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Traders, We keep getting queries on quarterly settlements, hence the detailed explanation below. What is Quarterly Settlement of Funds & Securities? Back in 2009, the market regulator, SEBI, introduced the policy of Quarterly Settlement of Funds & Securities. According to the policy, brokerage firms are required to transfer back all unutilized sums of money kept […]

Traders/Investors, Firstly, web traffic analytic platforms like Alexa, Similarweb, etc., currently list us as the second most popular brokerage website in India in terms of traffic, just behind ICICI. An economy of scale business model like ours working on extremely thin margins require high volumes to remain profitable and sustainable. So let me thank you. […]

Traders, I am very excited to let you all know that we have won the prestigious “Economic Times – Startup of the year award – 2016” in the bootstrap category. Coincidentally Aug 15th is also our sixth year anniversary. I, on behalf of the entire Zerodha team, want to take this opportunity to thank you […]

Traders, One of the most popular requests we get every tax filing season from traders on our education modules on taxation is, “Why don’t we also help them with tax filing and audits”. Introducing www.tradetax.in Tradetax is a Rainmatter initiative formed by a team of experienced Chartered accountant’s (CA) with trading knowledge. We are the same team which […]

Traders, Updated 21th Sep 2016 We have the latest release of Pi (version 1.0.0.6  7/18/2016) available for update directly from Pi if you click on Help > Check for Updates. If you are installing for the first time, download the Pi installation file from here. Here are some of the latest features: Multiple marketwatches Create a new marketwatch […]

Traders and Investors, I am super excited to introduce you all to smallcase, a fintech startup who have leveraged our broking as a service model to setup India’s first thematic investing platform. With smallcase, you can buy portfolios of stocks that reflect market themes like GST, rural demand, India’s growing middle class, monsoon with just 2 […]

Traders, Indian trading community, unfortunately, lags far behind their international counterparts in terms of leveraging the power of cutting edge technology when trading. Considering that we have the largest population of software developers (behind US) in the world, this is dismaying. This has been a chicken and egg situation. Except for a privy select group with industry connects and large capital, […]

Traders, We have a latest release of Pi (version 1.0.0.6  2/22/2016), make sure to click on Help>Check to update from within Pi. If you are installing for the first time, download the Pi installation file from here. Here are some of the latest features Changing time frame from the same chart Toolbar on every chart Use the […]

Traders and Investors, our mutual fund platform coin.zerodha.com is now live. Continuing with our tradition of innovation, there are many firsts. Easy execution Search any fund. Analyze historical performance. Click on Buy for lump sum or one time investment, and SIP (systematic investment plan) if you intend to invest small amounts of money at fixed interval automatically. […]

Traders, Many of you probably write stock market related blog posts or manage websites or mobile apps providing fundamental info, analysis, option strategies, advisory, etc. Until now, even though the decision making was happening on your interface, the actual placing of a trade would have been outside it. This meant lesser client traction on your site and loss […]

Traders, You can now pledge almost 1000 approved securities (Stocks & ETFs) to get collateral margin which can be used for trading futures and options on equity and currency. Pledging a Stock Visit the holdings page on Console and in the holdings table, hover the cursor on the stock you want to pledge and click […]

Traders and Investors, As a business, we have set a target of reaching 1 million clients over the next 3 years, and we are looking for partners to get there. We thought the best people to partner would be our clients like you, who have used our platform and services. Why partner with Zerodha? Less than […]

We have stopped accepting fresh subscriptions to Open Trade w.e.f. 25th April, 2018. This platform will be shut-down soon. If you have an active subscription, please create a ticket here for a refund. We apologize for the inconvenience. Traders, Over the last 5+ years, we have stayed away from providing any kind of advisory. One of […]

Over the last two years, we at Zerodha have been relentlessly working on building good homegrown technology, and we’ve brought to you, our flagship products Q/Quant, Kite, and numerous other tools and enhancements. However, from a larger perspective, very little innovation happens in the Indian fintech industry compared to industries such as e-commerce and retail, […]

Traders, Find following the official trading holiday calendar for 2016 on NSE, BSE, and MSEI (formally known as MCX SX) for Equity, F&O, and Currency segments. Calendar for Commodities will be updated as soon as it is released by MCX. January 1, 2016 is not a holiday on any of the Exchanges. Sr. No Holidays […]

Traders & Investors, Yes, you read it right! All investments at Zerodha will now be absolutely brokerage free starting 1st Dec 2015. No upfront fees, no minimum volume, no special terms and conditions, no clauses, no strings attached. Right from the conception of our name, the plan was to get here, it has taken us […]

Traders, I have some great news for all you programmers out there who trade the markets. Pi bridge, which earlier had capability of only accepting orders via AmiBroker is now enabled for two-way communication (firing orders, and getting response in terms of order updates, positions, holdings, and more) not just for AmiBroker but from any […]

Traders, I guess we all have read about how Sachin Tendulkar used to watch and study video cassettes for hours of every single innings of his to help become a better batsman. The question is, how many of us traders do this? Do we ever look back and see how we performed, what helped and what […]

Traders/Investors, We at Zerodha are super excited about the rave reviews Kite(beta) our new web trading application has been getting for its super simple user interface, integrated trading and reporting (Q/Quant) platform, brilliant charting, intuitive search and filters, lightning fast trading, and more. Following is a quick tutorial on everything you need to know to […]

Traders/Investors, We have been working on a bunch of things which are fructifying now. Some very exciting updates for all of you. 1. Kite (web) which is in beta has just received a major overhaul in terms of charting. 99 indicators, 15 drawing tools, templates, ease of changing time frames, and much more. If you […]

Traders/Investors, Quick update on everything new that has happened this July at Zerodha. Our new workspace I am excited to let you all know that we are in the process of transitioning into our brand new 25,000 sqft office in Bangalore. So, all the current 3 offices (Sales, Support/Tech, and Account opening) will come under […]

Traders, We have a new release of Pi, and here is a list of everything new in this version. Firstly, if you have any version lower than 1.0.0.6, make sure you uninstall the old version and install the latest from Q. If you have Version 1.0.0.6 or higher, click on “Check for updates” in the help […]

Traders/Investors, Firstly, a question I have been asked quite often in the last few months. Why don’t we have special free trading offers for new clients? Why don’t we extend the 60 day challenge into a competition between traders and have a big lottery prize for the winner – the temptation of the lottery should get […]

Traders, Introducing all of you to trading directly from the charts, for the first time in India. Being one of the beta testers of Pi over the last 6 months, a feature that I really like is trading directly from the charts. Placing an order directly from the charts is intuitively much better than using a […]

“Check out our detailed module on taxation while trading/investing on varsity.” Note: This article might contain information that will not comply with the current tax laws. Please read the Taxation module on Varsity for updated information Traders, Taxation is an often neglected aspect especially more for people who trade/invest on the capital markets. With the […]