Frequently Asked Questions

An existing trading account holder of HDFC Securities Limited can avail the SLB privilege by clicking on the below link:-
https://www.hdfcsec.com/ConsentProductTracking/Index/63450 enter credentials and uploading required documents
or
By signing physical copy application from https://www.hdfcsec.com/hsl.docs/SLB-Form-updated-07022020-202002071624406379741.pdf to your nearest HDFC securities branch or send it to our Operations Team's address mentioned in the application form.

Lending fee is quoted on per share basis. You can base your lending fee for securities lending on the annualized yield you expect or the cost which your borrower expect to pay. For e.g., if you are lending shares for a period of 180 days, you could quote the securities lending fee per share based on the rate of return which you expect.

Series (A) are the contract that will be foreclosed in the event of AGM/EGM.

Series (B) are the contract that will not be foreclosed in the event of AGM/EGM.

The tenure for SLB transactions is up to 12 months.

The fixed settlement dates are the first Thursday of the respective month.

Brokerage at the rate of 15% + GST will be levied on the lending/borrowing fee. Statuary charges will be levied as prescribed by the exchange.

T Day: The Transaction is executed on T Day between the lender and borrower.

T+1 day: The Lenders are required to deliver the securities for pay‐in on T+1 day. Securities are thereafter transferred to the borrowing participants during pay‐out on T+1 day. The borrower shall bring the lending fee on T+1 which shall be passed on to the lender in the funds pay‐out.

Reverse leg settlement date: The borrower needs to deliver the securities at the time of pay‐in which shall be returned back to the lender during the pay‐out.

As per the clarification from Income Tax vide their circular no. 2/2008, dated 22‐2‐2008 transactions done in the SLB shall not be regarded as transfer. For further details, please refer circular no. 2/2008, dated 22‐2‐2008 of the Income Tax department.

Currently, repay and recall option is not available under SLB segment with HDFC securities Limited.

a) In case of borrower, 100% of the lending price (T‐1 cash market closing price), lending fee, Value at Risk margins, Extreme Loss Margins (same as applicable in Cash market for buying or selling a security) are levied on the borrower.

b) In case of lender, 25% of the lending price (T‐1 cash market closing price) and mark to market (MTM) at end of day are charged to the lender.

a) No margins are levied on the lender.

b) 100% of lending price, Value at Risk margins, Extreme Loss Margins (same as applicable in Cash market for buying or selling a security) and EOD MTM are levied on the borrower.

The transaction shall be financially closed out at the below rate i.e. higher of:

• 25% of closing price of the security on T+1 day (closing price for the security in the capital market segment of NSE), or
• (Maximum trade price of the security in the capital market segment of NSE from T to T+1 day) ‐ (T+1 day closing price of the security in capital market segment of NSE)

The transaction shall be cancelled, however, the lending fee shall be collected and passed on to the lender.

If the borrower fails to deliver the securities, a buy‐in auction is conducted to acquire the securities on the reverse leg settlement date. If securities are not available in auction, then the transaction is financially closed out at the below mentioned close out rate i.e. higher of:

• Maximum trade price in the capital market segment of NSEIL from (reverse leg settlement day – 1 day) to reverse leg settlement day, or
• 25% above the closing price of the security in the capital market segment on the reverse leg settlement day.

In case of Corporate Actions other than dividend and stock spilt, transactions are foreclosed 2 days prior to ex‐date or as prescribed by NSCCL from time to time. For dividends the dividend would be collected from the borrower and passed on to the lender at the time of book closure/record date. In respect of stock split, the borrower's obligation would be revised as per the proportionate spilt and would be passed on to the lender during the reversal leg.

No NRI client cannot lend or borrow shares in SLB segment.

You can place slb order through Web based Platform (ITS) or by calling your Relationship Manager

Presently, No rollovers are allowed in Securities Lending and Borrowing