SIFMA today issued its 2012 and 2013 holiday schedules for full and early market closes for the trading of US dollar-denominated fixed-income securities in the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan. The recommendations apply to trading of US dollar-denominated government securities, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, over-the-counter investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds, municipal bonds, and secondary money market trading in bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper, and Yankee and Euro certificates of deposit.
SIFMA’s recommended early and full market closes are recommendations only; each member firm should decide for itself whether its fixed-income departments remain open for trading. All SIFMA recommendations are subject to change due to market conditions. Early closes will not affect the closing time for settlements.
The 2012 U.S. calendar includes one change from standard practice. An early 12:00pm close is recommended for observance of Good Friday (Friday, April 6, 2012) due to the planned release of the Unemployment Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Typically, a full close is recommended for Good Friday.
The full 2012 and 2013 holiday recommendations for the US, UK and Japan are listed on SIFMA’s Website at http://www.sifma.org/Services/Holiday-Schedule/.
