We have entered 2024 and here is the list of trading holidays for the exchanges. You may plan your long vacations this year as we are having lots of long weekends coming on the way. 2023 has been a great year for trading as stocks have skyrocketed with booming 13% returns in the last calendar year.
A holiday calendar is one of the tools of an options trader. As in the case of a holiday, the options premium is always higher. So an option writer is more comfortable when writing options on a week having fewer trading days. The risk of gap up and gap-down movement is higher as less number of days for trading.
If you are willing to do BTST (buy today sell tomorrow), then have a look at the settlement and clearing holidays as well. As the next day being a holiday, brokers may not permit to sell the stocks bought today. So better is to check the holidays’ calendar and proactively ask the broker if taking BTST trade will be good.
Trading holidays for 2024:
| Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Republic Day | 26 January 2023 | Thursday |
| Holi | 07 March 2023 | Wednesday |
| Ram Navmi | 30 March 2023 | Thursday |
| Mahavir Jayanti | 04 April 2023 | Tuesday |
| Good Friday | 07 April 2023 | Friday |
| Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti | 14 April 2023 | Friday |
| Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id) | 21 April 2023 | Friday |
| Maharashtra Day | 01 May 2023 | Monday |
| Id-ul-adha (Bakri Id) | 28 June 2023 | Wednesday |
| Independence Day | 15 August 2023 | Tuesday |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | 19 September 2023 | Tuesday |
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | 02 October 2023 | Monday |
| Dussehra | 24 October 2023 | Tuesday |
| Diwali-Laxmi Pujan* | 12 November 2023 | Sunday |
| Diwali-Balipratipada | 14 November 2023 | Tuesday |
| Gurunanak Jayanti | 27 November 2023 | Monday |
| Christmas | 25 December 2023 | Monday |
*Muhurat Trading will be conducted on Sunday, November 12, 2023. The timings of Muhurat Trading will be updated later. Also, we will be sharing muhurat trading picks once the timings are announced.
Holidays For Settlement and Clearing for 2024:
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 26, 2024 | Friday | Republic Day |
| March 08, 2024 | Friday | Mahashivratri |
| March 25, 2024 | Monday | Holi |
| March 29, 2024 | Friday | Good Friday |
| April 11, 2024 | Thursday | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid) |
| April 17, 2024 | Wednesday | Shri Ram Navmi |
| May 01, 2024 | Wednesday | Maharashtra Day |
| June 17, 2024 | Monday | Bakri Id |
| July 17, 2024 | Wednesday | Moharram |
| August 15,2024 | Thursday | Independence Day/Parsi New Year |
| October 02,2024 | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| November 01, 2024 | Friday | Diwali Laxmi Pujan* |
| November 15, 2024 | Friday | Gurunanak Jayanti |
| December 25,2024 | Wednesday | Christmas |
Holidays For Commodity Trading- MCX/NCDEX for 2024:
| Holiday | Date | Day | Morning Session | Evening Session |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year Day | 01 January 2024 | Monday | Open | Closed |
| Republic Day | 26 January 2024 | Friday | Closed | Closed |
| Mahashivratri | 08 March 2024 | Friday | Closed | Open |
| Holi (2nd day) | 25 March 2024 | Monday | Closed | Open |
| Good Friday | 29 March 2024 | Friday | Closed | Closed |
| Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid) | 11 April 2024 | Thursday | Closed | Open |
| Shri Ram Navmi | 17 April 2024 | Wednesday | Closed | Open |
| Maharashtra Day | 01 May 2024 | Wednesday | Closed | Open |
| Bakri Id | 17 June 2024 | Monday | Closed | Open |
| Moharram | 17 July 2024 | Wednesday | Closed | Open |
| Independence Day | 15 August 2024 | Thursday | Closed | Closed |
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | 02 October 2024 | Wednesday | Closed | Closed |
| Diwali Laxmi Pujan* | 01 November 2024 | Friday | Closed | Open* |
| Guru Nanak Jayanti | 15 November 2024 | Friday | Closed | Open |
| Christmas | 25 December 2024 | Wednesday | Closed | Closed |
The list of holidays for Currency Derivatives Segment should be the same as above.
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