How is a haircut applied to pledged securities?
Let’s see by example, if your shares are worth ₹1,00,000 and the total haircut is 30%, you will get ₹70,000 as margin for trading.
Here’s how it works:
- Let’s say you have 100 shares of a company worth ₹1,00,000.
- Then Exchange applies a 20% haircut and Bigul applies another 10%, the total haircut is 30%.
- So, your usable margin will be ₹1,00,000 – 30% = ₹70,000.
This margin is what you can use for new trades, without selling your shares.
Margin
- 1. What does "stock pledge" mean in trading?
- Why should I pledge my Stocks / Securities?
- How should I pledge my shares / stocks
- Which shares can I pledge?
- Where do u get a list of Exchange approved securities for Pledge?
- Does the list of approved securities stay the same or change over time?
- Can I pledge unlimited shares of any stock?
- How will I get margin for pledged Stocks / Securities?
- What is a “haircut” and why is hair cut is deducted from value of pledged shares?
- How is a haircut applied to pledged securities?
- When can I pledge or unpledge shares?
- When will I get margin after pledging?
- Is there a fee for pledging?
- Can I sell pledged shares without unpledging them first?
- Can my MTM (Mark-to-Market) loss be covered using the margin from pledged shares?
- What happens if I don’t pay the MTM loss by 9:30 AM on T+1 day?
- What is 50 -50 cash - collateral rule of SEBI?
- What is the interest charged on a shortfall?
- What if I want to take a new position after my position was squared off by the RMS team?
- How will I get margin benefit in a hedging position when both legs are held simultaneously?