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Government securities

  1. What are Government Securities?
  2. How to buy government securities at Zerodha?
  3. How long will it take for allotment of SDL, T-bills and G-Secs?
  4. How can SDL, T-bills or G-sec orders be edited or deleted?
  5. What is the difference between SDL, T-bills, and G-secs?
  6. What happens when a SDL, T-bill and G-sec matures?
  7. How to buy Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) ?
  8. What are the applicable charges for transacting in Government securities (G-secs) ?
  9. Can NRIs invest in Government securities through Zerodha?
  10. When can bids be placed for SDLs, T-bills, government bonds, and SGBs?
  11. What are the applicable taxes for Government securities (G-secs)?
  12. Can G-sec investments be exited before the maturity period?
  13. How to calculate returns on government securities?
  14. What is Indicative yield?
  15. Why is the money debited from my trading account for the purchase of G-bonds more than the allotment amount shown in Coin?
  16. Why are the allotted G-secs not visible?
  17. How will interest get paid for G-secs?
  18. How to interpret SDL, T-bill, and G-secs names or symbols?
  19. Why is the allotment value for my T-bill purchase lesser than the face value of ₹100?
  20. Why does Console and Coin show the 'dirty price' of the Government bond as the buy-average instead of the Clean price?
  21. How will the P&L for G-sec be represented on Console?
  22. Where will the excess amount blocked for G-sec orders be credited?
  23. On what basis does Zerodha block money for the bids for G-secs?
  24. Why was an SMS received from CDSL informing debit of T-bills when a sell order was not placed?
  25. Where can the interest payment schedule for bonds be checked?
  26. Where can the SDL, T-bills and G-secs issuance calendar be viewed?

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