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Demat Accounts

After FII, will retail investor flows into equity market also shrink?

Over past decade, strong retail flows have coincided with declining / low deposit rates, said analysts at Jefferies, who expect the deposit rates to go above the 7 per cent level with a lag

Updated On: 02 Aug 2023 | 11:05 AM IST

LIC IPO: 12 million policyholders have demat accounts, says report

The LIC has set a price band of Rs 902-Rs 949 per equity share. The government intends to raise Rs 21,000 crore through the issue

Updated On: 29 Apr 2022 | 12:14 AM IST

Demat account tally jumps 63% to 89.7 million in FY22, shows data

Experts say, however, that pace of additions may moderate going ahead

Updated On: 15 Apr 2022 | 1:22 AM IST

CDSL becomes 1st depository with 60 million active demat accounts

Central Depository Services (India) on Tuesday said it now has more than six crore plus (60 million) active demat accounts.

Updated On: 02 Mar 2022 | 3:17 AM IST

Street signs: CSK shares trade between Rs 180-200, Lata sends Didi buzzing

Last week, a mutual fund house invited bids for selling 100,000 shares.

Updated On: 13 Feb 2022 | 11:50 PM IST

Number of demat accounts have more than doubled since March 2019: Tyagi

Top brokerages have been opening nearly a million demat accounts since then and almost 75 per cent of them are under-30 investors

Updated On: 06 Jan 2022 | 2:49 AM IST

Street signs: New demat accounts rise, F&O stock list swells, and more

Market watchers say it will be interesting to see if the pace of addition continues if the market continues to remain volatile

Updated On: 28 Nov 2021 | 11:05 PM IST

Unique investor count on NSE crosses 50 million, shows data

Cities beyond the top 50 account for 57% of new registrations

Updated On: 26 Oct 2021 | 2:25 AM IST

Boom in digital dabba trading

Much like illegal dabba trading, the platform itself is the counterparty to trades by the customer

Updated On: 19 Jul 2021 | 12:01 PM IST

Investors to get option to block securities in demat accounts: Sebi

Investors will soon have the option to block securities on their respective demat accounts for sale transactions apart from the existing early pay-in mechanism.

Updated On: 16 Jul 2021 | 6:48 PM IST

'Don't want to fly in private jet, own a yacht': Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath

Nithin and his brother expected to earn home a salary of up to Rs 100 crore each for running India's largest stock brokerage firm. Nithin's wife to get same salary package as well.

Updated On: 02 Jun 2021 | 1:36 AM IST

IIFL bid wins Karvy's 1.1 million demat customers, Axis takes trading a/cs

Axis Securities' customer base to swell from 2.5 mn to over 3.6 mn; IIFL says well poised to service demat customers from Day-1

Updated On: 25 Feb 2021 | 1:34 AM IST

Sebi orders attachment of bank, demat accounts of Sunshine Global Agro

Markets regulator Sebi has ordered attachment of bank and demat accounts of Sunshine Global Agro and its directors to recover dues

Updated On: 24 Dec 2020 | 5:04 PM IST

A million new demat accounts opened for third straight month, shows data

The surge in new account openings has been underpinned by the rally in stocks

Updated On: 27 Sep 2020 | 8:38 PM IST

How to sniff and dodge financial scams and keep your wealth intact

Here are some tools that will help you detect a scam from a mile away and avoid touching one even with a 10-foot barge pole

Updated On: 11 Sep 2020 | 6:46 PM IST

YES Bank FPO: Several brokers under Sebi scanner over share freeze

Over 12.5 billion new shares issued in the FPO commenced trading on Monday

Updated On: 28 Jul 2020 | 6:04 AM IST

Sebi again eases compliance rules for processing of demat request

Before this, the regulator had eased compliance requirement in this regard in April

Updated On: 01 Jul 2020 | 2:49 AM IST

Karvy crisis: What clients should do with holdings in their demat accounts

If demat holdings are intact, then Karvy's clients have the option to move to another broker. If not, they should complain.

Updated On: 27 Nov 2019 | 9:53 PM IST

Here is what you should check before applying for a demat account

Take broker's help and collect the complete list of documents that need to be submitted

Updated On: 14 Nov 2018 | 11:57 PM IST

How to demat your physical shares before the December 5 deadline ends

If you miss this deadline set by Sebi, you will not be able to transfer or sell your shares; but getting them dematted isn't rocket science

Updated On: 12 Sep 2018 | 9:00 AM IST