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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 .
Zerodha was founded in August 2010 by brothers Nithin and Nikhil Kamath. The name Zerodha, indicates a combination of words for the company's ideals: zero and rodha, the Sanskrit word for 'barrier'. [10] [11] In 2019, Zerodha became the largest retail stockbroker in India by active client base, overtaking ICICI Securities. It contributed up to ...
Rematerialisation, known as remat, is reverse of demat, i.e. getting physical certificates from the electronic securities; Transfer of securities, change of beneficial ownership; Settlement of trades done on exchange connected to the Depository; Pledging and Unpledging of Securities for loan against shares
It has established a state-of-the-art infrastructure that handles most of the securities held and settled in de-materialized form in the Indian securities markets. [6] Securities are held in depository accounts, which are similar to holding funds in bank accounts. Transfer of ownership of securities is done through simple account transfers.
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] As of March 2022, the depository holds assets worth ₹ 37.2 trillion, [5] with over 580 depository participants associated with CDSL. [6]
In finance and financial law, dematerialization refers to the substitution of paper-form securities by book-entry securities. This is a form of indirect holding system in which an intermediary, such as a broker or central securities depository, or the issuer (e.g., French system) holds a record of the ownership of shares usually in electronic format.
In 2010, Kamath co-founded Zerodha along with his brother Nithin Kamath. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] Zerodha provides brokerage services for dealing in stocks, currencies, and commodities. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] Kamath introduced a discount brokerage model with Zerodha which reduces the commission charged for transactions, enabling the masses to invest.
Admitted for trading, where a foreign share is accessible in a different market through an exchange convention and not actually registered within that different market. Generally such a company's primary listing is on a stock exchange in its country of incorporation, and its secondary listing(s) is/are on an exchange in another country. Cross ...