Market Hours
Holiday Calendar for 2013
Alpha will send out reminder Notices to Members in advance of these holidays, including the modified schedule of settlement dates around the holiday.
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Date |
Holiday |
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Tuesday January 1 |
New Year’s Day |
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Monday February 18 |
Family Day |
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Friday March 29 |
Good Friday |
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Monday May 20 |
Victoria Day |
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Monday July 1 |
Canada Day |
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Monday August 5 |
Civic Holiday |
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Monday September 2 |
Labour Day |
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Monday October 14 |
Thanksgiving Day |
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Wednesday December 25 |
Christmas |
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Thursday December 26 |
Boxing Day |
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Wednesday January 1, 2014 |
New Year’s Day |
Regular Business Day Trading Schedule
Trading schedule times are subject to change. A Notice to Members will be issued in case of a change.
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Time (ET) |
Session |
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7:00 a.m.- 9:30 a.m. |
Pre-Open: Orders may be entered, but will not be executed. The COP is displayed and continuously updated. |
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9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Continuous Trading: At 9:30, the Opening Call transitions the market into Continuous Trading. All regular order types are accepted. |
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4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. |
Post Market Cancel Session: During this session, open orders may be cancelled by the dealer. |
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4:15 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. |
Extended Trading: Orders at the last sale price are accepted, but trades may only occur at the Alpha Last Sale price except for regulatory approval of a specialty priced cross. Regular Day orders participate in this session, while Good for Day orders expire at 4:00pm and do not participate. |