We have entered 2018 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. 2017 has been a great year for trading as stocks have skyrocketed with booming 20% returns in the last calendar year.
Holidays 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 less 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 2018:
| Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Republic Day | January 26, 2018 | Friday |
| Mahashivratri | February 13, 2018 | Tuesday |
| Holi | March 02, 2018 | Friday |
| Mahavir Jayanti | March 29, 2018 | Thursday |
| Good Friday | March 30, 2018 | Friday |
| Maharashtra Day | May 01, 2018 | Tuesday |
| Independence Day | August 15, 2018 | Wednesday |
| Bakri ID | August 22, 2018 | Wednesday |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | September 13, 2018 | Thursday |
| Moharram | September 20, 2018 | Thursday |
| Mahatama Gandhi Jayanti | October 02, 2018 | Tuesday |
| Dasera | October 18, 2018 | Thursday |
| Diwali-Laxmi Pujan* | November 07, 2018 | Wednesday |
| Diwali-Balipratipada | November 08, 2018 | Thursday |
| Gurunanak Jayanti | November 23, 2018 | Friday |
| Christmas | December 25, 2018 | Tuesday |
*Muhurat Trading will be conducted on Wednesday, November 07, 2018. Timings of Muhurat Trading will be updated later. Also, we will be sharing muhurat trading picks once timings are announced.
Holidays For Settlement and Clearing for 2018:
| Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Republic Day | January 26, 2018 | Friday |
| Mahashivratri | February 13, 2018 | Tuesday |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | February 19, 2018 | Monday |
| Holi | March 02, 2018 | Friday |
| Mahavir Jayanti | March 29, 2018 | Thursday |
| Good Friday | March 30, 2018 | Friday |
| Buddha Poornima | April 30, 2018 | Monday |
| Maharashtra Day | May 01, 2018 | Tuesday |
| Independence Day | August 15, 2018 | Wednesday |
| Parsi New Year | August 17, 2018 | Friday |
| Bakri ID | August 22, 2018 | Wednesday |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | September 13, 2018 | Thursday |
| Moharram | September 20, 2018 | Thursday |
| Mahatama Gandhi Jayanti | October 02, 2018 | Tuesday |
| Dasera | October 18, 2018 | Thursday |
| Diwali-Laxmi Pujan | November 07, 2018 | Wednesday |
| Diwali-Balipratipada | November 08, 2018 | Thursday |
| Bhai Duj | November 09, 2018 | Friday |
| Id-e-Milad | November 21, 2018 | Wednesday |
| Gurunanak Jayanti | November 23, 2018 | Friday |
| Christmas | December 25, 2018 | Tuesday |
Holidays For Commodity Trading- MCX/NCDEX for 2018:
| Holiday | Date | Day | Morning Session | Evening Session |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | January 01, 2018 | Monday | Open | Closed |
| Republic Day | January 26, 2018 | Friday | Closed | Closed |
| Mahashivratri | February 13, 2018 | Tuesday | Closed | Open |
| Holi | March 02, 2018 | Friday | Closed | Open |
| Mahavir Jayanti | March 29, 2018 | Thursday | Closed | Open |
| Good Friday | March 30, 2018 | Friday | Closed | Closed |
| Maharashtra Day | May 01, 2018 | Tuesday | Closed | Open |
| Independence Day | August 15, 2018 | Wednesday | Closed | Closed |
| Bakri ID | August 22, 2018 | Wednesday | Closed | Open |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | September 13, 2018 | Thursday | Closed | Open |
| Moharram | September 20, 2018 | Thursday | Closed | Open |
| Mahatama Gandhi Jayanti | October 02, 2018 | Tuesday | Closed | Closed |
| Dasera | October 18, 2018 | Thursday | Closed | Open |
| Diwali-Laxmi Pujan* | November 07, 2018 | Wednesday | Closed | Open |
| Diwali-Balipratipada | November 08, 2018 | Thursday | Closed | Open |
| Gurunanak Jayanti | November 23, 2018 | Friday | Closed | Open |
| Christmas | December 25, 2018 | Tuesday | Closed | Closed |
The list of holidays for Currency Derivatives Segment should be same as above.
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