Although a trading account is not a mandatory requirement, it is still a very important account that you need to have if you want to invest in Indian stock markets. Without this account, you can neither purchase securities nor sell the ones that you already have in your demat account.
Speaking of purchasing securities, you need to first keep your trading account well-funded before you can place any buy orders. Wondering how to transfer funds into your trading account? Here’s a comprehensive guide on how you can transfer money into your trading account.
Before we look at how you can transfer funds into your trading account, let’s quickly try to understand what a trading account is.
A trading account is an electronic account that enables you to buy and sell shares and other securities through a stock exchange. Such accounts are usually offered by stockbrokers and are generally linked to demat accounts to make the process of purchase and sale of securities seamless.
To purchase securities through a stock exchange, you first need to transfer money into a trading account. Thankfully, there are multiple different ways to do that. Here’s a closer look at each method in detail.
Transferring funds to your trading account via a payment gateway is often the simplest and easiest method. All you need to do is log into your trading account using your credentials. Navigate to the ‘Add Funds’ section of the portal, enter the amount that you wish to transfer into your trading account and proceed.
You will be redirected to a payment gateway where you can choose either the net banking option or the debit card option to transfer money to your trading account. Once you complete the process, you should see the amount instantly reflected in your trading account.
Note: Transferring funds into your trading account using a payment gateway might come with a certain fee.
You can also use the electronic fund transfer network (NEFT, RTGS or IMPS) of banks to transfer funds into your trading account. However, before you use this method, you need to first add the bank account of your stockbroker as a beneficiary in your internet banking portal.
You can get the details of the bank account either by visiting the official website of your stockbroker or by contacting your stockbroker’s customer support team. Once you’ve added their account as a beneficiary, you can proceed to freely transfer funds as and when you wish. That said, here are a few things that you need to keep in mind when using this method.
Note: As with the previous method, transferring funds through the electronic fund transfer network of banks may also incur a charge. The amount of fees levied, however, is dependent on the bank with whom you have an account.
If you have an offline trading account, you can transfer money to your trading account through a cheque or a demand draft. All you need to do is draw a demand draft or write a cheque in favour of your stockbroker and present it to them along with a duly-filled fund transfer form. Once the cheque or demand draft is issued to your broker, it can take anywhere from 2 to 3 days for the funds to get credited to your trading account.
Note: You need to keep in mind that this method is only applicable if you have an offline trading account. In the case of online accounts, you’re mandatorily required to transfer funds electronically.
With this, you must now be aware of how to transfer money to a trading account. Some stockbrokers also allow you to transfer funds via the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). If you’re worried about fund transfer costs adding up, you can consider using UPI to keep your account well-funded.
Since UPI transactions are currently free, you won’t have to incur any costs whatsoever. However, the maximum amount that you can transfer via UPI is lower than the other options mentioned above and varies from one bank to another. So, this is something that you need to account for when using the UPI fund transfer option.
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