Zerodha SLB Hours

SLB facility availability windows

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The SLB facility on NSE operates during normal equity market hours: 09:15 to 15:30 IST. Some specific windows within:

ActivityTime
Order placement09:15 to 15:30
MatchingContinuous during session
SettlementT+1

Outside these hours: no SLB trading.

Holidays

SLB closed on exchange holidays (per Zerodha holiday list 2026 ).

Monthly cycle

SLB contracts have monthly tenors (typically). Trade entry can happen any session day; the contract runs to the agreed maturity.

See also

External references

References

  1. NSE Clearing, SLB session timings, nseclearing.com.

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