*Stock trading: countries: UK, France
ETFs trading, countries: France
Both the EU and the US stock markets are open on working days only (Monday - Friday). To find out more about the opening times of the markets check this article: Market hours 🕛. Please note that if you place a market order outside of the market hours, or when the markets are closed, your order will be displayed as “pending” and it will be executed as soon as the markets are open again.
Below you can find the list of holidays affecting the US and EU markets.
US markets:
Shares offers US stocks from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations). Both these exchanges will be closed for all public holidays in the United States of America. Here is a list of all the public holidays in the United States of America in 2023 excluding weekends.
List of public holidays in the USA in 2023:
Date | Holiday |
Monday, January 2 | New years day |
Monday, January 16 | Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Monday, February 20 | Washington’s Birthday |
Friday, April 7 | Good Friday |
Monday, May 29 | Memorial Day |
Monday, June 19 | Juneteenth National Independence Day |
Tuesday, July 4 | Independence Day |
Monday, September 4 | Labor Day |
Thursday, November 23 | Thanksgiving Day |
Monday, December 25 | Christmas Day |
EU markets (France only):
In the table below you can find the calendar relevant for trade executions for the EU stocks and ETFs. The table below shows the days when the exchange is closed for trading and days when the hours for trading are limited in 2023.
List of holidays affecting the EU market hours:
Date | Holiday | Special hours |
Friday, April 7 | Good Friday | no trading |
Monday, April 10 | Easter Monday | no trading |
Monday, May 1 | Labour Day | no trading |
Thursday, May 18 | Ascension Day | trading between 8am - 8pm |
Monday, May 29 | Whit Monday | trading between 8am - 8pm |
Tuesday, October 3 | German Unity Day | trading between 8am - 8pm |
Monday, December 25 | Christmas Day | no trading |
Tuesday, December 26 | Boxing Day | no trading |
Friday, December 29 | Last trading day of the year | trading between 8am - 2pm |