• General
  • What does record date and ex-date mean?
  • What is book closure date?
  • Are shareholders eligible for corporate action benefits if the shares are sold on the ex-date/record date?
  • Will eligibility for corporate action benefits be affected if stocks are pledged with Zerodha?
  • What is a fractional share?
  • What does delisting mean?
  • What is the process for applying for a takeover at Zerodha?
  • What should be done if someone missed applying for a delisting?
  • What is an FPO (Follow-on public offering)?
  • What is the correct buy average for my partly-paid shares?
  • What is the impact of mergers and spin offs on shares?
  • Why were the shares not eligible for corporate action benefits even though they were purchased before the ex-date?
• Stock split
  • What is a stock split?
  • What is consolidation of shares?
• Buyback
  • What is a Buyback?
  • How to apply for buybacks, takeovers and delistings at Zerodha?
  • How to apply for Buyback through the open market?
• Dividends
  • If stocks of a company have been held that issued dividends, how and when will the dividends be received?
  • What are dividends?
  • Why is the dividend amount received lesser than what it should be?
  • Why are dividends not credited and what should shareholders do in order to get them?
• Offer for sale(OFS)
  • What is an Offer For Sale (OFS)?
  • How to apply for an Offer for sale (OFS)?
  • Can retail investors apply for an OFS below the cut-off price?
  • Why was the OFS allotment not received even though the request was placed before the cut-off?
  • What is the maximum allowed bid quantity for retail OFS bids?
  • Why is the cut-off price higher for retail OFS orders?
• Bonus
  • What is a Bonus issue?
  • Why haven't the bonus shares appeared in the holdings despite the decrease in stock price?
  • What is the impact of a bonus issue on equity holdings and F&O positions?
  • Why has the average price been reduced after receiving bonus shares in Zerodha?
• Rights issue
  • Rights Issues and Rights Entitlements (RE) - FAQs
  • How to apply for rights issue?
  • What happens if I buy/receive REs but don't apply for rights shares?
  • What is a Rights issue?
  • What is a Right Entitlement?

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