After Trade

Investor Charter

Investor Charter – Stock Broker

Vision

To follow highest standards of ethics and compliances while facilitating the trading by clients in securities in a fair and transparent manner, so as to contribute in creation of wealth for investors.

Mission

Services provided to Investors

Rights of Investors

Various activities of Stock Brokers with timelines

S.No. Activities Expected Timelines
1 KYC entered into KRA System and CKYCR 10 days of account opening
2 Client Onboarding Immediate, but not later than one week
3 Order execution Immediate on receipt of order, but not later than the same day
4 Allocation of Unique Client Code Before trading
5 Copy of duly completed Client Registration Documents to clients 7 days from the date of upload of Unique Client Code to the Exchange by the trading member
6 Issuance of contract notes 24 hours of execution of trades
7 Collection of upfront margin from client Before initiation of trade
8 Issuance of intimations regarding other margin due payments At the end of the T day
9 Settlement of client funds 30 days / 90 days for running account settlement (RAS) as per the preference of client.If consent not given for RAS – within 24 hours of pay-out
10 ‘Statement of Accounts’ for Funds, Securities and Commodities Weekly basis (Within four trading days of following week)
11 Issuance of retention statement of funds/commodities 5 days from the date of settlement
12 Issuance of Annual Global Statement 30 days from the end of the financial year
13 Investor grievances redressal 30 days from the receipt of the complaint

DOs and DON’Ts for Investors

S.No. DOs DON’Ts
1 Read all documents and conditions being agreed before signing the account opening form. Do not deal with unregistered stock broker.
2 Receive a copy of KYC, copy of account opening documents and Unique Client Code. Do not forget to strike off blanks in your account opening and KYC.
3 Read the product / operational framework / timelines related to various Trading and Clearing & Settlement processes. Do not submit an incomplete account opening and KYC form.
4 Receive all information about brokerage, fees and other charges levied. Do not forget to inform any change in information linked to trading account and obtain confirmation of updation in the system.
5 Register your mobile number and email ID in your trading, demat and bank accounts to get regular alerts on your transactions. Do not transfer funds, for the purposes of trading to anyone other than a stock broker. No payment should be made in name of employee of stock broker.
6 If executed, receive a copy of Power of Attorney. However, Power of Attorney is not a mandatory requirement as per SEBI / Stock Exchanges. Before granting Power of Attorney, carefully examine the scope and implications of powers being granted. Do not ignore any emails / SMSs received with regards to trades done, from the Stock Exchange and raise a concern, if discrepancy is observed.
7 Receive contract notes for trades executed, showing transaction price, brokerage, GST and STT etc. as applicable, separately, within 24 hours of execution of trades. Do not ignore any emails / SMSs received with regards to trades done, from the Stock Exchange and raise a concern, if discrepancy is observed.
8 Receive funds and securities / commodities on time within 24 hours from pay-out. Do not share trading password.
9 Verify details of trades, contract notes and statement of account and approach relevant authority for any discrepancies. Verify trade details on the Exchange websites from the trade verification facility provided by the Exchanges. Do not fall prey to fixed / guaranteed returns schemes.
10 Receive statement of accounts periodically. If opted for running account settlement, account has to be settled by the stock broker as per the option given by the client (30 or 90 days). Do not fall prey to fraudsters sending emails and SMSs luring to trade in stocks / securities promising huge profits.
11 In case of any grievances, approach stock broker or Stock Exchange or SEBI for getting the same resolved within prescribed timelines. Do not follow herd mentality for investments. Seek expert and professional advice for your investments.

Grievance Redressal Mechanism

Level 1 – Approach the Stock Broker at the designated Investor Grievance e-mail ID of the stock broker. The Stock Broker will strive to redress the grievance immediately, but not later than 30 days of the receipt of the grievance.

Level 2 – Approach the Stock Exchange using the grievance mechanism mentioned at the website of the respective exchange. Complaints Resolution Process at Stock Exchange explained graphically:

Timelines for complaint resolution process at Stock Exchanges against stock brokers

S.No. Type of Activity Timelines for activity
1 Receipt of Complaint Day of complaint (C Day).
2 Additional information sought from the investor, if any, and provisionally forwarded to stock broker. C + 7 Working days.
3 Registration of the complaint and forwarding to the stock broker. C+8 Working Days i.e. T day.
4 Amicable Resolution. T+15 Working Days.
5 Refer to Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC), in case of no amicable resolution. T+16 Working Days.
6 Complete resolution process post GRC. T + 30 Working Days.
7 In case where the GRC Member requires additional information, GRC order shall be completed within. T + 45 Working Days.
8 Implementation of GRC Order. On receipt of GRC Order, if the order is in favour of the investor, debit the funds of the stock broker. Order for debit is issued immediately or as per the directions given in GRC order.
9 In case the stock broker is aggrieved by the GRC order, will provide intention to avail arbitration Within 7 days from receipt of order
10 If intention from stock broker is received and the GRC order amount is upto Rs.20 lakhs Investor is eligible for interim relief from Investor Protection Fund (IPF).The interim relief will be 50% of the GRC order amount or Rs.2 lakhs whichever is less. The same shall be provided after obtaining an Undertaking from the investor.
11 Stock Broker shall file for arbitration Within 6 months from the date of GRC recommendation
12 In case the stock broker does not file for arbitration within 6 months The GRC order amount shall be released tothe investor after adjusting the amount released as interim relief, if any.

Handling of Investor’s claims / complaints in case of default of a Trading Member / Clearing Member (TM/CM)

Default of TM/CM

Following steps are carried out by Stock Exchange for benefit of investor, in case stock broker defaults:
Following information is available on Stock Exchange website for information of investors:
Level 3  – The complaint not redressed at Stock Broker / Stock Exchange level, may be lodged with SEBI on SCORES (a web based centralized grievance redressal system of SEBI) @https://scores.gov.in/scores/Welcome.html

Investor Charter – Depository Participant

1 Vision

Towards making Indian Securities Market – Transparent, Efficient, & Investor friendly by providing safe, reliable, transparent and trusted record keeping platform for investors to hold and transfer securities in dematerialized form.

2 Mission

3. Details of business transacted by the Depository and Depository Participant (DP)

4. Description of services provided by the Depository through Depository Participants (DP) to investors

(1) Basic Services
Sr.No. Brief about the Activity / Service Expected Timelines for processing by the DP after receipt of proper documents
1 Dematerialization of securities 7 days
2 Rematerialization of securities 7 days
3 Mutual Fund Conversion / Destatementization 5 days
4 Re-conversion / Restatementisation of Mutual fund units 7 days
5 Transmission of securities 7 days
6 Registering pledge request 15 days
7 Closure of demat account 30 days
8 Settlement Instruction For T+1 day settlements, Participants shall accept instructions from the Clients, in physical form up to 4 p.m. (in case of electronic instructions up to 6.00 p.m.) on T day for pay-in of securities. For T+0 day settlements, Participants shall accept EPI instructions from the clients, till 11:00 AM on T day. Note: ‘T’ refers ‘Trade Day’
(2) Depositories provide special services like pledge, hypothecation, internet based services etc. in addition to their core services and these include
Sr.No. Type of Activity /Service Brief about the Activity / Service
1 Value Added Services Depositories also provide value added services such as
  1. Basic Services Demat Account (BSDA)
  2. Transposition cum dematerialization
  3. Linkages with Clearing System
  4. Distribution of cash and non-cash corporate benefits.
2 Consolidated Account statement (CAS) CAS is issued 10 days from the end of the month (if there were transactions in the previous month) or half yearly (if no transactions).
3 Digitalization of services provided by the depositories Depositories offer below technology solutions and e-facilities to their demat account holders through DPs:
  1. E-account opening
  2. Online instructions for execution
  3. e-DIS / Demat Gateway
  4. e-CAS facility
  5. Miscellaneous services

5. Details of Grievance Redressal Mechanism

(1) The Process of investor grievance redressal
Sr.No.    
1 Investor Complaint/ Grievances Investor can lodge complaint/ grievance against the Depository/DP in the following ways: a. Electronic mode - (i) SCORES (a web based centralized grievance redressal system of SEBI) (ii) Respective Depository’s web portal dedicated for the filing of compliant NSDL Portal / CDSL Portal (iii) Emails to designated email IDs of Depository complaints@cdslindia.com / relations@nsdl.co.in The complaints/ grievances lodged directly with the Depository shall be resolved within 30 days.

b. Offline Mode- The complaints/ grievances lodged directly with the Depository shall be resolved within 21 days.
2 Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform for online Conciliation and Arbitration If the Investor is not satisfied with the resolution provided by DP or other Market Participants, then the Investor has the option to file the complaint/ grievance on SMARTODR platform for its resolution through by online conciliation or arbitration.smartodr.in/register
3 Steps to be followed in ODR for Review, Conciliation and Arbitration
  • Investor to approach Market Participant for redressal of complaint
  • If investor is not satisfied with response of Market Participant, he/she can escalate the complaint on SEBI SCORES portal
  • Alternatively, the investor may also file a complaint on SMARTODR portal for its resolution through online conciliation and arbitration.
  • Upon receipt of complaint on SMARTODR portal, the relevant MII will review the matter and endeavour to resolve the matter between the Market Participant     and investor within 21 days.
  • If the matter could not be amicably resolved, thenthe Investor may request the MII to refer the matter case for conciliation.
  • During the conciliation process, the conciliator will endeavor for amicable settlement of the dispute within 21 days, which may be extended with 10
  • If the conciliation is unsuccessful, then the investor may request to refer the matter for arbitration.

The arbitration process to be concluded by arbitrator(s) within 30 days, which is extendable by 30 days.

6. Guidance pertaining to special circumstances related to market activities: Termination of the Depository Participant

(1) The Process of investor grievance redressal
Sr.No. Type of special circumstances Timelines for the Activity/ Service
1
  • Depositories to terminate the participation in case a participant no longer meets the eligibility criteria and/or any other grounds as mentioned in the bye laws like suspension of trading member by the Stock Exchanges.
  • Participant surrenders the participation by its own wish.
Client will have a right to transfer all its securities to any other Participant of its choice without any charges for the transfer within 30 days from the date of intimation by way of letter/email.

Code of Conduct for Participants

(Part A of Third Schedule of SEBI (D & P) Regulations, 2018)

Code of Conduct for Depositories

(Part D of Third Schedule of SEBI (D & P) Regulations, 2018)

Responsibilities of Investors

Rights of investors

Dos and Don’ts for Investor

Sr.No. Guidance
1 Always deal with a SEBI registered Depository Participant for opening a demat account.
2 Read all the documents carefully before signing them.
3 Before granting Power of attorney to operate your demat account to an intermediary like Stock Broker, Portfolio Management Services (PMS) etc., carefully examine the scope and implications of powers being granted.
4 Always make payments to registered intermediary using banking channels. No payment should be made in name of employee of intermediary.
5 Accept the Delivery Instruction Slip (DIS) book from your DP only (pre- printed with a serial number along with your Client ID) and keep it in safe custody and do not sign or issue blank or partially filled DIS slips.
Always mention the details like ISIN, number of securities accurately. In case of any queries, please contact your DP or broker and it should be signed by all demat account holders.
Strike out any blank space on the slip and Cancellations or corrections on the DIS should be initialed or signed by all the account holder(s).
Do not leave your instruction slip book with anyone else.
Do not sign blank DIS as it is equivalent to a bearer cheque.
6 Inform any change in your Personal Information (for example address or Bank Account details, email ID, Mobile number) linked to your demat account in the prescribed format and obtain confirmation of updation in system
7 Mention your Mobile Number and email ID in account opening form to receive SMS alerts and regular updates directly from depository.
8 Always ensure that the mobile number and email ID linked to your demat account are the same as provided at the time of account opening/updation.
9 Do not share password of your online trading and demat account with anyone.
10 Do not share One Time Password (OTP) received from banks, brokers, etc. These are meant to be used by you only.
11 Do not share login credentials of e-facilities provided by the depositories such as e-DIS/demat gateway, SPEED-e/easiest etc. with anyone else.
12 Demat is mandatory for any transfer of securities of Listed public limited companies with few exceptions.
13 If you have any grievance in respect of your demat account, please write to designated email IDs of depositories or you may lodge the same with SEBI online at https://scores.gov.in/scores/Welcome.html
14 Keep a record of documents signed, DIS issued and account statements received.
15 As Investors you are required to verify the transaction statement carefully for all debits and credits in your account. In case of any unauthorized debit or credit, inform the DP or your respective Depository.
16 Appoint a nominee to facilitate your heirs in obtaining the securities in your demat account, on completion of the necessary procedures.
17 Register for Depository's internet based facility or download mobile app of the depository to monitor your holdings.
18 Ensure that, both, your holding and transaction statements are received periodically as instructed to your DP. You are entitled to receive a transaction statement every month if you have any transactions.
19 Do not follow herd mentality for investments. Seek expert and professional advice for your investments
20 Beware of assured/fixed returns.

New Grievance Redressal System

Miscellaneous services

Transaction alerts through SMS, e-locker facilities, chatbots for instantaneously responding to investor queries etc. have also been developed.

e-CAS facility

Consolidated Account Statements are available online and could also be accessed through mobile app to facilitate the investors to view their holdings in demat form.

e-DIS / Demat Gateway

Investors can give instructions for transfer of securities through e-DIS apart from physical DIS. Here, for on-market transfer of securities, investors need to provide settlement number along with the ISIN and quantity of securities being authorized for transfer. Client shall be required to authorize each e-DIS valid for a single settlement number / settlement date, by way of OTP and PIN/password, both generated at Depositories end. Necessary risk containment measures are being adopted by Depositories in this regard.

Online instructions for execution

Internet-enabled services like Speed-e (NSDL) & Easiest (CDSL) empower a demat account holder in managing his/her securities ‘anytime-anywhere’ in an efficient and convenient manner and submit instructions online without the need to use paper. These facilities allows Beneficial Owner (BO) to submit transfer instructions and pledge instructions including margin pledge from their demat account. The instruction facilities are also available on mobile applications through android, windows and IOS platforms.

E-account opening

Account opening through digital mode, popularly known as “On-line Account opening”, wherein investor intending to open the demat account can visit DP website, fill in the required information, submit the required documents, conduct video IPV and demat account gets opened without visiting DPs office.

Linkages with Clearing System

For actual delivery of securities to the clearing system from the selling brokers and delivery of securities from the clearing system to the buying broker.

Transposition cum dematerialization

In case of transposition-cum-dematerialisation, client can get securities dematerialised in the same account if the names appearing on the certificates match with the names in which the account has been opened but are in a different order. The same may be done by submitting the security certificates along with the Transposition Form and Demat Request Form.

Basic Services Demat Account (BSDA)

The facility of BSDA with limited services for eligible individuals was introduced with the objective of achieving wider financial inclusion and to encourage holding of demat accounts. No Annual Maintenance Charges (AMC) shall be levied, if the value of securities holding is upto Rs. 50,000. For value of holdings between Rs 50,001- 2,00,000, AMC not exceeding Rs 100 is chargeable. In case of debt securities, there are no AMC charges for holding value upto Rs 1,00,000 and a maximum of Rs 100 as AMC is chargeable for value of holdings between Rs 1,00,001 and Rs 2,00,000.