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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.

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Equity investing has become a common practice in India as new retail investors are looking to make better profits than other investment avenues and multiply their wealth over time. The Securities and Exchange Board of India, which regulates the Indian securities market, has made tremendous efforts overtime to shift the investing process from physical to digital. Today, it takes a few clicks on the mobile or the laptop to seamlessly buy and sells shares.

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The Indian stock market has evolved to offer better features and ease of trading to new-age investors. There was a time when the Indian share market followed the open outcry system where if investors wanted to buy and sell shares, they had to be physically present at the stock exchanges.

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Demat accounts are fairly similar to bank accounts. However, the key difference is that they hold securities and financial instruments instead of money. These accounts have become the preferred method of storing securities and are regulated and maintained by depositories such as the NSDL or CDSL in India, and traders generally avail their services through brokerage firms..

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The capital markets of India have flourished magnificently over the past two decades. The equity market capitalization grew from Rs 6.1 lakh crore to more than Rs 255.003 trillion, as of October 2021.

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If you want to participate in an Initial Public Offering (IPO), purchase shares, and start trading in stock markets, one of the first requirements is to have an online Demat Account. A Demat or dematerialised account holds your shares and securities in the electronic format.

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Know here about Account Maintenance Charges in a Demat account and other types of account charges. Click here to read more on annual maintenance charges at India Infoline.

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A depository refers to a space where an asset is held for storage and safety. An example of a depository may be a bank, financial institution, or organization aiming to hold assets in dematerialized form.

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There are a number of different reasons why people want to change their stock broker. Often, traders find that they are getting lower brokerage rates and better service standards from another broker and may want to shift. Alternatively, your existing broker may have an online / app trading platform that is not very robust and you may be looking for a much better trading interface.

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It is a known fact that the Demat account is utilized for holding high dependability in a nation like India. When you purchase security with the help of trading accounts, these elements are held with the demat accounts. Simultaneously, the security is withdrawn from the demat accounts when one decides to sell them off. The Depository Participant or the broker that offers a CDSL demat […]

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There was a time when the Indian stock market followed the open outcry system, and the default trading method was through physical certificates. Conventionally, this resulted in a large amount of paperwork for traders and investors. It also contributed to the associated risks of dealing with physical copies.

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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.

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According to the Indian Trust Act 1908, a Trust is an arrangement where the owner transfers the property to another for the benefit of a third person.

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If an investor is holding physical share certificates, then as per the SEBI Regulations these shares have to be dematerialized before they can be sold. Since more than 99% of the shareholdings are in demat mode, it makes sense to convert your physical certificates, if any, into electronic credits in demat account.

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