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How to do BTST trades at Zerodha?

Buy the stock using CNC product type today and sell the same stock tomorrow using CNC to do a BTST(Buy Today Sell Tomorrow) trade at Zerodha. To learn more about CNC, see What does CNC, MIS and NRML mean?

After stocks are bought and credited to the demat account, Zerodha earmarks these shares, and they are sold on the next trading day. For example, buying shares on Monday and selling them on Tuesday is considered a BTST (Buy Today, Sell Tomorrow) trade. Even though the shares are not directly sold from the demat account, DP charges are still applicable for BTST trades.To learn more, see Why is the DP charge applied for Buy Today Sell Tomorrow (BTST) trades? BTST trades have their pros and cons. To learn more, see What are the risks involved in BTST?