BTST (Buy Today Sell Tomorrow) on Zerodha

Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

BTST (Buy Today Sell Tomorrow) is a trading strategy in which an investor buys equity shares on one day and sells them on the next trading day, before the purchased shares are credited to their demat account through the normal settlement cycle. On Zerodha, BTST trades are executed using the CNC product code for both the buy and the subsequent sell order.

Under India’s T+1 settlement framework, shares bought on Day 0 (T) are credited to the buyer’s demat account on Day 1 (T+1). BTST involves selling these shares on Day 1 before the credit arrives, technically selling shares that are in the pipeline of settlement rather than in the demat account. This creates a specific settlement risk called short delivery.

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BTST (Buy Today Sell Tomorrow) on Zerodha