Contract Note on WebNotes

How to request a duplicate contract note from Zerodha

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A contract note is a legally mandated document issued by a stock broker to its clients for every trade executed on a stock exchange. Under SEBI regulations, a contract note must be issued within 24 hours of trade execution. It is the primary legal evidence of a trade between the broker and the client, and it is a critical document for:

Capital gains tax computation (acquisition cost, sale proceeds, STT paid)
GST input credit (for business traders)
Responding to income tax department queries or notices
Dispute resolution with the broker or exchange

Zerodha issues contract notes digitally (by email to the registered email address and via Console download). This guide explains how to access historical contract notes if the original email was missed, the inbox was lost, or the contract note is needed for tax or legal purposes.

Console Contract notes

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Overview

A contract note is a legally binding document issued by a stockbroker to a client confirming the details of trades executed during a trading session on a specific date. For clients of Zerodha, contract notes are generated daily for every trading day on which at least one order was executed, and are accessible through Zerodha Console. The document carries a digital signature and constitutes a binding contract between the broker and the client under the Sale of Goods Act and the rules of the relevant exchanges.

Zerodha Console

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Zerodha Console is the back-office and portfolio-reporting portal operated by Zerodha, India’s largest stockbroker by active client count, and is accessible at console.zerodha.com. Console provides Zerodha clients with a consolidated view of their trading history, ledger statements, tax profit-and-loss reports, demat account statements, and account management functions. It serves as the administrative complement to Kite, which is Zerodha’s order-execution interface.

Console aggregates data across all segments in which a client trades, including NSE and BSE equities, equity futures and options, currency derivatives, commodity derivatives (MCX and NCDEX), and direct mutual fund units held through Zerodha Coin. The portal generates documents required for Indian income tax filing: the tradewise profit-and-loss report, the capital gains report covering both short-term and long-term gains, the F&O turnover statement for tax audit determination, and the full contract note archive going back to account opening.