Here are the steps involved to open a demat and trading account in Zerodha

online:
STEP 1: Go to Zerodha website and click on ‘OPEN AN ACCOUNT’.
STEP 2: Fill the details- your full name, mobile and email and click on ‘CONTINUE TO SIGN UP’.
STEP 3: Fill the PAN CARD and Aadhar Card Details.
STEP 4: Pay the account opening charges using net banking or card payment.
STEP 5: Upload the Cancelled cheque/Bank statement to verify your saving account details.
STEP 6: E-sign the documents using the OTP received on your Aadhar card registered mobile.
STEP 7: Sign off the application.
STEP 8: You will receive the completely filled application form and other details on your registered email
address.
STEP 9: Next, you will receive your CLIENT-ID and Password after a day of registration with the instructions
on how to log in.
STEP 10: In the same email, you will receive documents on Power of Attorney (POA) and nomination (in case
you want to make a nominee for your account). You need to take the print out of the documents, fill it and send
it to the following address.

Address:
Zerodha, #153/154 4th Cross Dollars Colony,
Opp. Clarence Public School,
J.P Nagar 4th Phase,
Bangalore – 560078

In case, you are nominating someone, also attach an id-proof (Aadhar card, voter id, driving license etc of that
person) in the same parcel before sending.

Although you can start trading from the day you receive your client-id and password, nevertheless, do send the
POA and nomination documents as soon as possible.

If your POA has not been received by Zerodha, then you won’t be able to sell the stocks (however, you will be
able to buy stocks). Hence, do fill and send the documents as soon as you can.

NOTE: In case you started your online application form, and weren’t able to complete it at that time, continue
the application by logging here. Click on ‘Already started your application? Login here’.