Contract note

This one is not written up yet

The definition above is the short version. A full explanation — how it works, a worked example and the exam traps — is still being written. In the meantime the chapter below covers it in context.

Written up from the same chapter

• Algorithmic tradingAny order generated by automated execution logic rather than typed in by a person — software that pushes buy and sell orders into the exchange once its parameters are met.
• Authorised personTwo different entities share this name: under SEBI, an agent appointed by a stock broker to give clients access to the trading platform; under FEMA, a dealer authorised by RBI to deal in foreign exchange.
• Basic Services Demat AccountA low-cost demat account for a small investor who holds only one demat account and whose holdings stay within Rs 2 lakh of debt and Rs 2 lakh of non-debt securities — its annual charge can be nil.
• Business riskThe variability of a firm's income flows caused by the nature of its business — driven by how volatile its sales are and how much of its cost base is fixed.
• DepositoryAn institution that holds investors' securities in electronic form and provides the services needed to transact in them — the securities equivalent of a bank holding money rather than cash.
• Depository participantThe SEBI-registered agent through whom an investor reaches a depository — NSDL and CDSL cannot open investor accounts themselves, so every demat account is opened and operated through a DP.