# Ddpi compulsion
**URL:** https://tradingqna.com/t/ddpi-compulsion/169816
**Category:** Broker review
**Created:** [July 12, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/ddpi-compulsion/169816 "2024-07-12T13:46:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@Jhonydsuza](https://tradingqna.com/u/Jhonydsuza)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/ddpi-compulsion/169816/1 "2024-07-12T13:46:37Z")
@nithin can a broker force client to use ddpi even if they prefer edis? For eg. In some brokers they dont allow to place gtt order if we dont provide ddpi permission. Is it against any sebi rule or they are doing everything legally?
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### Author:  [@Champion\_Trader](https://tradingqna.com/u/Champion_Trader)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/ddpi-compulsion/169816/2 "2024-07-12T14:14:08Z")
Furthermore, the broker forces clients to open accounts for all segments (Equity, MF, F&O, Currency, and Commodity) and doesn’t allow opening an account only for Equity and Mutual Funds. Is this legal?
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### Author:  [@nithin](https://tradingqna.com/u/nithin)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/ddpi-compulsion/169816/3 "2024-07-12T14:18:20Z")
> [@Jhonydsuza](#):
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> @nithin can a broker force client to use ddpi even if they prefer edis? For eg. In some brokers they dont allow to place gtt order if we dont provide ddpi permission. Is it against any sebi rule or they are doing everything legally?
I think so. @VenuMadhav ?
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### Author:  [@nithin](https://tradingqna.com/u/nithin)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/ddpi-compulsion/169816/4 "2024-07-12T14:19:05Z")
> [@Champion\_Trader](#):
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> Furthermore, the broker forces clients to open accounts for all segments (Equity, MF, F&O, Currency, and Commodity) and doesn’t allow opening an account only for Equity and Mutual Funds. Is this legal?
Hmmm… This isn’t allowed. A broker is to give an option to opt out.
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### Author:  [@Champion\_Trader](https://tradingqna.com/u/Champion_Trader)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/ddpi-compulsion/169816/5 "2024-07-12T14:22:08Z")
Yeah, that’s what I think too.
But the broker says that if you want to open an account with them, you must activate all segments. After opening the account, you can temporarily disable the unwanted segments 🥲
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### Author:  [@VenuMadhav](https://tradingqna.com/u/VenuMadhav)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2024, 6:15am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/ddpi-compulsion/169816/6 "2024-07-15T06:15:53Z")
> [@nithin](#):
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> > [@Jhonydsuza](#):
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> > @nithin can a broker force client to use ddpi even if they prefer edis? For eg. In some brokers they dont allow to place gtt order if we dont provide ddpi permission. Is it against any sebi rule or they are doing everything legally?
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> I think so. @VenuMadhav ?
I don’t find requiring DDPI to place special order types like GTT an issue. As you’re aware, we need debit authorization from users to earmark stocks for payin. GTT are special order types that hit the stock exchange system when they get triggered. If it’s a sell GTT, then the order will not go through if you’re an eDIS client and haven’t approved the debit (which means you’ll have to login and approve debit everyday, which defeats the purpose of GTT in the first place). So to make it convenient to users and to ensure that orders get executed when they’re triggered a broker can insist on DDPI while placing GTT orders.
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### Author:  [@Champion\_Trader](https://tradingqna.com/u/Champion_Trader)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2024, 10:52am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/ddpi-compulsion/169816/7 "2024-07-15T10:52:55Z")
Right @VenuMadhav , but ideally, a broker should offer both options. If a client doesn’t want to submit a DDPI, they should still be able to use special features like GTT by authorizing their holdings daily using a TPIN.
This is why I like Zerodha. Zerodha didn’t force us to submit a DDPI to use GTT 🙂
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### Author:  [@tallerballer](https://tradingqna.com/u/tallerballer)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2024, 11:04am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/ddpi-compulsion/169816/8 "2024-07-24T11:04:33Z")
> [@Champion\_Trader](#):
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> Furthermore, the broker forces clients to open accounts for all segments
> [@nithin](#):
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> A broker is to give an option to opt out
Dhan actually forces this. They opened all commodity, F&O wagera segments. No intention of even checking those but it was forced. They also make you state that you do not want to nominate anyone, and ask you to nominate someone after account opening. Very weird and shady.
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### Author:  [@Champion\_Trader](https://tradingqna.com/u/Champion_Trader)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2024, 11:27am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/ddpi-compulsion/169816/9 "2024-07-24T11:27:01Z")
@tallerballer
I think we discussed this in Dhan community a few months ago 😄
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### Author:  [@tallerballer](https://tradingqna.com/u/tallerballer)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/ddpi-compulsion/169816/10 "2025-04-08T13:08:13Z")
> [@nithin](#):
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> A broker is to give an option to opt out.
Any source for this? @VenuMadhav can you help ?
I get annoying SMS & emails from MCX every week or so now since the broker opened all segments for me
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### Author:  [@Jhonydsuza](https://tradingqna.com/u/Jhonydsuza)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/ddpi-compulsion/169816/11 "2025-04-27T13:25:32Z")
@tallerballer are you talking about dhan , because i also receive mcx email , but i never selected commodity trading , and on app it shows commodity trading disabled
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### Author:  [@tallerballer](https://tradingqna.com/u/tallerballer)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/ddpi-compulsion/169816/12 "2025-04-27T14:46:45Z")
Yes, dhan