Equity Delivery

Equity Delivery refers to a type of stock market transaction where an investor buys shares and takes actual delivery of them into their Demat account, holding them for more than one trading day. Unlike intraday trading, where positions must be squared off the same day, delivery trades allow you to own the shares as long as you want.

Key Features:

• Ownership: Once purchased, the shares are transferred to your Demat account, and you become a shareholder of that company.
• No Time Limit: You can hold the shares for days, months, or even years.
• Profit Potential: You can sell the shares whenever the price rises or when you want to exit, potentially earning capital gains.
• Dividends & Rights: As a shareholder, you are eligible to receive dividends, rights issues, bonus shares, and voting rights.
• Brokerage & Charges: Many discount brokers (like Zerodha, Groww, Upstox) offer zero brokerage on equity delivery, while some charge a small fee.

Example:

• If you buy 100 shares of Infosys at ₹1,500 per share today and keep them in your Demat account, it’s considered delivery trading. You can sell them after a few days, months, or years at a higher price (say ₹1,800), making a profit of ₹300 per share.

Difference from Intraday Trading:

• Intraday: Buy and sell on the same day, no delivery to Demat.
• Delivery: Buy today, hold in Demat, sell anytime in the future.

In simple terms: Equity Delivery means investing in shares for ownership, not just trading for daily price moves.