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Investor Charter Stock Broker
- VISION
To follow highest standards of ethics and compliances while facilitating the trading by clients in securities in a fair and transparent manner, so as to contribute in creation of wealth for investors.
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MISSION
- To provide high quality and dependable service through innovation, capacity enhancement and use of technology.
- To establish and maintain a relationship of trust and ethics with the investors.
- To observe highest standard of compliances andtransparency.
- To always keep ‘protection of investors’ interest’ as goal while providing service.
- To ensure confidentiality of information shared by investors unless such information is required to be provided in furtherance of discharging legal obligations or investors have provided specific consent to share such information.
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Services provided to Investors by stockbrokers include
- Execution of trades on behalf of investors.
- Issuance of Contract Notes.
- Issuance of intimations regarding margin due Payments.
- Facilitate execution of early pay-in obligationinstructions.
- Periodic Settlement of client’s funds.
- Issuance of retention statement of funds at the time ofsettlement.
- Risk management systems to mitigate operational and marketrisk.
- Facilitate client profile changes in the system as instructed by theclient.
- Information sharing with the client r.t. relevant Market Infrastructure Institutions (MII) circulars.
- Provide a copy of Rights & Obligations document to theclient.
- Communicating Most Important terms and Conditions (MITC) to theclient.
- Redressal of Investor’sgrievances.
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Rights of Investors
- Ask for and receive information from a firm about the work history and background of the person handling your account, as well as information about the firm itself (including website providing mandatory information).
- Receive complete information about the risks, obligations, and costs of any investment before investing.
- Receive a copy of all completed account forms and rights & obligationdocument.
- Receive a copy of ‘Most Important Terms & Conditions’ (MITC).
- Receive account statements that are accurate andunderstandable.
- Understand the terms and conditions of transactions youundertake.
- Access your funds in a prescribed manner and receive information about any restrictions or limitations on access.
- Receive complete information about maintenance or service charges, transaction or redemption fees, and penalties in form of tariff sheet.
- Discuss your grievances with compliance officer / compliance team / dedicated grievance redressal team of the firm and receive prompt attention to and fair consideration of your concerns.
- Close your zero balance accounts online with minimal documentation
- Get the copies of all policies (including Most Important Terms and Conditions) of the broker related to dealings of your account.
- Not be discriminated against in terms of services offered to equivalent clients
- Get only those advertisement materials from the broker which adhere to Code of Advertisement norms in place
- In case of broker defaults, be compensated from the Exchange Investor Protection Fund as per the norms in place
- Trade in derivatives after submission of relevant financial documents to the broker subject to brokers’ adequate due diligence.
- Get warnings on the trading systems while placing orders in securities where surveillance measures are in place
- Get access to products and services in a suitable manner even if differently abled
- Get access to educational materials of the MIIs and brokers
- Get access to all the exchanges of a particular segment you wish to deal with unless opted out specifically as per Broker norms
- Deal with one or more stockbrokers of your choice without any compulsion of minimum business
- Have access to the escalation matrix for communication with the broker
- Not be bound by any clause prescribed by the Brokers which are contravening the Regulatory provisions.
5.Various activities of Stock Brokers with timelines
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S.No. |
Activities |
Expected Timelines |
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1. |
KYC entered into KRA System and CKYCR |
3 working days of account opening |
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2. |
Client Onboarding |
Immediate, but not later than one week |
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3. |
Order execution |
Immediate on receipt of order, but not later than the same day |
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4. |
Allocation of Unique Client Code |
Before trading |
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5. |
Copy of duly completed Client Registration Documents to clients |
7 days from the date of upload of Unique Client Code to the Exchange by the trading member |
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6. |
Issuance of contract notes |
24 hours of execution of trades |
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7. |
Collection of upfront margin from client |
Before initiation of trade |
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8. |
Issuance of intimations regarding other margin due payments |
At the end of the T day |
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9. |
Settlement of client funds |
First Friday/Saturday of the month / quarter as per Exchange pre- announced schedule |
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10. |
‘Statement of Accounts’ for Funds, Securities and Commodities |
Monthly basis |
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11. |
Issuance of retention statement of funds/commodities |
5 days from the date of settlement |
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12. |
Issuance of Annual Global Statement |
30 days from the end of the financial year |
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13. |
Investor grievances redressal |
21 calendar days from the receipt of the complaint |
6.DOs and DON’Ts for Investors
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DOs |
DON’Ts |
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Additionally, investors may refer to Dos and Don’ts issued by MIIs on their respective websites from time to time.
7.Grievance Redressal Mechanism
The process of investor grievance redressal is as follows:
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1. |
Investor complaint/Grievances |
Investor can lodge complaint/grievance against stock broker in the following ways: Mode of filing the complaint with stock broker Investor can approach the Stock Broker at the designated Investor Grievance e-mail ID of the stock broker. The Stock Broker will strive to redress the grievance immediately, but not later than 21 days of the receipt of the grievance Mode of filing the complaint with stock exchanges i. SCORES 2.0 (a web based centralized grievance redressal system of SEBI) (https://scores.sebi.gov.in) Two level review for complaint/grievance against stock broker:
ii. Emails to designated email IDs of Exchange |
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2. |
Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform for online Conciliation and Arbitration |
If the Investor is not satisfied with the resolution provided by the Market Participants, then the Investor has the option to file the complaint/ grievance on SMARTODR platform for its resolution through online conciliation or arbitration. |
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3. |
Steps to be followed in ODR for Review, Conciliation and Arbitration |
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3. Upon receipt of complaint on SMARTODR portal, the relevant MII will review the matter and endeavor to resolve the matter between the Market Participant and investor within 21 days. 4.If the matter could not be amicably resolved, then the matter shall be referred for conciliation. 5. During the conciliation process, the conciliator will endeavor for amicable settlement of the dispute within 21 days, which may be extended with 10 days by the conciliator with consent of the parties to dispute. 6. If the conciliation is unsuccessful, then the investor may request to refer the matter for arbitration. 7. The arbitration process to be concluded by arbitrator(s) within 30 days, which is extendable by 30 days with consent of the parties to dispute. |
8.Handling of Investor’s claims / complaints in case of default of a Trading Member / Clearing Member (TM/CM)
Default of TM/CM
Following steps are carried out by Stock Exchange for benefit of investor, in case stock broker defaults:
- Circular is issued to inform about declaration of Stock Broker asDefaulter.
- Information of defaulter stock broker is disseminated on Stock Exchangewebsite.
- Public Notice is issued informing declaration of a stock broker as defaulter and inviting claims within specified period.
- Intimation to clients of defaulter stock brokers via emails and SMS for facilitating lodging of claims within the specified period.
Following information is available on Stock Exchange website for information of investors:
- Norms for eligibility of claims for compensation fromIPF.
- Claim form for lodging claim against defaulter stock
- FAQ on processing of investors’ claims against Defaulter stockbroker.
- Provision to check online status of client’sclaim.
- Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for handling of Claims of Investors in the Cases of Default by Brokers
- Claim processing policy against Defaulter/Expelled members
- List of Defaulter/Expelled members and public notice issued
| S.No. | Activities | Expected Timelines |
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| 1 | KYC entered into KRA System and CKYCR | 10 days of account opening |
| 2 | Client Onboarding | Immediate, but not later than one week |
| 3 | Order execution | Immediate on receipt of order, but not later than the same day |
| 4 | Allocation of Unique Client Code | Before trading |
| 5 | Copy of duly completed Client Registration Documents to clients | 7 days from the date of upload of Unique Client Code to the Exchange by the trading member |
| 6 | Issuance of contract notes | 24 hours of execution of trades |
| 7 | Collection of upfront margin from client | Before initiation of trade |
| 8 | Issuance of intimations regarding other margin due payments | At the end of the T day |
| 9 | Settlement of client funds | 30 days / 90 days for running account settlement (RAS) as per the preference of client. If consent not given for RAS – within 24 hours of pay-out |
| 10 | ‘Statement of Accounts’ for Funds, Securities and Commodities | Weekly basis (Within four trading days of following week) |
| 11 | Issuance of retention statement of funds/commodities | 5 days from the date of settlement |
| 12 | Issuance of Annual Global Statement | 30 days from the end of the financial year |
| 13 | Investor grievances redressal | 30 days from the receipt of the complaint |
Data For Every Month Ending
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Sr. No. |
Received From |
Carried Forward From |
Received
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Total |
Resolved* |
Pending At The |
Average |
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Pending for less than 3 months |
Pending for more Than 3 months |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
|
|
1 |
Directly from Investors |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
2 |
SEBI (SCORES 2.0) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
3 |
Stock Exchanges |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
4 |
Other Sources (if any) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
5 |
Grand Total |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Trend Of Monthly Disposal Of Complaints
Sr. No. |
Month |
Carried Forward From Previous Month |
Received |
Resolved* |
Pending** |
1 |
Aug-25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Sep-25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Oct-25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Nov-25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Dec-25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Jan-26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Feb-26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
Mar-26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
Apr-26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
May-26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
Jun-26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
Jul-26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Trend Of Annual Disposal Of Complaints
| Sr. No. | Year | Carried Forward From Previous Year | Received During The Year | Resolved During The Year | Pending At The End of The Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2023-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2024-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand Total |