SEC Hours of Operation

The SEC’s EDGAR system operates within specific time windows for accepting filings. Here are the details:

  • Eastern Standard Time (EST): Filings are accepted from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
  • Pacific Standard Time (PST): Filings are accepted from 3:00 AM to 7:00 PM.

Additionally:

  • There is a “daily deadline” of 5:30 PM EST / 2:30 PM PST. Any filing made before this time will be made publicly available. Filings after this time will not be accessible until the next business day.
  • Section 16 Form 3, 4, 5 filings (Insider Reports) are made public immediately up to EDGAR’s closing time.
  • Filings cannot be made after EDGAR’s closing time, during weekends, or on federal holidays when the EDGAR system is unavailable.
SEC Holidays 2025

Source: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/filer-information/calendar

Holiday Date
Veterans Day Monday, November 11, 2024
Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 28, 2024
Christmas Day Wednesday, December 25, 2024
New Year's Day Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday, January 20, 2025
Inauguration Day Monday, January 20, 2025
Washington's Birthday Monday, February 17, 2025
Memorial Day Monday, May 26, 2025
Juneteenth Thursday, June 19, 2025
Independence Day Friday, July 4, 2025
Labor Day Monday, September 1, 2025
Columbus Day Monday, October 13, 2025
Veterans Day Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 27, 2025
Christmas Day Thursday, December 25, 2025

If the deadline falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the filing deadline is Monday.

Extensions can be filed within 24 hours after the filing deadline (Form NT 10-K or Form NT 10-Q for example).

This gives an extension of 15 calendar days on a 10-K filing, and 5 calendar days on a 10-Q filing.