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Explain the following term/concept:
Depository Participant (DP)
What is meant by Depository Participants?
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Solution
- It is the agent of the Depository.
- It is registered under the SEBI Act.
- It enjoys rights and obligations as specified under the SEBI (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 1996.
- It is an intermediary appointed by the Depository to provide services to investors.
- A DP acts as a link between the Depository and the investor.
- It directly deals with customers and provides services like account opening, dematerialisation, and securities transfer.
- It sends periodic statements of account to the investors.
- A DP functions like a securities bank, holding securities in electronic form on behalf of investors.
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Correct the underlined word and rewrite the following sentence.
Demat accounts are opened and maintained by the Depository.
Study the following case/situation and express your opinion.
Mr. L wants to demat his 25 shares of Peculiar Co. Ltd. bearing certificate No. 100 and distinctive No. 76-100.
- Which form is he required to fill as a written request to the DP?
- Does he have to fill the instrument of transfer if he wishes to transfer the same after demat?
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Explain DP as the constituent of Depository system.
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DP is an important constituent of Depository system.
