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When are the stock markets closed?

Get familiar with the stock market’s holidays.

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*Stock trading: countries: UK, France, Poland, Belgium, Portugal, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg

*ETFs trading: countries: France, Poland, Belgium, Portugal, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg

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 NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) 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 2024, excluding the weekends.

List of public holidays in the USA in 2024:

Date

Holiday

Monday, January 1

New Year’s Day

Monday, January 15

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Monday, February 19

Washington's Birthday

Friday, March 29

Good Friday

Monday, May 27

Memorial Day

Wednesday, June 19

Juneteenth National Independence Day

Thursday, July 4*

Independence Day

Monday, September 2

Labor Day

Thursday, November 28**

Thanksgiving Day

Wednesday, December 25***

Christmas Day

*On Wednesday, July 3, 2024, the market will close early at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (1:15 p.m. for eligible options),

**On Friday, November 29, 2024, the market will close early at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (1:15 p.m. for eligible options),

***On Tuesday, December 24, 2024, the market will close early at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (1:15 p.m. for eligible options).

EU markets:

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 2024.

List of holidays affecting the EU market hours:

Date

Holiday

Special hours

Monday, January 1

New Year's Day

no trading

Friday, March 29

Good Friday

no trading

Monday, April 1

Easter Monday

no trading

Wednesday, May 1

Labour Day

no trading

Thursday, May 9

Ascension Day

trading between 8 am - 8 pm CET time

Monday, May 20

Whit Monday

trading between 8 am - 8 pm CET time

Thursday, October 3

German Unification Day

trading between 8 am - 8 pm CET time

Tuesday, December 24

Christmas Eve

no trading / settlement day

Wednesday, December 25

Christmas Day

no trading

Thursday, December 26

Boxing Day

no trading

Monday, December 30

Last trading day of the year

trading between 8 am - 2 pm CET time

Tuesday, December 31

New Year's Eve

no trading / settlement day

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