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Bonus shares once allotted will reflect in DPSR report.

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When the seller is unable to deliver the shares, the exchange initiate's an auction to purchase the required quantity of the same share in the auction market and give it to the buyer.

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Book Closure is the time period when a company will not handle adjustments to the register, or requests to transfer shares. The book closure date is often used to identify the cut-off date determining which investors of record will be sent a given dividend payment. The record date is the cut-off date established by a company in order to determine which shareholders are eligible to receive a dividend or distribution. The shareholders of record as of the record date will be entitled to receive the dividend or distribution declared by the company.

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Corporate actions are communicated to the shareholders by the Company. However, if you are not a shareholder, you can click here to check corporate action details. Same can also be accessed from the NSE and BSE. You can visit below websites to get further details: www.nseindia.com » Enter Company Name» Click on Company Information www.bseindia.com » Enter Company Name» Click on Corporate Announcements.

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Let us understand the meaning of different important dates for corporate actions: Declaration Date: This is the date on which the board of directors announces to shareholders and the market as a whole that the company will pay a dividend. Ex Date: This is the date on which security trades without the benefit of Corporate Action .An investor buying security on or after the ex-date is not eligible for the Corporate Action by the Company. Record Date: This is the date on which the company looks at its records to see who are the shareholders of the company entitled for the Corporate Action.  An investor holding shares on record date will be eligible for the Corporate Action Date of payment:This is the date on which the company mails out the Corporate Action to the holder of shares on the record date. This date is generally a week or more after record date so that the company has sufficient time to ensure that it accurately pays all those who are entitled. Below is the table which will tell on who is eligible for the corporate action: Before Ex Date On Ex Date After Ex Date Buyer Eligible Not eligible Not eligible Seller Not eligible Eligible Eligible Hence if you are holding shares in trading (pool)/demat account on or before record date irrespective of debit or credit balances in your trading or demat account; you are eligible for corporate benefits.

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Corporate actions are actions taken by a company that impact the shareholders value directly. It is an event that brings material changes to a company and affects its stakeholders. These may be either monetary e.g. dividend, or non-monetary e.g. Bonus, rights, or stock splits.

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The different types of corporate actions announced by a company are: Rights issue, Dividend, Stock Split, Conversion of debentures into shares Amalgamation, Merger Demerger, Capital reduction / Consolidation of shares Buy Back Bonus Open Offer.

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An amalgamation is the process by which two or more companies or legal persons merge into a single entity.

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It generally takes around 15 to 20days (differs from company to company) from the record date for the bonus shares to be credited to your demat account.

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A buyback, also known as a repurchase, is the purchase by a company of its outstanding shares that reduces the number of its shares on the open market. Incase if you are eligible for the buyback offer issued by the company and wish to offer your shares for the same please get in touch with your mapped branch who would process your request. Alternately you may contact our customer care number on 022-25753200/25753500 / 02233054600 or mark mail to myaccount@sharekhan.com.

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Dividend is the portion of profit of a company, distributed to its shareholders.

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You will receive shares / dividend / bonus / interest directly from the company's registrar into your bank account / demat account or through cheque / DD, Incase the Shares lying in demat account. You will receive shares / dividend / bonus / interest from broker where you hold a trading and a demat account, incase the shares lying in trading / pool account.

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The combining of two or more companies, generally by offering the stockholders of one company securities in the acquiring company in Exchange for the surrender of their securities. A demerger is a form of corporate restructuring in which the entity's business operations are segregated into one or more components.

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When a company wants to raise capital, issue of fresh shares to the existing shareholders is one option available to the company. In such an issue, existing shareholders have the right to buy a specified number of new shares of the company at a specified price within a specified time. Usually this price is below the market price. The idea is to reward existing shareholders with an investment opportunity, which is perceived to be attractive.

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A company increases the number of shares that are outstanding by issuing more shares to existing shareholders. For example, in a 2-for-1 stock split, every shareholder holding one share is given an additional share. In such a case, the face value of the share is reduced (say from 10 to 5 per share). Companies stock's price is also affected by a stock split. After a split, the stock price of the company reduces since the number of outstanding shares increases, however the market capitalization remains the same.

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In detailed portfolio you can view overall positions held by you with realized and unrealized P/L.

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Click here to create portfolio.

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In detailed portfolio you can view overall positions held by you with realized and unrealized P/L.

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You can create a virtual portfolio by clicking on 'Add Virtual Portfolio' option under My portfolio section.

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In detailed portfolio you can view overall positions held by you with realized and unrealized P/L.

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This report provides you all the details of mutual fund purchased.

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You can create a virtual portfolio by clicking on 'Add Virtual Portfolio' option under My portfolio section.

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Click here to access your portfolio.

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FIFO accounting technique is used in managing inventory and financial matters involving the amount of money used to purchase stocks. To know more click on 'FIFO Methodology of Accounting' under Portfolio section.

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A capital gain refers to profit that results from a sale of a capital asset. In Sharekhan we have a detailed capital gain report which helps you understand the Profit/ loss in each transaction. Under capital gain report, your portfolio is divided into long term and short term or speculation, purely on the basis of the holding period and corporate actions during the holding period are not considered. Presently these reports are provided for Equities and Bonds only.

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Sharekhan portfolio offers you a Single- window for multiple investments. You can view all your investments across all asset-classes in a single window. It helps you analyze with effective tools along with a mirror-view of your investments. You can check the entire transaction history the way you want in a single click. You can boost your portfolio with intelligent alerts and news as it happens so that you don't miss out on any opportunity. Sharekhan Portfolio not only gives the best summary of your investments but also includes live price/events updates to give a complete view. Every investment made by you is supported by a quick glance into the scrip so that you know the value of your money.

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Yes. IPO & Bonds will reflect in the portfolio.

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Yes. All trades executed through sharekhan are auto -updated in Portfolio. Manual Update/Edit of Purchase Price and Date by the Customer is required for 1. Transfer-in /Transfer-out: Share(s) transferred from other DP’s. 2. Discounted IPO Transactions: Stocks received at retail discounted price directly offered by the issuing company.

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