| Good Friday | Friday, April 18th | Friday, April 3rd | 
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 26th | Monday, May 25th | 
| Juneteenth National Independence Day | Thursday, June 19th | Friday, June 19th | 
| Independence Day | Thursday, July 3rd* Friday, July 4th  | Friday, July 3rd (Independence Day Observed)  | 
| Labor Day | Monday, September 1st | Monday, September 7th | 
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 27th Friday, November 28th *  | Thursday, November 26th Friday, November 27th **  | 
| Christmas | Wednesday, December 24th* Thursday, December 25th  | Thursday, December 24th** Friday, December 25th  | 
*2025: Each market will close early at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, 2025, Friday, November 28, 2025 and Wednesday, December 24, 2025. All times are Eastern Time.
**2026: Each market will close early at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 27, 2026 and Thursday, December 24, 2026. All times are Eastern Time.
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