<P> Out of a possible 365 days, 105 days are weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) when the stock exchanges are closed . Eight of the 9 holidays which close the exchanges fall on weekdays, with New Year's Day being observed on Monday, January 2 . There are two shortened trading sessions: on Monday, July 3, the day before Independence Day, and on Friday, November 24, the day following Thanksgiving Day . </P> <P> There are exactly 252 trading days in 2018 . February and September have the fewest (19), and August the most (23), with an average of 21 per month, or 63 per quarter . </P> <P> Out of a possible 365 days, 104 days are weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) when the stock exchanges are closed . All 9 holidays which close the exchanges fall on weekdays . There are three shortened trading sessions: on Tuesday, July 3, the day before Independence Day, on Friday, November 23, the day following Thanksgiving Day, and on Monday, December 24, the day before Christmas . </P> <P> Each Stock Exchange has opening hours that are based on specific time zones . People can trade in these exchanges remotely using electronic trading platforms . For those trading in different parts of the world, there are unique Trading Days based on the hours associated with any given time zone . For example, NASDAQ is open 9: 30 - 16: 00 ET and anyone outside of the Eastern Standard time zone will have a different Trading Day . The Trading Day for a person in Vancouver would be 6: 30 - 13: 00 . During the part of the year when the US is on Standard time, in it would be 17: 30 - 24: 00 in Moscow, and in Shanghai it would be 22: 30 - 5: 00 . Remote traders should find their trading hours based on the Stock Exchange hours and time zone . </P>

What is the number of trading days in a year usually assumed for equities