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Zerodha FAQs 2026
India's largest discount broker — ₹0 equity delivery, flat ₹20 intraday/F&O and the clean, reliable Kite platform.
Discount Broker Clients: ~1.6 crore Since 2010 NSE · BSE · MCX
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Zerodha — all frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Zerodha charges ₹0 on equity delivery and a flat ₹20 or 0.03% (whichever is lower) per order on intraday and F&O, with ₹20 per order on options.
Zerodha demat AMC is ₹300 per year. Online account opening costs ₹200.
Yes. Zerodha is India's largest SEBI-registered broker, a member of NSE, BSE and MCX with a strong balance sheet.
Yes. Zerodha does not charge any brokerage on equity delivery (CNC) trades. You only pay statutory charges such as STT, exchange transaction charges, GST, SEBI fee and stamp duty, plus a ₹13.5 + GST DP charge when you sell.
Zerodha charges ₹13.5 + GST per scrip on the day you sell holdings from your demat account, regardless of quantity. There is no DP charge on buying.
Yes. The Kite app for Android and iOS is free for every Zerodha customer. You only pay normal brokerage and statutory charges on the trades you place.
Yes. Go to the Bids/IPO section in Kite, select the IPO, enter your quantity and price and approve the UPI mandate in your bank app to complete the application.
Yes. Kite includes interactive charts with 100+ indicators and drawing tools (ChartIQ and TradingView), multiple chart types and GTT orders directly from the chart.
Zerodha charges a one-time ₹200 for an equity + F&O account, or ₹300 if you add commodity (MCX). Demat and trading account AMC on the trading side is free; demat AMC is ₹300 per year.
With Aadhaar-based eKYC, the online process takes about 10–15 minutes and the account is usually activated within 24–48 working hours after verification.
PAN card, Aadhaar (linked to your mobile for eKYC), a bank proof (cancelled cheque or statement), your signature, and income proof if you want to activate F&O.
Brokerage (₹0 on delivery, ₹20 flat on F&O), STT, exchange transaction charges, SEBI turnover fee, stamp duty, DP charges on delivery sells and 18% GST on brokerage plus transaction and SEBI charges.
Because even though delivery brokerage is ₹0, you still pay a ₹13.5 + GST DP charge per scrip on the sell side, plus STT and other statutory charges.
Zerodha is a depository participant with CDSL. Your shares are held with CDSL in your own name, and Zerodha's DP ID is 12081600.
Your 16-digit CDSL BO ID starts with Zerodha's DP ID (12081600) followed by your unique 8-digit client ID. You can see it in Console under your profile or in your CDSL statement.
No. Applying for an IPO through Zerodha is free. You only pay the usual brokerage and statutory charges when you later sell the allotted shares.
In Kite, open Bids → IPO, choose the IPO, enter quantity and price (tick cut-off for retail), submit, then approve the UPI mandate in your bank/UPI app before the cut-off time.
Yes. Zerodha supports both mainboard and SME IPO applications through the same UPI-based process in Kite.
No. Zerodha is a fully online, discount broker with no branch network and no sub-brokers or franchisees. It operates from a single registered office in Bengaluru and serves customers entirely online.
Support is handled through the online ticket system on support.zerodha.com, the in-app help section, and phone support. Account opening and everything else is done online.
Yes. Kite (web and mobile), Console and Coin are all free for Zerodha customers. Only the Kite Connect developer API is paid, at ₹2,000 per month per app.
Kite is the trading platform where you place orders and view live markets. Console is the back-office dashboard for reports, P&L, tax statements (including tax P&L) and portfolio analytics.
Coin is Zerodha's platform for investing in direct mutual funds at zero commission, with units held in your demat account alongside your stocks.
Yes. Zerodha offers NRI trading and demat accounts on both PIS (repatriable) and non-PIS (non-repatriable) basis, in partnership with banks such as HDFC, Axis, IndusInd, Yes Bank and IDFC First for the PIS account.
NRI equity brokerage at Zerodha is ₹200 or 0.1% per executed order, whichever is lower. A PIS bank account is required for repatriable equity trading.
No. Per RBI rules NRIs must take delivery of shares and cannot do intraday equity trading. F&O is possible on a non-repatriable basis through a custodian.
Yes. Coin lets you invest in direct mutual funds at zero commission — there are no brokerage, transaction or platform fees for buying, holding or redeeming mutual funds.
Coin offers only direct plans, which have a lower expense ratio than regular plans because there is no distributor commission — so more of your money stays invested.
On Coin, mutual fund units are held in your demat account in dematerialised form, alongside your stocks, rather than with the registrar as statement-of-account holdings.
Kite Connect costs ₹2,000 per month per app for the trading and market-data APIs. The Publisher API (embeddable buy/sell buttons) is free. Historical data is available as part of the subscription.
Kite Connect is a simple HTTP/JSON REST API, so any language works. Zerodha maintains official client libraries for Python (pykiteconnect), JavaScript, PHP, Java and more.
Yes. Zerodha integrates with partner platforms such as Streak (no-code strategy building and backtesting) and Sensibull (options), which connect to your Zerodha account.
No. Zerodha does not offer MTF or any pay-later / margin funding product for delivery trades. To buy shares for delivery you must pay the full amount.
For intraday trading you get leverage through the MIS product on eligible stocks and F&O (subject to SEBI peak-margin rules), but these positions are auto-squared off the same day — they are not delivery/MTF positions.
Zerodha has chosen not to offer margin funding as a matter of policy, to avoid encouraging leveraged delivery bets that can amplify investor losses.
Yes. Zerodha is SEBI-registered (INZ000031633), a member of NSE, BSE and MCX, and a CDSL depository participant. Your shares are held with CDSL in your own name, and Zerodha is India's largest, profitable and debt-free retail broker.
Your shares stay safe in your CDSL demat account and can be transferred to another broker. Cash balances are covered by the exchange Investor Protection Fund up to prescribed limits, so it is wise not to leave large idle balances with any broker.
Zerodha maintains a low complaint ratio relative to its huge client base and has no major regulatory violations on record. Always check the latest SEBI and exchange disclosures before relying on this.
Given its very large client base of over 1.6 crore, Zerodha logs a few thousand exchange complaints a year, which works out to a low ratio of well under 0.05% of active clients.
Raise it first with Zerodha support (support.zerodha.com). If unresolved in 15 days, file on SEBI SCORES (scores.sebi.gov.in) or approach the NSE/BSE investor grievance cells.
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