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Sixty-four guides that take you from “what is a Demat account?” to your first investment, organised by the questions they answer. Verified facts, honest timelines, no tips.

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How to read your CAS

The depository’s monthly statement, section by section, and the five-minute audit.

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How to nominate someone

Up to three nominees, the share allocation, and the difference between nominee and legal heir.

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What happens after the holder dies

Transmission, explained: with a nominee, without one, and what wills and joint accounts change.

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Transferring shares between accounts

The off-market transfer, the portfolio route, fees and the three-step sequence.

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How to close a Demat account

Clear, request, acknowledge: the order that ends the AMC, and the traps that keep accounts open.

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Dormant accounts, explained

What dormancy means, what it still costs, and the reactivate-or-close decision.

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Corporate actions in your demat

Dividends to the bank, bonus and splits to the demat, rights and buybacks on their timelines.

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How to pledge shares

The pledge system, haircuts and invocation. Mechanics and risk, not a leverage strategy.

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Updating your account details

Which changes are instant, which re-verify, and the document-first order that makes them fast.

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Can you have multiple Demat accounts?

Yes, with rules. How many you can open, where the limits come from, and whether a second account is worth the AMC.

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