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Demat

A demat account holds securities in electronic form with a depository participant in India.

Almost all listed equity trading in India requires dematerialised holdings.

Demat accounts are opened through banks or brokers acting as depository participants.

Holdings are reflected with either CDSL or NSDL as the depository.

Corporate benefits such as bonuses and splits are credited electronically to demat accounts.

Part of the Market Pulse Term of the Day series — factual market vocabulary, not investment advice.