margin shortfall penalty
Margin shortfall penalty will be levied by the exchanges when there is a margin shortfall on overnight positions held in the trading account without sufficient margin as prescribed by the exchange. This penalty is applicable only for overnight margin shortfall however it does not apply for intraday positions. Margin shortfall is applicable to stock, commodity and currency exchanges (NSE, BSE, MCX, and MCX-SX). For more details about the prescribed margin required for Derivative future contracts please visit Daily Margin required for NSE Future contracts. How the Margin Penalty is calculated If the overnight margin is less than 1 lakh and the margin shortfall is less than 10% of applicable margin then, 0.5% of penalty is levied and in case if the margin exceeds 1 lakh or the margin shortfall exceeds 10% of applicable margin then, 1% margin is levied on the margin shortfall. Short collection for each client Penalty percentage (< Rs 1 lakh) And (< 10% of applicable margin) 0.5% (= Rs 1 lakh) Or (= 10% of...