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What is Zerodha’s referral programme, and what are its benefits?

According to the exchange circular (PDF), beginning August 15, 2024, brokers are prohibited from paying referral commissions to individuals not registered as an Authorised Person (AP). As a result, Zerodha will not be permitted to pay the 10% brokerage generated by referrals through the referral programme from August 25, 2024, until the exchange provides further clarification. However, 300 reward points will still be given for each successful referral.

Brokerage earned through referrals will be paid out by August 25, 2024, if the referral wallet balance is more than ₹10. However, reward points will not expire. To learn more, see Do the reward points expire?

Clients can continue to refer friends, family, and colleagues to open Zerodha accounts and receive 300 reward points for each successful referral. The reward points can be used to waive the annual Account Maintenance Charge (AMC) or subscribe to Zerodha’s paid partner products and are non-refundable. The reward points required for each partner product can be viewed under Rewards by logging into console.zerodha.com/refer.

To refer a person, follow these steps:

Kite app

  1. Tap on the Client ID.
  2. Tap on Invite friends.
  3. Tap on Share.


Console

  1. Click on the Client ID.
  2. Click on Rewards & referrals.
  3. Enter the name, email, and mobile number.
  4. Click on Submit.


Referral link

  1. Visit zerodha.com/refer.
  2. Enter the Client ID.
  3. Share the affiliate link on WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn.


Once the referral is successfully registered, the account needs to be opened within 60 days. If a prospect has registered with Zerodha by entering the contact details on the Zerodha website and later uses the referral link to complete the account opening process, the referral mapping will not be done. To see if the referral is already registered, try to refer through console.zerodha.com/refer to get an instant confirmation response message. For example, Mr A visits the Zerodha website and registers to open an account on 1st March but does not complete the process. On 2nd March, if a referral link is used to open an account, the referral mapping will not be done.

Did you know?

  • The referral wallet will be blocked if there is any breach of the terms and conditions. To view the terms and conditions of the referral programme, visit zerodha.com/tos/referrals.
  • Referral benefits will be considered for new accounts from 1st January 2020.
  • Referrals can be made through minor accounts. However, the benefits will be limited to 300 reward points for each successful referral.
  • Clients can also copy the referral link from Console and share it with their friends, family and colleagues. If an account is opened from this link, clients will receive referral benefits.