Trading Hours on Stock Exchanges

Trading Hours on Stock Exchanges


SEBI has permitted stock exchanges to trade commodity derivatives along with other segments of securities market effective from October 01, 2018. In order to integrate trading of various segments of securities market at the level of exchanges, the following changes in trading hours has been decided/permitted by SEBI:

1) Trading hours in the Equity Derivatives Segment should be between 9:00 am and 11:55 pm, similar to the trading hours of Commodity Derivatives Segment which are presently fixed between 10:00 am and 11:55pm, provided that the stock exchange and its clearing corporation(s) have in place risk management system and infrastructure commensurate to the trading hours.

2) In case, stock exchanges are desirous of extending the trade timings beyond the extant trading hours, prior approval from SEBI shall be sought along with a detailed proposal including the framework for risk management, settlement process, monitoring of positions, availability of manpower, system capability, surveillance systems, etc.

The above provisions shall be effective from October 01, 2018


For more details :
Read SEBI's Circular no:-  SEBI/HO/MRD/DRMNP/CIR/78

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