What is Intraday Trading?

Intraday Trading- Features

On online trading platforms, you have to specify if an order is specific to intraday trading. In that case, you take a position on the stock and close it within the trading hours on the same day. If you do not close it yourself, the position gets squared off automatically at the market closing price.

You don’t get ownership of the stocks you buy and sell in intraday trading. The goal of intraday trading is not to own the stocks, it’s rather to make profits by reaping the benefit of price movements during the day.

Leveraging: Leveraging means borrowing money from your broker to enhance your buying power, with the aim to amplify the potential returns on an investment. You can take the benefit of leverage in Intraday trading to take a larger exposure while paying a fraction of the open position. There are terms and conditions associated around leveraging that you should get yourself familiar with from your broker to tap its benefits.

Intraday Trading vs. Delivery Trading

Unlike Intraday trading, if you buy a share but do not sell it on the same trading day, it is called delivery trading. In delivery trading, the stocks you buy are credited to your demat account. You hold it for as long as you want, for days, months or years before selling it. You continue to have the ownership of these stocks. In delivery trading, investors consider the long term price movement of the stocks to book profits rather than its price fluctuations within the day.

What is the brokerage charge for intraday trading?

With Bajaj Financial Securities Limited (BFSL), you can get the benefit of low brokerage rates for intraday trading. Through our affordable subscription plans, you can trade at a flat fee per order and save significantly on brokerage costs. Below are the brokerage charges for intraday trading under the 3 subscription packs offered by BFSL:

Full details of the 3 packs are given below:

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