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Quarterly settlement is a mandatory regulatory process, carried out as per guidelines issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and applicable authorities, to safeguard investor funds and securities.
Under this process, unused funds and certain securities in a trading account are reviewed and settled once every quarter. Investors may receive official communication for confirmation of securities, where required. Quarterly settlement is system-driven and forms part of regular account maintenance. It does not indicate any issue with the trading account and helps ensure transparency in how client funds and securities are handled.
Quarterly settlement refers to the process through which unused funds and securities lying in a trading account are reviewed and settled once every quarter. The objective is to ensure that client funds and securities are not held indefinitely without clear confirmation from the investor.
If an investor has unused money in their trading account, that amount may be transferred back to the registered bank account during the settlement.
The primary purpose of quarterly settlement is investor protection. Regulatory authorities have made this process mandatory to prevent misuse of idle client funds and to maintain transparency between brokers and investors.
By periodically settling unused balances, quarterly settlement encourages investors to review their trading accounts and understand how their funds and securities are being held.
Quarterly settlement is carried out once every three months, which means it occurs four times in a financial year. The process follows a predefined annual calendar and is typically conducted at the beginning of a new quarter.
Since the process is scheduled in advance, investors can anticipate settlement-related activity around these periods and plan their trading or fund usage accordingly.
The quarterly settlement schedule for the financial year 2025–26 is outlined below for reference. These dates indicate when the settlement process is carried out.
Quarter | Period Covered | Settlement Dates | Day |
Q1 | April – June | 4th and/or 5th April 2025 | Friday / Saturday |
Q2 | July – September | 4th and/or 5th July 2025 | Friday / Saturday |
Q3 | October – December | 3rd and/or 4th October 2025 | Friday / Saturday |
Q4 | January – March | 2nd and/or 3rd January 2026 | Friday / Saturday |
Being aware of these dates helps investors understand why fund credits or confirmation messages may occur around these times.
During quarterly settlement, unused funds lying in the trading account may be transferred back to the investor’s registered bank account. This process is usually automatic and does not require any manual request.
Quarterly settlement does not impact ownership of shares and is purely an administrative safeguard.
Consider an investor who deposited ₹50,000 into a trading account but used only ₹35,000 for trading during the quarter. The remaining ₹15,000 stayed unused.
At the time of quarterly settlement, the unused ₹15,000 will be credited back to the investor’s bank account. This can appear sudden if the investor is unaware of the settlement process, but it is a normal and expected outcome of quarterly settlement.
Quarterly settlement is a standard and essential process designed to protect investors’ funds and securities. It ensures transparency, accountability, and better control over unused balances in trading accounts.
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