I have also received similar e mail.
At first, IL&FS send me the client master record,on which it was clearly written that i am not assigned to POA. Then zerodha send me the client master sheet that showed that i am assigned to POA.After that IL&FS also send me another client master sheet that i am assigned to POA to zerodha.Although now-a-days every broker is asking for POA though it is not mandatory. By the by, how can i clarify my exact position of POA?
At first, IL&FS send me the client master record,on which it was clearly written that i am not assigned to POA. Then zerodha send me the client master sheet that showed that i am assigned to POA.After that IL&FS also send me another client master sheet that i am assigned to POA to zerodha.Although now-a-days every broker is asking for POA though it is not mandatory. By the by, how can i clarify my exact position of POA?
When a Demat account is opened, we get a PoA signed by the client. The PoA has certain Pool Account numbers mentioned therein. These Pool accounts are accounts to which the client stocks are moved in case any client sells stock.
For eg: IN300095-11496000 is our NSE pool account. If a client sells stock in NSE, the stock he has sold is debited from his Demat account and is moved to the NSE Pool account. Likewise for BSE/MCX SX.
* Why do we have 6 Pool Accounts? 3 Exchanges (NSE,BSE,MCX SX) * 2 Pool Accounts each(NSDL,CDSL).
* Why was this email sent?
Assuming a client has opened his demat account in 2011 (the time when Zerodha did not have a membership at BSE,MCX SX), the Pool accounts of BSE and MCX SX would not have been updated in the PoA. This email was to inform the clients that since subsequently Zerodha obtained a membership at BSE and MCX SX and created new pool accounts, the same pool accounts will now be considered a part of PoA. So if a client sells stock in BSE/MCX SX, we can debit the shares and move it into BSE/MCX SX Pool accounts (provided he has the segment active).
* What is the Ben account?
Zerodha provides margin against stocks. This margin is provided by IL&FS and hence the stocks are required to be pledged with IL&FS. IL&FS does not directly take stocks of clients. The stocks will have to be routed through ZERODHA's BEN ACCOUNT to IL&FS.
This email was for your information only.. Sorry for the fact that it sounded technical.. Hopefully this should clarify