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Explore the Octa market holiday list to learn about trading holidays in 2024 and find out when a certain market will be closed for investors—today, tomorrow, or during the year. Use it to calculate how many trading days in a year might be affected by national holidays and predict periods of low liquidity for certain currency pairs.
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Sep 23, 2024 | Bank of Japan | Autumnal Equinox Holiday |
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Sep 30, 2024 | Bank of Canada | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation |
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Oct 3, 2024 | European Central Bank | Day of German Unity |
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Oct 14, 2024 | Bank of Canada | Thanksgiving Day |
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Oct 14, 2024 | Bank of Japan | Health and Sports Day |
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Oct 14, 2024 | Federal Reserve System | Columbus Day |
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Oct 28, 2024 | Reserve Bank of New Zealand | Labour Day |
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Nov 1, 2024 | European Central Bank | All Saints' Day |
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Nov 4, 2024 | Bank of Japan | Culture Day Holiday |
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Nov 11, 2024 | Bank of Canada | Remembrance Day |
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Nov 11, 2024 | Federal Reserve System | Veterans Day |
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Nov 28, 2024 | Federal Reserve System | Thanksgiving Day |
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Dec 24, 2024 | Schweizerische Nationalbank | Christmas Eve |
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Dec 24, 2024 | European Central Bank | Christmas Eve |
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Dec 25, 2024 | Reserve Bank of Australia | Christmas |
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Dec 25, 2024 | Bank of Canada | Christmas |
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Dec 25, 2024 | Reserve Bank of New Zealand | Christmas |
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Dec 25, 2024 | Schweizerische Nationalbank | Christmas |
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Dec 25, 2024 | Bank Of England | Christmas |
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Dec 25, 2024 | Federal Reserve System | Christmas |
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Dec 25, 2024 | European Central Bank | Christmas |
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Dec 26, 2024 | Reserve Bank of Australia | Boxing Day |
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Dec 26, 2024 | Bank of Canada | Boxing Day |
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Dec 26, 2024 | Reserve Bank of New Zealand | Boxing Day |
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Dec 26, 2024 | Schweizerische Nationalbank | St. Stephen's Day |
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Dec 26, 2024 | Bank Of England | Boxing Day |
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Dec 26, 2024 | European Central Bank | Christmas Holiday |
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Dec 31, 2024 | Bank of Japan | New Year's Eve |
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Dec 31, 2024 | Schweizerische Nationalbank | New Year's Eve |
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Dec 31, 2024 | European Central Bank | New Year's Eve |
National holidays greatly affect financial markets. The global trading volume decreases, resulting in decreased liquidity. The prices move less predictably, making it more difficult to close orders with a profit and potentially disrupting automated trading algorithms configured to work in more stable conditions. That might impact your trades and result in significant losses, so even a professional trader should be cautious during these illiquid days.
Stock market holidays are usually held on these days. National exchanges are closed, so traders cannot buy or sell major stocks. While you can still technically trade CFDs on stocks, low liquidity makes it riskier. Certain holidays affect the previous or the following trading session as well: for example, the NYSE session closes early on 3 July. That means you should always consider the Octa trading calendar when planning your trading time.
On trading holidays, less trades occur on the Forex market, making it less liquid. That means the prices are less predictable, and abrupt selloffs can result in significant losses. You can still trade Forex pairs on Octa during market holidays, but you should be ready for unpredictable moves.
Market holidays decrease volatility and liquidity of the stock market. You can still trade CFDs on stocks provided by Octa during holidays, but it is risky and can lead to unexpected losses.
Check the list to find upcoming holidays that might affect the liquidity of a certain currency pair or another asset. Be especially careful on such a day and beware of potential volatility surges in the very beginning of the next trading session.
While central banks and exchanges are closed on national holidays, there is almost always some trading activity elsewhere in the world. That means you can still trade currency pairs and CFDs on stocks. However, trading on a holiday is considered risky due to low liquidity, so traders should be particularly cautious.
Most countries have about a dozen holidays in a year. The exact number is mostly irrelevant: just check the calendar once in a while to see whether any holidays are held in the coming week and in which countries.