Trading account

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The full webnotes article on Trading account will cover the account a client opens with a stockbroker to place buy and sell orders on the exchanges, how it differs from a demat account, and the documents required to open one, with internal links to neighbouring topics on webnotes.in and a references section pointing to primary sources.

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