What are our business days?
London Stock Exchange generally operates its Trading Services each weekday. It does however, recognise the Public and Bank Holidays of England & Wales and the impact on its Trading Services of these days are set out in the table below. London Stock Exchange will keep its days of operation under review.
The operational hours of each of our trading services is set out in the Millennium Exchange & TRADEcho Business Parameters Document.
View the Anticipated settlement calendar for all order book executions that has been produced in conjunction with the relevant CSD and CCPs.
Bank holidays and their impact on our trading services
| On Exchange Trading Services | OTC/SI Off-book trade reporting only | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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Friday 2 April 2021 |
Good Friday | NON-trading day. Also GBX/ GBP NON-settlement day in EUI |
Not available |
| Monday 5 April 2021 | Easter Monday | NON-trading day. Also GBX/ GBP NON-settlement day in EUI |
Not available |
| Monday 3 May 2021 | Early May Bank Holiday | NON-trading day. Also GBX/ GBP NON-settlement day in EUI |
Available as normal |
| Monday 31 May 2021 | Spring Bank Holiday | NON-trading day. Also GBX/ GBP NON-settlement day in EUI |
Available as normal |
| Monday 30 August 2021 | Summer Bank Holiday | NON-trading day. Also GBX/ GBP NON-settlement day in EUI |
Available as normal |
| Friday 24 December 2021 | Christmas Eve | Markets closing process commences from 12:30 London time. Standard settlement day. | Available as normal |
| Monday 27 December 2021 | Christmas Day (substitute) | NON-trading day. Also GBX/ GBP NON-settlement day in EUI |
Available as normal |
| Tuesday 28 December 2021 | Boxing Day (Substitute) | NON-trading day. Also GBX/ GBP NON-settlement day in EUI |
Available as normal |
| Friday 31 December 2021 | New Year's Eve | Markets closing process commences from 12:30 London time. Standard settlement day. | Available as normal |
| Monday 3 January 2022 | New Year's Day (substitute) | NON-trading day. Also GBX/ GBP NON-settlement day in EUI |
Available as normal |
Trading access
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