You can use Zerodha's Margin Trading Facility (MTF) to buy shares by paying only part of the price initially, while Zerodha funds the remaining amount. Zerodha charges a daily interest rate of 0.04% on the funded amount. You can use the MTF calculator to calculate your interest charges and required margins based on your holding period.
How MTF interest is calculated
Here's how the calculation works if you buy a stock that qualifies for 3x margin in MTF and sell it after 10 days:
Funded amount calculation
- Total value of 3 shares at ₹1,000 each = ₹3,000
- Your payment: ₹1,000
- Funded amount by Zerodha: ₹3,000 - ₹1,000 = ₹2,000
Interest calculation
- Daily interest: ₹2,000 × 0.04% = ₹0.80
- Interest for 10 days: ₹0.80 × 10 = ₹8
You would pay a total interest of ₹8 for holding the shares for 10 days.
Additional costs for using MTF
Along with the daily interest rate, these additional costs apply when using MTF:
Brokerage charges: Zerodha charges 0.3% or ₹20 (whichever is lower) per executed MTF order.
Square-off charges: If Zerodha squares off your MTF position (for example, due to insufficient margin), a charge of ₹50 + GST applies for each squared-off order.
Pledge and unpledge charges:
Zerodha charges ₹15 + GST per ISIN per pledge request and ₹15 + GST per unpledge request.
When you use MTF, Zerodha automatically pledges your stocks upon purchase and unpledges them upon sale. If you buy the same stock multiple times using MTF, pledge and unpledge charges apply to each separate transaction.
Example: If you purchase ABC stock on three separate days using MTF:
Purchase charges:
- First purchase: ₹15 + GST pledge charge
- Second purchase: ₹15 + GST pledge charge
- Third purchase: ₹15 + GST pledge charge
Sale charges: When you sell all ABC stock: ₹45 + GST total unpledge charges (₹15 × 3 transactions)