Let’s say I have equity holdings (say 5 lakhs)
If I pledge and got 4 lakhs as Equity collateral. And also added some cash (say 40K) for P&L adjustment.
Asking for Intraday only.
Does broker require minimum 50% in cash to trade F&O in Intraday ?
Can I use all 4 lakhs to trade in F&O in Intraday with some additional capital for P&L adjustment ?
Even if broker allowed to trade F&O in Intraday without 50% cash requirement, does broke charge any interest on Intraday as well?
Ideally yes even for intraday 50% margin has to be maintained. But at Zerodha we are not asking 50% cash/collateral ratio for intraday.
Yes you can use all 4 lakh for F&O.
We are not charging interest for intraday trading using collateral margin.
So i can place all intraday cash order with collateral pledge margin - i do not required any cash balance and no penalty and interest will charge right ? @Ragavendran_M
Yes.
So if use 100% Pledge money for stock Future or index futures or stock Option or index option or Intraday cash
And square off position Same day
I will not be charged any interest / penalty or anything
I am free to do all the trades with 100% Pledge margin no cash needed
Right Sir ? @Ragavendran_M
Yes, it is not required to maintain a 50:50 ratio for intraday trades.
Hi , i never did any , Intraday trade on stocks , is it possible to Pledge a stock and do the Intraday trade on the same stock !!, and not to maintain 50:50 ratio
Yes, if there is any loss it will be adjusted in your cash margin next day.
yes yes
Thank You
20 times you confirmed that not required to maintain 50% cash margin for INTRADAY, then why are you sending such email in first place and second there is no email confirmation to clients. other brokers like IIFL, fyers are not sending such emails. I doubt Zerodha will do debit entry in ledger with back dated interest collection since the date of this email to intimate clients regarding 50% cash margin requirement.
Can you post the email content here?
Does the 50% cash component rule apply for MCX FNO also ?
it would be helpful if you pasted a link to the article.
so many moving parts, hard to keep track.
google search shows endless list all differently dated.
Yes.
Hi,
Just to confirm zerodha is still not charging interest on 50% cash margin for intraday? Meaning i can use 100% collateral margin for intraday f&o without interest? Confirming because i am planning to shift to zerodha from angelone as they charge interest even on intraday margins
Yep. You can use 100% collateral margin for your intraday trades. There’s no delayed payment charges applied. Explained here. @Navneet_Loonker
Dear Pranay,
Based on your trading activity on 19-Mar-26, your account has had instances where cash and cash-equivalent collateral was below 50% of the margin required for your F&O positions. You can check this on Kite: if the “Available cash” field in the Funds section shows a negative value, your position is being funded through collateral. Please ensure you maintain at least 50% of your required margin in cash or cash-equivalents before taking F&O positions.
When you use pledged securities to meet margin requirements, regulations require that at least 50% of the margin requirement be in cash or cash-equivalents. If it falls below this, even for intraday positions, Zerodha funds the cash shortfall, putting your account in a debit balance. Accounts in debit balance are charged ₹40 per executed order instead of the standard ₹20, until the debit is cleared. This will apply starting April 1, 2026.
For example, if you hold one lot of Nifty futures, the required margin is approximately ₹1,75,000. At least 50% of this (₹87,500) must be in cash or cash equivalents. If your cash and cash-equivalent collateral is ₹60,000, and the remaining margin requirement is met through pledged securities, Zerodha funds the ₹27,500 shortfall, putting your account in a debit balance. All trades placed until this debit is cleared will be charged ₹40 per executed order.
Regards,
Team Zerodha
