Orders & trading

What is Intraday trading?

Also called: Day trading, MIS

Hinglish mein padhein: Intraday trading kya hai?

Intraday trading means buying and selling the same stock within one trading day, so no shares are delivered to your demat account.

Brokers square off open intraday positions automatically before the close. Intraday trades have lower STT than delivery trades but are treated as speculative business income for tax.

Leverage (margin) in intraday trading magnifies both gains and losses. SEBI studies show most individual intraday traders lose money.

Related terms

Delivery tradingIn a delivery trade you buy shares and keep them in your demat account beyond the trading day, for as long as you like.
MarginMargin is the money you must keep with your broker to take a position, especially in intraday and F&O trades where you control more than you pay.
Square offTo square off is to close an open position by taking the opposite trade — selling what you bought or buying back what you sold short.
STT (Securities transaction tax)STT is a tax charged by the government on every purchase or sale of shares and derivatives on Indian exchanges.