Guides
A growing collection of how-to guides and reference notes.
- 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.
- CMR and CML physical request charges at Zerodha
Zerodha charges Rs 20 plus courier for physical Client Master Report copies. Digital CMR copies are free.
- CDSL (Central Depository Services Limited)
CDSL, established in 1999 and listed on BSE in 2017, is India's second securities depository and holds the largest demat account base, about 18 crore accounts as of March 2026.
- CDS/MCX product circle on Zerodha
How Zerodha's product circle system works for enabling currency derivatives (CDS) and commodity derivatives (MCX) trading, including eligibility,.
- Cameo Corporate Services
Cameo Corporate Services is a SEBI Category I registrar to an issue and share-transfer agent headquartered in Chennai, with a strong South India footprint...
- Call and Trade charges at Zerodha
Zerodha charges Rs 50 per order for call-and-trade and for RMS auto square-off. Why you were charged without calling, when it is waived, and worked examples.
- Buyback and tender offers on Zerodha
Share buyback and tender offers on Zerodha: SEBI framework, tender offer process via Kite, buyback tax treatment under Section 115QA, and key investor.
- BTST (Buy Today Sell Tomorrow) on Zerodha
BTST lets a Zerodha investor sell shares purchased the previous day before they are credited to the demat account, exploiting T+1 settlement timing.