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5paisa.com is a Mumbai-based discount stock broker offering trading, investment and advisory services to retail customers in India.
5paisa started offering its low-cost financial services in April 2016. Along with the stock and currency trading at BSE/NSE, 5paisa also provide online Mutual Funds and futures and options trading.
5paisa is a flat fee broker. They charge brokerage at a fixed ā¹ 20 per executed order across the segments. Irrespective of the size of the trade, the customer pays only ā¹ 20 brokerage.
5paisa offers online paperless account opening, which enables customers with an Aadhaar card to open an account and start trading online in just a few hours.
5paisa depository services (or 5paisa demat account) is one of the key services offered by 5paisa. The 2-in-1 account offered by 5paisa includes a trading and a demat account.
Demat accounts hold shares, mutual funds, bonds, etc., electronically, in a very similar manner to how a bank account holds money. The demat account allows customers to buy or sell shares electronically without any paperwork.
5paisa is registered as a Depository Participant with Central Depository Services Limited (CDSL).
5paisa offers 2 demat account schemes:
DP transaction charges are applied at the time of selling delivery shares from your DEMAT account. 5paisa DP Charges levied are comparatively low.
| Nature of Transaction | DP Charges |
|---|---|
|
Transfer of shares from your demat a/c or Unpaid Securities a/c or Margin a/c or Margin Funding a/c upon selling of shares |
Flat Rs 12.5 |
|
Transfer of shares from your demat a/c to any other demat a/c as requested |
Flat Rs 12.5 |
All the above charges are not applicable for the customers who have taken premium subscriptions (value-add packs).
|
Transaction |
Charges |
|---|---|
|
Pledge for Funding |
Rs. 20 + GST per scrip |
|
Pledge for Margin |
Rs. 20 + GST per scrip |
|
Unpledge |
Rs. 20 + GST per scrip |
To open a new Demat account with 5paisa, the customer may have to pay Demat account opening charges. The broker may also charges Annual Maintenance Charges (AMC), a yearly fee to maintain the Demat account.
| Service | Charges |
|---|---|
| Demat Account Opening Fee | Rs 0 (Free) |
| Demat Account Annual Charges (AMC) | Rs 300 (ā¹75 charged quarterly) |
5paisa Demat Charges
5paisa trading and demat account opening fees are Rs 0 (Free). 5paisa charges Rs 300 (ā¹75 charged quarterly) per year demat account AMC. 5paisa demat debit transaction fee of Rs 20 + GST per scrip per debit transaction.
| ID | Transaction | Charges |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demat Account Opening Charges | Rs 0 (Free) |
| 2 | Transaction Charges (Buy) | Rs 20 + GST per scrip |
| 3 | Annual Maintenance Charges (AMC) | Rs 300 per year (ā¹75 charged quarterly) |
| 4 | Demat + Courier charges | Rs 15 per certificate + Rs 40 as postal charges |
| 5 | Remat | ā¹ 15 per certificate or ā¹ 15 for every 100 securities or part thereof whichever is higher + ā¹ 40 for courier |
| 6 | Pledge Creation | Rs 12.50 per scrip for Margin pledge. Rs 25.00 per scrip for MTF. Rs 50.00 per scrip for Normal pledging charges (Loan Against Shares) |
| 7 | Pledge Creation Confirmation | Rs 20 + Applicable GST |
| 8 | Pledge Invocation | Rs 20 + Applicable GST |
| 9 | Failed Transactions | Nil |
| 10 | Other Charges | Postal Charges: Rs 40 |
Open 5Paisa Trading Account and get Free Trading, Demat and Mutual Fund Account + FREE 1st year Demat AMC + Trade at flat Rs 20 per order.
Open Online Account Now! and start trading today.5paisa demat account is an online repository of securities including stock, ETF and Mutual Funds etc. It allows investors to keep securities in electronic form for safe and faster online trading.
5paisa offers Demat account through its membership with CDSL, a central depository. 5paisa works as a servicing agent for the demat account. 5paisa change demat transaction fee and demat account AMC for offering depository services.
Note: Demat Account is mandatory in India for trading or investing in the stock market. It is a safe, secure and convenient way to keep securities you own.
5paisa is a depository participant (demat service agent) for CDSL. It charges for various demat account related transactions. The common changes include:
5paisa charges demat maintenance charges for maintaining your demat account with CDSL. The demat maintenance charge is charged annually. It is known as Demat AMC. 5paisa demat AMC charges are Rs 300 per year. Irrespective of your uses of the demat account, you have to pay the fixed AMC charges.
The demat debit charge is a fee levied by 5paisa when you sell any of the stocks held in your demat account and the securities are debited from your demat account. The debit charges are 0.025% (minimum Rs 25 per transaction) of the value of the securities.
Every time a share is withdrawn (sell transaction) from your demat account, you have to pay demat debit charges. This charge is in addition to the brokerage changes and taxes you pay when selling stocks. These changes are only applicable for equity delivery trades.
5paisa is a depository participant (DP) of CDSL, one of the two central depositories in India. The 5paisa DP ID is 12082500. You can get the information about your 5paisa demat account by login into the 5paisa.com or 5paisa mobile app and visiting the 'Profile > My Profile' page.

Power of Attorney (PoA) is a legal document signed on a paper by a customer and given to the broker. It gives limited authority to 5paisa to withdraw securities from a customer's demat account to process his online sell order or while pledging of securities.
PoA is a mandatory and important document in online trading. Without it, a broker cannot guarantee the completion of online sell transaction in T+2 days where T is the day of trading.
The PoA has to be signed on the physical paper and sent to the broker. It cannot be signed online. The PoA can be withdrawn at any time.
Read Power of Attorney for Demat Account - Explained for more detail.
To close your 5paisa Demat account, you need to send a signed account closure form in paper format to the company's address. Ensure you have squared off all your open positions and transferred held securities from the account before initiating the closure process.
5paisa Demat account cannot be closed onlineby email or phone call or chat.
Steps to close 5paisa Demat account:
Note:
The 5paisa BO ID is a unique 16 digit demat account number given to the customer's demat account with 5paisa. The BO
Sample 5paisa BO ID: 1208250001461915
In this sample,
Steps to get 5paisa BO ID
Information on this page was last updated on Saturday, November 18, 2023
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