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Pledge (37)
What is Pledge?
What can I pledge to get margin?
What can I use the collateral margin for?
Is it safe to pledge my securities?
Where can I see my total margin available?
Why can I not pledge my holdings?
Can I pledge stocks I bought today?
Can I pledge mutual fund units?
Is there a maximum margin I can receive from pledging?
When can I pledge my holdings?
What happens if I don't complete the CDSL OTP in time?
What is 'Haircut' in Pledge?
How is the pledged value/margin calculated?
Why is the margin different for each stock?
Does my collateral margin change during the day?
What is the charge for pledging for unpledging?
What is the Cash Shortfall Charge / Delayed Payment Charge (DPC)?
What happens if my account balance is negative?
Can I sell my pledged holdings?
What happens if I sell more than my free quantity?
Can I unpledge my holdings without selling them?
What do the different pledge statuses mean?
Why does it show 'Pledge in Progress' if I've already received the margin?
Can I cancel a pending pledge request?
What happens to my pledge during corporate actions (bonus, split, merger)?
What happens if a stock is removed from the approved pledge list?
What if the haircut for a stock increases?
What is the ₹50 lakh maximum pledge limit?
What if I already have ₹50 lakhs margin and want to pledge more?
What if my pledged stocks appreciate and margin goes above ₹50 lakhs?
What if my pledged stocks fall in value - can I pledge more?
How is the ₹50 lakh limit calculated - value or margin?
Does existing margin count toward the ₹50 lakh cap?
What is the 50% cash rule for F&O?
What counts as Cash Equivalent?
Can I trade with zero cash and only collateral margin?
I am not receiving OTP for pledge. What should I do?

What counts as Cash Equivalent?

Actual cash in trading account

ETFs like Liquidbees, SGBs that are marked as cash collateral in the pledge list.

Example

For a position requiring ₹1,00,000 margin:

• Minimum ₹50,000 must be cash/cash-equivalent

• Remaining ₹50,000 can be from pledged stocks

If you don't maintain 50% cash, DPC charges apply on the shortfall.