diff --git a/tests/test_delayed_signals.py b/tests/test_delayed_signals.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d840bb0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_delayed_signals.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import os
+from   signal    import signal, SIGHUP, SIGINT
+import time
+from   types     import FrameType
+import unittest
+
+from zipline.utils.delayed_signals import delayed_signals
+
+class DelayedSignals(unittest.TestCase):
+    def handler(self, signum, frame):
+        print "Got signal " + str(signum)
+        self.got[signum] = time.time()
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(frame, FrameType))
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        signal(SIGHUP, self.handler)
+        signal(SIGINT, self.handler)
+
+    def reset(self):
+        self.got = {}
+
+    def test_delayed_signals(self):
+        self.reset()
+        with delayed_signals([SIGHUP]):
+            os.kill(os.getpid(), SIGHUP)
+            time.sleep(2)
+        self.assertTrue(self.got[SIGHUP])
+        self.assertTrue(time.time() - self.got[SIGHUP] < 2)
+
+    def test_immediate_signals(self):
+        self.reset()
+        os.kill(os.getpid(), SIGHUP)
+        time.sleep(2)
+        self.assertTrue(self.got[SIGHUP])
+        self.assertTrue(time.time() - self.got[SIGHUP] > 1)
+
+    def test_multiple_signals(self):
+        self.reset()
+        with delayed_signals([SIGHUP, SIGINT]):
+            os.kill(os.getpid(), SIGINT)
+        self.assertFalse(SIGHUP in self.got)
+        self.assertTrue(SIGINT in self.got)
+
+    @delayed_signals([SIGHUP])
+    def kill_and_sleep(self):
+        os.kill(os.getpid(), SIGHUP)
+        time.sleep(2)
+
+    def test_decorator(self):
+        self.reset()
+        self.kill_and_sleep()
+        self.assertTrue(SIGHUP in self.got)
+        self.assertTrue(time.time() - self.got[SIGHUP] < 2)
diff --git a/zipline/lines.py b/zipline/lines.py
index 1c3a558f..d31c47d6 100644
--- a/zipline/lines.py
+++ b/zipline/lines.py
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ class SimulatedTrading(object):
 
     def close(self):
         log.info("Closing Simulation: {id}".format(id=self.sim_id))
+        if self.results_socket:
+            self.results_socket.close()
         if self.proc and self.send_sighup:
             ppid = os.getppid()
             if self.success:
diff --git a/zipline/utils/delayed_signals.py b/zipline/utils/delayed_signals.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ca8c811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zipline/utils/delayed_signals.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+from functools import wraps
+from signal    import signal
+
+class delayed_signals(object):
+    """
+    Utility to temporary intercept one or more signals while a function or code
+    block is executed, restore their signal handlers at the end of execution,
+    and invoke them if the signals were in fact received during execution.
+
+    Can be used either as a decorator or a context manager.
+
+    Pass in an iterable of signals to intercept.
+    """
+
+    def handler(self, signum, frame=None):
+        self.got.append({'signum': signum, 'frame': frame})
+
+    def __init__(self, signals):
+        self.signals = signals
+        self.handlers = {}
+        self.got = []
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        for signum in self.signals:
+            # signal() returns the old signal handler
+            self.handlers[signum] = signal(signum, self.handler)
+
+    def __exit__(self, time, value, traceback):
+        for signum, handler in self.handlers.items():
+            signal(signum, handler)
+        for signum, frame in ((i['signum'], i['frame']) for i in self.got):
+            self.handlers[signum](signum, frame)
+
+    def __call__(self, fn):
+        @wraps(fn)
+        def call_fn(*args, **kwargs):
+            with self:
+                outval = fn(*args, **kwargs)
+            return outval
+        return call_fn