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Stock market trading & payment transactions on bank holidays

To help you plan your trading and banking activities in advance, we have provided information here on the availability of our sites and the trading hours of the major international stock exchanges.

VP Bank is closed on bank holidays in Liechtenstein and at its respective international sites. Furthermore, bank holidays in global financial centres affect trading hours and the processing of payment transactions.

Payment Transactions

No payment orders will be processed on the bank holidays – from 24 to 27 December 2026 and from 31 December 2026 to 3 January 2027. Orders received on these days will be processed on the following banking day with the corresponding value date.

Stock market trading

Please note that trading hours on the stock exchanges may also be affected during bank holidays. On the following days, there will be no trading or only limited trading on the major stock exchanges.

* Central European Time (CET)
Country24 Dec 202625 Dec 202628 Dec 202629 Dec 202630 Dec 202631 Dec 20261 January 2026
Switzerlandclosedclosedopenopenopenclosedclosed
USAuntil 7 pm*closedopenopenopenopenclosed
Germanyclosedclosedopenopenuntil 2 pm*closedclosed
UKuntil 1.30 pm*closedopenopenopenuntil 1.30 pm*closed
Franceuntil 2 pm*closedopenopenopenuntil 2.00 pm*closed
Italyclosedclosedopenopenopenclosedclosed
Netherlandsuntil 2 pm*closedopenopenopenuntil 2 pm*closed
Japanopenopenopenopenclosedclosedclosed

Stock market trading via the client portal

Trading at VP Bank is generally available until 10.00 pm, except on the days listed below. Outside these operating hours, including on bank holidays, order execution cannot be guaranteed.

* Central European Time (CET)
DateStatus
Thursday, 24 December 2026until 2 pm*
Friday, 25 December 2026closed
Thursday, 31 December 2026until 5 pm*
Friday, 1 January 2026closed

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