1. What are the facilities offered by a DEPOSITORY?
A Depository offers the following facilities:

• Dematerialisation i.e., converting physical certificates to electronic form
  
  
• Rematerialisation i.e., conversion of securities in demat form into physical certificates
  
  
• Electronic settlement of trades in stock exchanges connected to the Depository
  
  
• Pledging/hypothecation of dematerialised securities against bank loan
  
  
• Electronic credit of securities allotted in public issues, rights issue
  
  
• Receipt of non-cash corporate benefits such as bonus in electronic form
  
  
• Freezing of demat accounts, so that the debits from the account are not permitted
  
  
• Nomination facility for demat accounts
  
  
• Services related to change of address
  
  
• Effecting transmission of securities
  
  
• Instructions to your DP over Internet through SPEED-e facility. (Please check with your DP for availing the facility)
  
  
• Account monitoring facility over Internet for clearing members through SPEED facility
  
  
• Other facilities viz. holding debt instruments in the same account , availing stock lending/borrowing facility, etc.