Guides
A growing collection of how-to guides and reference notes.
- Exchange transaction charges on NSE, BSE, and MCX
NSE, BSE, and MCX levy transaction charges on every trade.
- ETF investing on Zerodha
Exchange-traded funds on Zerodha: how ETFs trade, product codes, types, expense ratios, tracking error, and tax treatment for index, gold, and debt ETFs.
- Equity segment on Zerodha
How the equity cash segment works on Zerodha: product codes, brokerage, margins, settlement, tax treatment, and comparison with other brokers.
- Equity intraday brokerage at Zerodha
Zerodha charges 0.03% or Rs 20 per order (whichever is lower) on equity intraday MIS trades.
- Equity delivery brokerage at Zerodha (zero fee)
Zerodha charges zero brokerage on equity delivery trades.
- eMandate on Zerodha (UPI and net-banking)
How Zerodha's eMandate facility works for UPI AutoPay and net-banking mandates, enabling automatic SIP debits and recurring fund transfers from linked.
- Edelweiss Broking
Edelweiss Broking is an Indian stockbroker within the listed Edelweiss Financial Services group, offering equity, derivatives, margin trading, and wealth.
- Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) in India
Encyclopedic reference on the Draft Red Herring Prospectus: the SEBI-observation precursor to the RHP, its mandatory contents, the 30-day public comment.
- DP charges on Zerodha sell transactions
Zerodha charges Rs 15.34 per scrip on delivery sells: Rs 3.5 CDSL fee plus Rs 9.5 Zerodha fee plus Rs 2.34 GST.
- Ditto Insurance: the IRDAI corporate agent by Zerodha's Finshots team
Ditto Insurance is an IRDAI corporate agent (CA0738) run by the Finshots team and backed by Zerodha. What it advises on, how it earns, and how it compares.
- Ditto Insurance and the Zerodha advisory ecosystem
How Ditto Insurance connects to the Zerodha ecosystem: the referral link from Zerodha's insurance page, what is shared, and what is not integrated.
- Discount brokers in India
An encyclopedic overview of discount stockbrokers in India: definition, history, leading firms, regulatory framework, charge structures, and market share.
- Disclosed quantity orders
A disclosed quantity order shows only a fraction of the full order size in the exchange order book, hiding the trader's true intent while keeping the full...
- Dhan
Dhan is an Indian discount broker operated by Raise Financial Services, founded in 2021 by Pravin Jadhav, offering equity, F&O, and API trading with an.
- Demat account
A demat account holds securities in electronic form in India. Learn its history, structure, depositories, eligibility, fees, and recent reforms.
- Delayed payment interest at Zerodha (18% per annum)
Zerodha charges 18% per annum interest on debit balances in the trading ledger.
- DDPI one-time charge at Zerodha
Zerodha charges Rs 75 plus 18% GST (Rs 88.50 total) as a one-time fee to activate the DDPI facility, which replaces the older POA for authorising demat.
- Cut-off price in an Indian IPO
Encyclopedic reference on the cut-off price option in Indian IPOs: what it means, who can use it, how the blocked amount is calculated, and why retail.
- Currency derivatives on Zerodha
Currency futures and options on Zerodha: eligible pairs, SEBI-RBI framework, brokerage, margins, position limits, and tax treatment.
- Cover order (CO) on Zerodha
A cover order on Zerodha is an intraday order paired with a mandatory stop-loss, enabling higher leverage by capping maximum loss at order placement.
- Corporate action order charges at Zerodha
Zerodha charges Rs 20 plus GST per order for submitting corporate action orders (rights issues, buybacks, OFS) on behalf of clients.
- Consolidated Account Statement (CAS) from CDSL
The CAS is a monthly depository statement from CDSL or NSDL listing all demat holdings and transactions across every broker linked to a PAN for the.
- Console Tradebook
The Console Tradebook is Zerodha's downloadable record of every executed trade, showing scrip, quantity, price, exchange, and segment for any date range.
- Console Tax P&L statement
The Console Tax P&L statement is Zerodha's pre-computed profit and loss report with FIFO cost basis applied, designed for direct use in income tax filing.
- Console Positions report
The Console Positions report shows a Zerodha client's open intraday and F&O positions -- entry price, current price, quantity, and unrealised P&L --.
- Console Holdings report
The Console Holdings report shows a Zerodha client's current demat portfolio -- every stock held with quantity, average cost, current value, and unrealised P&L.
- Console Funds statement / Ledger
The Console Funds statement is Zerodha's client ledger showing every debit and credit to the trading account -- fund transfers, brokerage, taxes, and.
- Console Contract notes
Contract notes are exchange-mandated daily trade confirmation documents issued by Zerodha, listing every executed trade with charges, and carrying legal.
- Commodity derivatives (MCX) on Zerodha
Commodity futures and options on Zerodha via MCX: eligible contracts, SEBI-FMC framework, brokerage, margins, contract specs, and tax treatment.
- CNC product code on Zerodha
CNC (Cash and Carry) is Zerodha's product code for equity delivery trades, requiring full payment, with shares credited to the demat account on T+1 settlement.