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72 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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Tax, informational

What is STT

The rates by segment, where it shows on the contract note, and its capital gains interaction.

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Tax, informational

Records at filing time

The gains statement, contract notes, CAS and Form 26AS: what each proves.

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Tax, informational

TDS on dividends

The 10% rule, the ₹10,000 threshold from April 2025, and claiming the credit.

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Decisions and comparisons

Demat account for trading vs investing

One account, two very different habits: what changes in cost, platform needs and order behaviour, and the mistakes first-time users make in each.

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Decisions and comparisons

The beginner guide to investing in India

The full journey in one place: understand, open, fund, invest, hold. With the mistakes that cost beginners the most.

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Decisions and comparisons

Discount vs full-service broker

What the higher fees actually buy, and how to think about the choice for a first account.

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Decisions and comparisons

3-in-1 vs standalone account

The bank-linked bundle against the broker-plus-any-bank model, with the trade-offs.

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Decisions and comparisons

Online vs offline opening

Same KYC, different medium. Who still opens offline, and what the routes actually differ in.

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Products via the demat account

What is grey market premium

The unofficial price quoted before a listing, how the implied price is worked out, and why it proves nothing.

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Products via the demat account

Do you need a Demat account for an IPO

Yes, and before allotment rather than after. What the account does in the process, and the rules around the bank account and PAN.

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