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Digital Contract Notes are delivered to the client through E-mail on the day the order is executed. If you did not receive the Contract Note on your e-mail (Read: ‘Why am I not receiving Contract Notes on my e-mail?’) and have opted for physical contract notes, you will be delivered a physical copy of the contract note on the next trading day.
If you have opted to receive contract notes through email and your email was not delivered to you, we are obligated to send you a physical contract note regardless of the mode you have opted for, as per NSE guidelines. Physical Contract Notes are chargeable at Rs. 50/- per contract note.
Contract note is a statement of confirmation of trade(s) done on a particular day for and on behalf of a client. It provides a summary of all the trades taken during the day. A contract note is issued in the prescribed format and manner, establishing a legally enforceable relationship between the member and client in respect to the trades stated in that contract note. Contract notes are made in duplicate, where the member and client both keep one copy each.
The contract note includes the details of the trades executed for the day, such as:
Column Name |
Description |
Order No |
Shows the exchange order number |
Order time |
Shows the timestamp of when the order was placed |
Trade No |
Shows the trade number on the exchange |
Trade time |
Shows the timestamp of when the order was successfully executed at the exchange |
Contract Description |
Shows the stock or instrument for which the order is for |
Buy(B)/Sell(S) |
Mentions the transaction type |
Bought Qty |
Shows the order quantity bought |
Sold Qty |
Shows the order quantity sold |
Gross Rate/Trade Price Per unit (Rs) |
Shows the price at which the order got executed |
Brokerage per Unit (Rs.) |
Shows the brokerage charges per unit of the stock or instrument |
Net Rate per unit |
Same as the gross rate per unit, as brokerage charges are mentioned separately in the contract notes |
Net total (Before Levies) |
Shows the total amount due to the client or from the client before brokerage and taxes
|
Closing Rate per unit |
Applicable to carried over derivative contracts. It shows the price at which the contract is closed for the day |
Sample Contract Note:
The table below the Contract note displays:
All the brokerages and taxes applicable, i.e., GST, STT, stamp duty, SEBI turnover fee, and exchange transaction tax. CGST and SGST of 9% each will be charged if the billing address is Karnataka, and IGST of 18% for other states.
The net amount to be debited from Bank will be mentioned at the end of the table.
Other charges such as call and trade and DP charges, are not displayed on the contract note. However, they are shown on the funds statement. To view your funds statement, follow these steps:
If you have opted for e-mail as your mode for receiving Contract Notes but they are not being delivered to you, the possible reasons could be as follows:
You can also update your email ID by following the path below: