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What happens if a brokerage shuts down?
If a brokerage fails, another financial firm may agree to buy the firm’s assets and accounts will be transferred to the new custodian with little interruption. The government also provides insurance, known as SIPC coverage, on up to $500,000 of securities or $250,000 of cash held at a brokerage firm.
What happens to demat account if broker closes?
Brokers are intermediaries; they cannot operate your trading account without your consent. In addition, they cannot use funds from your account for their purposes. If a broker shuts down, you need to apply for compensation of your trading account with the Investor Protection Fund set up by SEBI.
Can Zerodha be trusted?
Yes, Zerodha is as safe as any other stock broker in India. Zerodha is a genuine and trusted stock broker. They are among the lowest risk broker for the following reasons: Zerodha is a debt-free.
What happens if Zerodha goes bankrupt?
What if, as an extreme case, Zerodha goes Bankrupt? In an extreme case where Zerodha actually goes bankrupt, all you need to do it file a claim with complete details of your demat and trading account, and corresponding action will be taken up by the depository.
On the negative side you can’t sell these shares because you can only sell them through a Zerodha platform which is linked to you trading account.
What happens to my Demat account if Zerodha goes out of business?
Even if Zerodha goes out of business, your demat account and the shares inside it will be untouched. However, the trading capital that is still un-invested stays in the control of your broker. Are the trading platforms of Zerodha secure and speedy?
How many complaints has Zerodha received this year?
In this financial year till now, Zerodha has received 112 complaints from its overall active client base of more than a million (as mentioned above). This converts to around 0.01\% of the overall client base while the industry average stands at 0.03\%. Furthermore, the broker has already resolved 93.75\% of these complaints.