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What is a Demat Account?
A Demat account with 5paisa lets you hold and manage your investments like stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, and IPOs in a secure digital format, all in one place. It makes buying, selling, and tracking your investments simple, paperless, and seamless directly through the 5paisa platform.
Why 5paisa?
100% Paperless
Our account opening process is 100% paperless and online.
Under 5 mins!
A streamlined process helps opening your account in 5 minutes.
₹0 Opening charges
Opening a 5paisa account comes with absolutely no charges.
One Demat Account.
Complete Market Access.
Why Traders & Investors Choose 5paisa
Built for Every Type of Investor
For Traders
- Flat ₹20 Brokerage
- Advanced Charts & Tools
- Options Chain & FnO 360
- Smart Order Types
- High-Speed Scalper
For Investors
- Zero Transaction cost on Mutual Funds
- One-Click IPO Apply
- Automated Stock Investing
- Low-Cost ETF Investing
- Margin Trading Facility
Enjoy ₹0 Brokerage Advantage
Simple Pricing. No Surprises.
₹0
Brokerage for 1st month*
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Account Opening Charges
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Account Maintenance Charges (First Year)
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Transaction cost on Mutual Funds
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Hidden Charges
*Open a free demat account online with 5paisa and enjoy free brokerage for 30
days up to ₹500, after which you move to a simple, transparent flat ₹20 per trade
across segments.
5 minutes
How to Open
Demat Account with 5paisa?
1
Enter Your
Mobile Number
Mobile Number
Enter your mobile number on the 5paisa platform. Instantly verify with the OTP sent to your phone.
2
Complete Your
Online KYC
Online KYC
Complete your KYC by filling out the online form with your email, PAN, Aadhaar, and bank details in a paperless process.
3
Upload Required
Documents
Documents
Submit documents and choose segments for activation: equity, mutual funds, or F&O.
4
Start Your
Investing Journey
Investing Journey
Once submitted, your account will be quickly processed. Begin investing and trading on 5paisa after activation.
Documents Needed to Open Demat Account
To open account, you'll need to keep the following documents ready
for a
smooth and paperless process:
PAN Card
Mandatory for identity verification and linking your financial transactions
Aadhaar Card
Required for eKYC verification (should be linked to your mobile number)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, 5paisa offers a free demat and trading account with zero account opening charges. 5paisa also offers zero AMC for the first year of opening the trading account.
A demat account is used to store your investments in electronic form, while a trading account is used to buy and sell securities in the market. Typically, both these types of accounts go hand in hand to ensure that one is able to easily buy and sell securities in the market and also hold them depending on their investing strategy.
Yes, a dematerialised account is required to apply for and receive shares from IPOs directly in your account. It makes it easy to seamlessly receive the allotted shared in your account and track your investments.
To transfer shares from one demat account to another, use DIS slip, enter target DP ID, client ID, and confirm transfer securely. One can also use the online transfer process via CDSL Easi or NSDL e-Services page.
You can know your demat account number (DP ID) by checking broker app, welcome email, holding statement, or by identifying DP ID and client ID combination. This is the digital way to track your account with a broker like 5paisa and ensure your investments are stored securely.
With 5paisa you can open different types of demat accounts as per your requirements – from HUF demat accounts to corporate demat accounts and LLP accounts and several more. 5paisa offers all the different types of non-individual accounts which you can avail depending on your requirements.
To buy shares through a demat account, place order via trading platform, select stock, quantity, price confirm order, and shares get credited after settlement cycle.
Link Aadhaar number with demat account by logging into broker portal, accessing KYC section, entering Aadhaar details, verifying OTP, and completing eKYC update successfully online. Typically, Aadhaar number is linked when the demat and trading account is created for KYC purposes.
To transfer money from demat account to bank account, withdraw funds via trading account, choose bank, enter amount, and confirm request for processing within timelines.
Eligibility criteria to open demat account include being an Indian resident or NRI, having PAN card, KYC documents, and a linked bank account for transactions.
You do not need a demat account for mutual funds, as they can be held in statement form, but demat mode offers consolidated tracking convenience. However, one can use this type of account to hold mutual funds in electronic form along with stocks across NSE, BSE, MCX exchanges.