https://v2.webnotes.in/tags/equity/Recent content in Equity on WebNotesHugoen-INTue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://v2.webnotes.in/how-to-place-first-equity-buy-order-kite/Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://v2.webnotes.in/how-to-place-first-equity-buy-order-kite/<p>This guide is written for investors who are opening a trading terminal for the first time and want to purchase shares of a listed company on the <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/national-stock-exchange/">National Stock Exchange</a> or <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/bombay-stock-exchange/">Bombay Stock Exchange</a> through <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/kite-zerodha/">Zerodha Kite</a>. The procedure applies to both <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/kite-web/">Kite web</a> and the <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/kite-mobile-app/">Kite mobile app</a>, with minor interface differences noted throughout.</p> <aside class="callout callout--key" role="note"> <strong class="callout__label">Prerequisites</strong> <div class="callout__body"><ul> <li>A fully KYC-verified Zerodha account. If you have not yet opened an account, see <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/how-to-open-zerodha-account/">How to open a Zerodha account</a>.</li> <li>Sufficient cleared funds in your Zerodha trading account. Fund your account via UPI, NEFT, RTGS or net banking through the Kite funds page.</li> <li>Two-factor authentication (2FA) set up using a TOTP authenticator app (Google Authenticator, Authy or similar).</li> <li>Kite web accessed on a modern browser, or the Kite Android or iOS app installed and updated to the latest version.</li> </ul> </div> </aside> <h2 id="understanding-the-order-ticket-before-you-start">Understanding the order ticket before you start</h2> <p>Every buy order on Kite is entered through a single order ticket. Before placing an order you must understand three key fields.</p>https://v2.webnotes.in/mutual-fund-aum-growth-india/Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://v2.webnotes.in/mutual-fund-aum-growth-india/<p><strong>Mutual fund assets under management (AUM) in India</strong> grew from approximately Rs 93,000 crore in March 2000 to over Rs 67 lakh crore by March 2025, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 19% over 25 years. This trajectory, tracked monthly by the <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/amfi-association-of-mutual-funds/">Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI)</a>, reflects the cumulative effect of equity market appreciation, systematic inflows through <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/sip-growth-story-india/">SIPs</a>, a doubling of the investor base, and regulatory interventions that improved product transparency and reduced distribution costs.</p>https://v2.webnotes.in/zerodha-equity-segment/Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://v2.webnotes.in/zerodha-equity-segment/<p>The <strong>equity segment</strong> on <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/zerodha/">Zerodha</a> is the platform&rsquo;s largest business line by client headcount and turnover. It covers the buying and selling of equity shares listed on the <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/national-stock-exchange/">National Stock Exchange (NSE)</a> and the <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/bombay-stock-exchange/">Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)</a> under the cash market (CM) segment. All trades in this segment are governed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (<a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/sebi-investment-management-department/">SEBI</a>) and cleared through NSE Clearing Limited (NCL) and Indian Clearing Corporation Limited (ICCL) for BSE. Settlement since January 2023 occurs on a T+1 basis for most listed equities, meaning shares and funds move between counterparties on the trading day plus one calendar day.</p>https://v2.webnotes.in/kite-zerodha/Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://v2.webnotes.in/kite-zerodha/<p><strong>Kite</strong> is the trading platform operated by <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/zerodha/">Zerodha</a>, India&rsquo;s largest stockbroker by active client count, comprising a browser-based terminal at kite.zerodha.com and a mobile application for Android and iOS. It provides retail and institutional clients with access to equities, equity derivatives, currency derivatives, commodity derivatives, and government securities across the <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/national-stock-exchange/">National Stock Exchange</a> (NSE) and the <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/bombay-stock-exchange/">Bombay Stock Exchange</a> (BSE), as well as commodity exchanges operated by the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) and the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX).</p>https://v2.webnotes.in/kite-mobile-app/Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://v2.webnotes.in/kite-mobile-app/<p><strong>Kite Mobile</strong> is the smartphone trading application component of the <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/kite-zerodha/">Kite platform</a> operated by <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/zerodha/">Zerodha</a>, available on the Google Play Store for Android devices and on the Apple App Store for iOS devices. It provides Zerodha clients with real-time market data, order placement, charting, portfolio management, and access to back-office functions on mobile devices, serving as the portable complement to the <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/kite-web/">Kite Web</a> browser terminal.</p> <p>Kite Mobile is consistently among the most downloaded and highest-rated financial applications on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store in the Indian market, with several million downloads and ratings above 4.0 out of 5 from a substantial base of user reviews. It supports trading across NSE and BSE equities, equity futures and options, currency derivatives, and MCX commodity derivatives, matching the segment coverage of <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/kite-web/">Kite Web</a>.</p>https://v2.webnotes.in/zerodha-smallcases/Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://v2.webnotes.in/zerodha-smallcases/<p><strong>Smallcase</strong> is a fintech platform that packages thematic or factor-based equity portfolios (called &ldquo;smallcases&rdquo;) for retail investors. Each smallcase is a curated basket of 2 to 50 stocks or ETFs representing a specific investment idea (e.g., rural demand, electric vehicles, banking sector, ESG). <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/zerodha/">Zerodha</a> integrates with smallcase through a technology partnership; smallcase orders are executed through Zerodha&rsquo;s Kite trading engine. Investors require an active Zerodha account to invest in smallcases through the Zerodha-smallcase integration.</p>https://v2.webnotes.in/zerodha-resident-individual-account/Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://v2.webnotes.in/zerodha-resident-individual-account/<p><strong>Zerodha resident individual account</strong> is the standard trading and demat account opened by <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/zerodha/">Zerodha</a> for individual residents of India under the SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub-brokers) Regulations, 1992. It is the most common account type on the <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/kite-zerodha/">Kite</a> platform and serves as the reference account against which all other Zerodha account variants are defined. The account combines a trading account (held with Zerodha Broking Limited) and a demat account (held with either <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/cdsl/">CDSL</a> or <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/nsdl/">NSDL</a>) under a single onboarding workflow.</p>