List of Demat Account Articles

With the returns from some investment products tapering in the last few years, equity has become a popular option with investors.You can have numerous Demat accounts in India.

The concept of Basic Services Demat Account (BSDA) was introduced by SEBI in 2012. The idea was to reduce the burden of demat charges on investors with a small portfolios below a threshold of Rs2 lakhs. Demat accounts entail a plethora of charges.

As a budding trader, you have already opened your Demat account with the depository investor, i.e., DP. You may start trading in just some stocks at first. But when your trading skills enhance, there are chances that you will extend the trading and invest in different shares. So, if you wish to begin your stock market investments by investing in securities, a CDSL Demat account […]

Listed shares can be expensive, which makes it difficult for investors to increase their holdings. On the other hand, bonus shares provide an alternative by boosting a person's ownership position in the business without adding to expenses.

You are on your favourite trading app (like IIFL), and you’re watching happily as the stock you bought some time ago has risen to reach your target profitable price.

A minor demat account is an account opened by a parent, or a legal guardian, in the name of a person below 18 years of age. Below are some of the problems that a minor demat account can help resolve:

A Hindu Undivided Family is a group of family members that consists of a common ancestor and his male descendants along with their wives and unmarried children.

Read on to know what you need to do to prevent yourself from a financial loss in case you have lost or misplaced your physical share certificate

As the trading world has shifted to the online space, it has become more and more accessible to the average investor accompanied by several useful tools and platforms.

TPIN has come in prominence after SEBI expressed reservations about the erstwhile system of giving a signed power of attorney or POA to the broker to debit shares from the demat account against stock deliveries.

A Demat account, short for Dematerialisation Account, is necessary to invest in and hold stocks and shares. There were a total of 16.8 million Demat accounts in India in 2009 which increased to 30.8 million in 2017 and, subsequently, to 34.8 million in 2018. This rise of Demat accounts in India can be attributed to an increasing amount of awareness among the masses.

A good number of traders use the BTST (Buy today, sell tomorrow) facility. When you buy shares you get delivery on T+2 date. But brokers allow you to sell the stock on T+1 on the understanding that once you get the stock you will give the delivery. In such cases, if the stock goes into auction, the risk is on the trader and not on the broker.

Read on to know common misconceptions about Demat account as well as the facts on the topic. Click here to read more on myths about Demat account at India Infoline.

To invest in shares, bonds, mutual funds and other varied financial securities, it is mandatory to open a Demat account. It is also important to note that any profits booked by you by selling shares in your Demat account are liable to tax. That is why you need to be aware of tax implications on your Demat account according to the provisions of the Income Tax Act 1961.

Currently, Indian retail investors are looking beyond traditional investment assets like gold and real estate. However, since 2016, the stock market has provided greater returns than gold and real estate.