{"id":295938,"date":"2026-10-08T20:21:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T14:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/?p=295938"},"modified":"2026-10-08T20:21:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T14:51:34","slug":"free-demat-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/free-demat-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Demat Account in India: What Opening It Costs You and What Still Gets Charged"},"content":{"rendered":"

Account opening: Rs 0 at Univest. BSDA AMC: nil up to Rs 4 lakh holdings. Depository: NSDL. SEBI broker INZ000317437. Eligibility: PAN, Aadhaar, bank account.<\/em><\/p>\n

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A free demat account means the broker charges nothing to open it, and Univest offers exactly that with no account opening charges. The costs that can follow are annual maintenance (nil under SEBI’s BSDA norm while holdings stay up to Rs 4 lakh), DP charges on each sale, brokerage and statutory levies. You need a PAN, an Aadhaar-linked mobile number and a bank account, and the whole process runs in the app.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

A free demat account is an account where the broker charges no fee to open it, and in 2026 that is the standard offer from SEBI-registered brokers. What is not free by default is everything after opening: annual maintenance, per-sale depository fees, brokerage and government levies. This guide separates the two so you know what a free demat account really costs over a full year.<\/p>\n

Univest is a SEBI-registered stock broker (INZ000317437) and a depository participant on NSDL, and it lets you open a free demat account in the app with no account opening charges. Below are the charges that still apply, the documents you need and the checks worth running before you submit the form.<\/p>\n

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