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Traders faced significant challenges due to a delay in end-of-day trade files from MCX, which hindered their ability to see positions and average prices on brokerage platforms, leading to an outcry on social media.

IN · 2026-09-19

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Key takeaway

MCX's delay in end-of-day trade files disrupted brokerage platforms' ability to show trader positions and prices.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerMCX delays end-of-day trade files, disrupting data delivery to brokerage platforms
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onbrokerage platforms cannot display accurate positions or average prices, exposing traders and SMEs to operational risk and reconciliation errors
  3. Step 3 · Reaches youIndian SMEs using MCX-linked hedging face increased risk of trading mistakes and must pause new hedges until data flow stabilizes

The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.

Source: IN:Economic Times

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