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A demat account is an Indian term for a dematerialized account that holds financial securities (equity or debt) digitally for traded shares in the share market. In India, demat accounts are maintained by two depository organizations: the National Securities Depository Limited and the Central Depository Services Limited .
Currently there are two depositories operational in India. National Securities Depository Limited - NSDL - Having 2 crores Demat A/c as on 30-06-2020 [3] Central Depository Services Limited - CDSL - Having 2.3 crores Demat A/c as on 30-06-2020 [4]
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. (CDSL) is an Indian central securities depository, founded in 1999. [3] CDSL is the largest depository in India in terms of number of demat accounts opened. In February, CDSL became the first depository in India to open 60 million active demat accounts. [4]
It was established in August 1996 as the first electronic securities depository in India with national coverage. [2] It was established based on a suggestion by a national institution responsible for the economic development of India. At the end of 2023, its demat accounts held assets worth ₹398 Lakh Crore ($4.7 trillion). [3] [4] [5] [6]
Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL) is an Indian custodian and depository participant, based in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. [2] SHCIL was established in 1986 as a public limited company and is a subsidiary of IFCI .
Axis Direct provides a 3-in-1 Online Investment Account [2] which is a combination of Axis Bank Savings along with an Axis Direct trading and Demat account services: Equities – Invest online in stocks of listed companies; Mutual Funds – Invest in mutual funds including equity, hybrid, tax saving or debt schemes from asset management companies
Mehta used this money temporarily in his account to buy shares, hike up demand of certain shares (such as that of ACC, Sterlite Industries, and Videocon) dramatically, sell them off, pass on a part of the proceeds to the bank and keep the rest for himself. This resulted in stocks like ACC, which was trading in 1991 for ₹200/share, catapult to ...
Sharekhan was founded by Mumbai-based entrepreneur Shripal Morakhia in 2000. Sharekhan pioneered the Indian online retail brokerage industry and leveraged on the first wave of digitization, when dematerialization (demat) of securities came into effect and electronic trading was introduced in the stock exchanges.