Paris – 11 December 2013 – NYSE Euronext (NYX), a wholly owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange Group (ICE), today announced the 2014 holiday calendar and early closing dates for its European markets.
NYSE Euronext’s European Cash markets, including NYSE Arca Europe and SmartPool Trading Limited, and its Derivatives markets, will be open Monday to Friday through 2014 except on the following days:
• Wednesday 1 January 2014 (New Year’s Day)
• Friday 18 April 2014 (Good Friday)
• Monday 21 April 2014 (Easter Monday)
• Thursday 1 May 2014 (Labour Day)1
• Thursday 25 December 2014 (Christmas Day)
• Friday 26 December 2014 (Boxing Day)
On Wednesday 24 December 2014 and Wednesday 31 December 2014, trading on the Cash markets will be half day trading, with all instruments closing by 14:05 CET. Contracts on the Derivatives markets will close at various times, commencing at midday.
On 5 May, 26 May and 25 August 2014, which are public holidays in the United Kingdom, it is anticipated that NYSE Liffe’s sterling-based products and London-based Commodity contracts will not be made available for trading, but other products will be available.
As some other markets have not yet published their trading schedules for next year, more detailed information on the trading of relevant NYSE Liffe derivatives contracts, and NYSE Arca Europe and SmartPool Trading Limited, will be published in due course. Information can also be found at http://www.nyx.com/holidays-and-hours.
1On Thursday 1 May 2014, certain London Market contracts will however be available for trading, i.e. interest rate products, UK-based commodity contracts and those equity derivatives for which the underlying stocks are available for trading.
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