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Who Can Open a Demat Account In India?

In some respects, a Demat account is like a bank account. You have equity shares and other securities in your Demat account just as you keep your cash balances in your bank account. Shares were historically held in physical (share certificates) form (before 1997)

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What is the Collateral Amount in Demat Account?

To buy equity shares or derivatives like futures and options in the stock market, you will need to first deposit funds into your trading and Demat account.

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Difference Between Dematerialisation and Rematerialisation

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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How to Link Your Aadhaar Number with Demat Account

Investing in stock markets requires you to follow certain statutory steps. Foremost, is to link your Aadhaar with Demat Account. Market regulator, Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) made it compulsory for all brokers/brokerage firms to link Aadhaar with the Demat Account of investors using their trading platforms. Following this, National Securities Depositories Ltd (NSDL) made provisions for the online linking of Aadhaar with the Demat Account of all investors.

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How to Open and Use a Demat Account?

Earlier, buying and selling of shares were done by being physically present at the exchanges. Today, with the advent of digitalisation, shares no longer need to be tangible assets. They are dematerialized, making it much easier for everyone to buy and sell them.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Demat Account

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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E-verify Your Return Using a Demat Account

Every Indian citizen is liable to pay taxes as per their tax obligation and applicable tax bracket slabs. In the process of filing income tax, the first step is to file the returns. However, your taxes are not filed completely until you verify the filed returns.

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Do's and Don'ts For a Demat Account

The dematerialisation of shares and the advent of electronic trading has enabled the participation of investors from different strata of society.

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How to Trade with a Demat Account?

Paper-strewn floors and traders frantically monitoring the trading screens at a stock exchange is probably the first image that comes to our mind when we think about the word ‘market’. But with the advent of electronic trading, traders are no more burdened with physical, paper stock certificates to trade.

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things you must know demat charges

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

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