Frequently Asked Questions

The purpose of opening a demat account are as mentioned below: To convert the physical securities into the electronic form, To deposit and transfer the NEPSE listed securities in a dematerialized form , To credit the securities allotted through IPO and corporate actions (such as rights share issue, bonus issue, merger, etc.) in a dematerialized form, To receive the statement of the securities held in a demat account, To pledge the securities held in a demat account, To rematerialize the securities held in a demat account.

You need to have a Trading Account and a Demat Account in order to start trading. To download the form for opening a trading account, go to the link below: 

The purpose of opening a demat account are as mentioned below:

• To convert the physical securities into the electronic form,
• To deposit and transfer the NEPSE listed securities in a dematerialized form , To credit the securities allotted through IPO and corporate actions (such as rights share issue, bonus issue, merger, etc.) in a dematerialized form,
• To receive the statement of the securities held in a demat account, To pledge the securities held in a demat account,
• To rematerialize the securities held in a demat account.

Dematerialization is a process of converting physical securities into electronic form.

A depository facilitates the holding and/or transacting securities in book entry form. In other words, a depository takes the ownership guarantee of the shareholders by holding those securities and other market instruments which are listed in the secondary market, distributed or allotted and can be deposited into the electronic form. The investor has to open a demat account to avail the services of depository. Additionally, the depository maintains the record in the account of the investors.