List of Demat Account Articles

Share market investing in the bygone days involved a lot of paperwork. It was complicated and cumbersome until dematerialisation of shares made buying, selling, and holding shares effortless.

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.

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.

While demat accounts make investments, in general, and trading, in particular, more convenient than ever, they come with their own fair share of charges. These charges are a small price to pay for the convenience of trading electronically. However, it is still financially prudent to be aware of a few aspects of these demat account charges

Demat is like a bank account that holds your shares and other securities. The statement of demat holdings broadly consists of a statement of demat transactions and demat holdings statement.

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.

Investors in India have access to a number of financial and physical investment products. While real estate and gold are primary investment options for Indian households, financial products are catching up fast. The Central Depository Services Limited opened 1.7 million new Demat accounts in 2021 and the total tally came up to be 51.5 million A surge in the number of new Demat accounts signals an increase in equity investors.

As part of an introduction into the world of holding and trading financial securities, one of the first things you’ll need to do is open a demat account, and understand the various charges associated with doing so, as well as the exact benefits received through the same.

Opening a Demat account linked to your bank account is your first step to becoming investment-ready. Read on to find out what a demat account is, its features, and benefits.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has made it mandatory to have a Demat account for those who want to invest in equities. The move is to safeguard the investors and provide them with ease of investing and transparent, hassle-free transactions.

What is meant by Quantitative Easing? Quantitative Easing (QE) is when the central bank of a country buys securities from the broader market to increase the supply of money so that interest rates can be brought down. The sellers of these securities are usually banks and other large financial institutions. Now when they sell these securities and the central bank buys from them, they get […]

Capital markets have consistently remained an attractive investment option for those looking for high returns. Financial awareness about the profit potential of capital markets coupled with lower yields from traditional investment options has led to a growing interest in capital market investment in the recent past.