https://v2.webnotes.in/tags/free-cash/Recent content in Free Cash on WebNotesHugoen-INWed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://v2.webnotes.in/free-cash-meaning-on-zerodha/Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://v2.webnotes.in/free-cash-meaning-on-zerodha/<p><strong>Free cash</strong> on Zerodha is the portion of your trading account cash that&rsquo;s <strong>not locked</strong> as margin against open positions and is available for new trades.</p> <h2 id="components">Components</h2> <p>For a Zerodha account:</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Item</th> <th>Description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Total cash</td> <td>All cash in the trading account</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Margin used</td> <td>Locked against open positions</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Free cash</td> <td>Total cash - Margin used (the spendable portion)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>If your total cash is Rs 5 lakh and Rs 2 lakh is locked as margin, free cash = Rs 3 lakh.</p>