How to close a Zerodha demat account and keep trading

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

You cannot close a Zerodha demat account on its own and keep the trading account running. Zerodha’s own support guidance is explicit: the demat cannot be closed while the trading account stays open, because equity delivery and physically settled stock derivatives must settle into the demat. The two sit inside one combined account, and closing one closes both. If your real aim is to stop paying demat annual maintenance while keeping the ability to trade, the correct route is not closure at all; it is a conversion to a Basic Services Demat Account , which drops the maintenance charge to nil while your holdings stay at or below Rs 4 lakh.

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How to close a Zerodha demat account and keep trading