1.⁠ ⁠For Stock Broking Transaction ‘Prevent unauthorized transactions in your account, update your mobile number/email IDs with your stock brokers. Receive information of your transactions directly from Exchange on your mobile/email at the day. | 2.⁠ ⁠For Depository Transaction Prevent unauthorized transactions in your Demat account, update your mobile number/email IDs with your Depository Participant. Receive alerts on Your Registered Mobile for all debit and other important transactions in your demat account directly from CDSL/NSDL on the same day. | 3.⁠ ⁠KYC is a one-time exercise while dealing in securities market – once KYC is done through a SEBI registered intermediary (Broker, Mutual and DP etc.), you need not undergo the same process again when you approach another intermediary. | 4.⁠ ⁠If you are subscribing to an IPO, there is no need to issue a Cheque. Please write the bank account number or UPI payment and sign the IPO application form to authorize your bank to make payment in case of allotment. In case of non-allotment, the funds will remain in your bank account.
1. For Stock Broking Transaction: Prevent unauthorized transactions in your account, update your mobile number/email IDs with your stock brokers. Receive information of your transactions directly from Exchange on your mobile/email at the day. | 2. For Depository Transaction: Prevent unauthorized transactions in your Demat account, update your mobile number/email IDs with your Depository Participant. Receive alerts on your registered mobile for all debit and important transactions directly from CDSL/NSDL. | 3. KYC is a one-time exercise in the securities market. Once KYC is done with any SEBI registered intermediary (Broker, Mutual Fund, DP etc.), you need not do it again. | 4. When subscribing to an IPO, no cheque is required. Enter your bank account number or UPI ID in the IPO form and authorize your bank to block funds. If not allotted, your funds remain in your bank account.

For investor's attention

  • Beware of fixed/guaranteed/regular returns/ capital protection schemes. Brokers or their authorized persons or any of their associates are not authorized to offer fixed/guaranteed/regular returns/ capital protection on your investment or authorized to enter into any loan agreement with you to pay interest on the funds offered by you. Please note that in case of default of a member claim for funds or securities given to the broker under any arrangement/ agreement of indicative return will not be accepted by the relevant Committee of the Exchange as per the approved norms.
  • Do not keep funds idle with the Stock Broker. Please note that your stock broker has to return the credit balance lying with them, within three working days in case you have not done any transaction within last 30 calendar days. Please note that in case of default of a Member, claim for funds and securities, without any transaction on the exchange will not be accepted by the relevant Committee of the Exchange as per the approved norms.
  • Check the frequency of accounts settlement opted for. If you have opted for running account, please ensure that your broker settles your account and, in any case, not later than once in 90 days (or 30 days if you have opted for 30 days settlement). In case of declaration of trading member as defaulter, the claims of clients against such defaulter member would be subject to norms for eligibility of claims for compensation from IPF to the clients of the defaulter member. These norms are available on the Exchange website.
  • Brokers are not permitted to accept transfer of securities as margin. Securities offered as margin/ collateral MUST remain in the account of the client and can be pledged to the broker only by way of ‘margin pledge’, created in the Depository system. Clients are not permitted to place any securities with the broker or associate of the broker or authorized person of the broker for any reason. Broker can take securities belonging to clients only for settlement of securities sold by the client.
  • Always keep your contact details viz. Mobile number/Email ID updated with the stock broker. Email and mobile number is mandatory and you must provide the same to your broker for updation in Exchange records. You must immediately take up the matter with Stock Broker/Exchange if you are not receiving the messages from Exchange/Depositories regularly.
  • Don’t ignore any emails/SMSs received from the Exchange for trades done by you. Verify the same with the Contract notes/Statement of accounts received from your broker and report discrepancy, if any, to your broker in writing immediately and if the Stock Broker does not respond, please take this up with the Exchange/Depositories forthwith.
  • Check messages sent by Exchanges on a weekly basis regarding funds and securities balances reported by the trading member, compare it with the weekly statement of account sent by broker and immediately raise a concern to the exchange if you notice a discrepancy.
  • Please do not transfer funds, for the purposes of trading to anyone, including an authorized person or an associate of the broker, other than a SEBI registered Stock broker.

Risk disclosures on derivatives

  • 9 out of 10 individual traders in equity Futures and Options Segment, incurred net losses.
  • On an average, loss makers registered net trading loss close to 50,000.
  • Over and above the net trading losses incurred, loss makers expended an additional 28% of net trading losses as transaction costs.
  • Those making net trading profits, incurred between 15% to 50% of such profits as transaction cost.

Source: SEBI study  dated January 25, 2023 on “Analysis of Profit and Loss of Individual Traders dealing in equity Futures and Options (F&O) Segment”, wherein Aggregate Level findings are based on annual Profit/Loss incurred by individual traders in equity F&O during FY 2021-22.

Vachana Investments Pvt. Ltd. is a SEBI-registered stockbroker. We do not provide stock tips, guaranteed returns, or unauthorised trading services. All information shared is for educational and investor-awareness purposes only.