Educating traders and investors has been a core focus for us at Zerodha since day one. In 2024, we’ve ramped up these efforts with a variety of new initiatives, all aimed at helping people understand the markets and manage their money better. Our last update on content initiatives was in July, so we thought it […]
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Over the past few months, we’ve been working hard to introduce new features and enhance existing ones to simplify your trading and investing experience. To make sure you don’t miss out, we’ve compiled all the updates for you in this post.
Pledged cash-equivalent securities such as Liquid ETFs, Sovereign Gold Bonds, and Government Bonds can now be sold instantly without waiting to unpledge them.
SEBI issued new circulars that affect how securities are credited to a client’s demat account. These guidelines, which will be implemented in two phases beginning October 14, 2024, aim to improve operational efficiency while reducing risks associated with the traditional system.
We’ve updated the Technicals Widget on Kite to give you all the key market information in one place.
On October 1, 2024, SEBI released a circular that changes a few things for index derivatives. Here’s a breakdown of all the changes and their impact. Increase in contract size Currently, the contract size for index F&O contracts is between Rs. 5 lakhs to 10 lakhs. Starting November 20, 2024, the contract value will be […]
In July SEBI released a “true to label” circular stating that market infrastructure institutions (MIIs) have to be “true to label” in the charges they levy to bring in more transparency in pricing. This circular comes into effect from October 1, 2024, and as a result, the exchanges have revised the Exchange Transaction Charges (ETC)—these […]
We turned 14 on August 15th. The past 12 months have been quite volatile for me personally. Nikhil and I lost our dad in December, and I was hit by a stroke immediately after that in January. I am now feeling better and have recovered about 85%, but I’m still struggling with my speech and […]
Introducing Alert Triggers Order (ATO) feature on Kite. With ATO, you can link a basket of orders to an alert, and as soon as the alert is triggered, your orders are placed on the exchange.
Fake trading apps have become a significant problem, with thousands of people losing crores of their hard-earned money. To help raise awareness, we explain how these scams operate, why people are drawn into them, and how you can protect yourself from falling victim.
You can now keep all your sensitive information regarding your investments and trading positions hidden using the new Privacy Mode on Kite web.
NSE published a circular on August 14 that says: With a view to safeguard the interest of investors, it is hereby clarified that any person referring a client to the Trading Member (broker) shall be appointed as an Authorised Person (AP) of the Trading Member after obtaining specific prior approval from the stock exchange for […]
You can now easily invest in mutual funds using a minor account on Coin.
We recently sent SEBI a routine summary of significant infrastructure and software upgrades and performance improvements that we have made in the last 18 months. Here’s a copy of the document. It does not include product features and improvements, only major upgrades in the backend. Hardware Our OMS installations and exchange connectivity run on independent […]
The finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2024 today and announced several changes aimed at simplifying the taxation of capital gains. These changes will have a direct impact on your take-home gains and there’s a lot of confusion going around the same. So, we will try to provide clarity on how your capital […]
It is critical for traders and investors to file their taxes, whether they made a profit or a loss. People often think that they don’t need to file taxes if they’ve made losses, but that’s not true. We also understand that filing your taxes might seem difficult, so we have created reports on Console to […]
It’s a weird paradox that we have so much financial content, but so little of it is good. Most of what passes for financial content today is dangerous nonsense. Sadly, this gets the maximum attention. At Zerodha, we have always tried to publish high-quality content from day 1 on all things markets, from Varsity, Z-Connect, […]
Educating traders and investors has been a core aspect of what we do at Zerodha since day one. Through the years, we’ve tried to do more across platforms and formats. In the past year, all of our efforts to create more educational resources have gained momentum. Since we are publishing text and videos across platforms […]
SEBI recently issued a circular stating that market infrastructure institutions (MIIs) have to be “true to label” in the charges they levy from October 2nd, 2024. This circular has an impact not only on brokers but also on trading and investing customers. So in this post, I explain what it means and how it affects you, the customer.
We are excited to announce the launch of Indian Business Class, dedicated to breaking down Indian businesses in Hindi.
At any given point in time, you may be tracking multiple stocks for different reasons. Even if you add the stocks on your marketwatch, it’s hard to remember all the reasons why you added them. Now, you can easily add a quick note about why you are interested in a stock right in your marketwatch.
Last week, SEBI introduced key changes to the dynamic price bands for stocks in the F&O segments. These changes aim to enhance volatility management during significant stock price movements and reduce information asymmetry.
You can now withdraw funds within seconds from your Zerodha account to your primary bank account using the Instant Withdrawal feature.
Update 28th Oct 2022: This Yourstory article claims that NSE has issued cease and desist notices to stock gaming apps. As we mentioned in this post below, regulations don’t allow the exchange market data feed to be used for any fantasy or gaming app. Update 21st Apr 2023: NSE published a circular prohibiting the use […]
The last quarter was a busy one for us at Zerodha, and we launched several cool features. We have collated all these updates in this post in case you missed any.
