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Zerodha Varsity Mobile App – Learn Stock Market on Move

Stock Market

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April 11, 2020

Zerodha Varsity Mobile App – Zerodha Online Stock Broking has launched Varsity. Varsity is a Mobile App for learning the stock market on the move. The objective of Zerodha Varsity is to enhance stock market knowledge among end users. It is expected that Zerodha Varsity will attract millennials.

Zerodha Varsity is available on Google Play and App Store. This means Android as well as iOS users can use this platform for learning. Varsity contains multiple chapters. Depending upon your current understanding of the stock market, you can choose to start a course from the beginning or you may jump to a chapter as per your interest.

Zerodha Varsity Mobile App Learn Stock Market

The Key features of the Zerodha Varsity Mobile App are given below.

Zerodha Varsity Mobile App – Features & Usage

Varsity provides high-quality stock market education which is easy to access by everyone without any financial obligations.

It is well structured app. The entire content is divided into various modules. Every module has several chapters and detail discussion is done about every topic. Each main topic is divided into three difficulty levels, with a quiz at the end of each level. You can challenge yourself by taking up the certification exam at the end of every module.

The content given on the app is engaging and several real examples from Indian stock market and illustration are given in every chapter. The app is interactive. If you have some doubt about any topic you can post your query in the comment section. Your query will be answered by the expert as early as possible.

The entire app is responsive. This means you can access it from mobile, tablet or pad form factor will be adjusted automatically. The app covers basic to advance all topics. This means a newbie to advance user this app can be used by anyone. Varsity also provides facility to download chapter as a pdf document which can be read at a later stage offline without internet connection.

Also Read – Zerodha Kite – Online Trading Platform Review

The Modules available at Zerodha Varsity are given below.

Introduction to stock market

This modules contains 15 chapters covering basic of stock market, IPO, how to invest, How stock market works, trading terminal etc.

Technical analysis

In Technical analysis module you will learn about various charts, patterns, support and resistance, moving average, indicators. You will get in depth information about patterns and chart in technical analysis module.

Fundamental analysis

Fundamental analysis module contains 16 different chapters containing important information about fundamental analysis profit & loss statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, financial ratio and equity research.

Future trading

Future and Trading module is spread across 12 chapters. In this module you can learn about important topics such as future and contracts,Futures Trade, Leverage & Payoff, Margin & M2M, Nifty Futures, Shorting and Hedging with Futures etc.

Options theory of professional trading

In this module you can learn about Call/Put Options, Buying & Selling Options, The Options Greeks, Volatility, and Moneyness etc.

Other modules included in this app are Option strategies, Markets and taxation, Currency & commodity trading, Trading psychology and risk management, Trading System, Personal Finance & Innerworth – Mind over Market

Each topics end by comment section where you can post your query and get answers.

The entire app is free you need not to pay any fee for using this app. Users are not required to open any Demat or trading account to use Zerodha Varsity. This app does not require any login. This makes entire learning process easy and convenient.

You can access all these content on website of Zerodha also. The content can be converted in Hindi on the Zerodha Varsity section. You can follow expert opinions shared on the wall to enhance your stock market knowledge.

How to Download and use Varsity on Mobile?

The step by step process to download and use Varsity app is given below.

Visit your smart phone’s app store either at Google Play or App Store.
Search for ‘Zerodha Varsity’ app
Download the app and install it
You can Log in to app using your Kite ID, Gmail & Facebook ID
You can select the desire module set the goal and start learning.

You can track your progress as well as go through video content by Zerodha Educate.

Should you use Varsity for learning Stock Market?

Zerodha Varsity is a very good app for the beginner who wants to learn the stock market. If you have limited knowledge about the stock market, you can use this app to understand a market and learn stock market trading. The vocabulary used in this app is simple, examples are very good and cater to the Indian market scenarios. At few places chart and images are used that gives very good understanding about topic.

I recommend to use this app for learning stock market.

Note – If you are experience or veteran stock market investor you may find content shared by of Varsity very basic.

Zerodha Varsity content is well structured and engaging, but few people may not like as it due to lot of textual contents.

How to Transfer SBI Account Online?

Banking

Shitanshu Kapadia

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April 11, 2020

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Do you want to transfer SBI Account from one branch to another? The facility for transferring the SBI account is available online. You need not visit a bank, stand in queue and fill up forms for transferring account. It can be done anytime, anywhere using the internet. You just need an internet banking ID of the SBI account. The account transfer will take place in one week. No cost involved for transferring account.

If you want to transfer your SBI bank account from one branch to another and looking for a procedure. Here is step by step guide showing the online process of transferring your bank account.

Things to consider before transferring account

The option of transferring a bank account is available only for saving bank account which is KYC compliant. This facility is not available for inoperative bank accounts.

You need to have SBI Net banking facility for transferring SBI bank account. Additionally, you should have the branch code where you need to transfer your bank account. You can get branch code information online via SBI branch locator. If you have problem in getting correct information you can call to branch and ask for branch code.

You should have access to net banking. The online transfer process can be done if your mobile number is registered with a bank.

How to Transfer SBI Account Online?

Visit the official website of SBI – www.onlinesbi.sbi Go to the personal banking section and login using your internet banking username and password.
You will be able to see the home page with navigation and menu on the screen. Click on ‘e-services’ tab from top menu.
Click on ‘Transfer of saving account’ from the quick links. This link is available on the left side of the page.
Select the account that you want to transfer to other SBI branch.
You need to enter the branch code where you want to transfer the account. If you don’t have a branch code visit Branch Locator to get the details.
Read terms and conditions and click on the submit button.
Make sure to verify all your account details with existing branch code and new branch code.
On confirmation, OTP will be generated and sent to your registered mobile number.
Enter the OTP along with a high-security password and click on the confirm button.

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A new page will open showing ‘Your branch transfer request has been successfully registered’.

If you have more than one account to transfer you can use CIF to transfer the account. CIF is known as Customer Information File number. CIF contains details of all accounts of the account holder.

Also Read – How to find CIF Number of SBI in Passbook?

The transfer process takes about one week. The new branch name can be viewed after logging to Net Banking account.

The account number and CIF number will remain the same on transfer your bank account. However, IFSC code will change along with branch. This means if you have given IFSC code at other places like mutual fund investment, ECS standing instruction for a home loan or for your Income tax refund you need to revise it with new IFSC Code.

Zerodha Kite – Online Trading Platform Review

Stock Market

Shitanshu Kapadia

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April 9, 2020

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Zerodha Kite – Online Trading Platform Review

Zerodha Kite – Online Trading Platform – Zerodha is one of the Best discount brokers. I am sure by now you must have opened Zerodha Demat & Trading Account. Zerodha Kite is trading platform of Zerodha. Latest version is Kite 3.0. This version is famous for speed, features and technology. In this post, we will review Zerodha Kite – Online Trading Platform.

Zerodha Kite is new web-based sleek trading investment platform. It is a new lightweight platform using HTML 5. Zerodha Kite can be used for trading on mobile, tablet as well as browsers. Zerodha Kite is claimed to be the fastest platform. The main objective is to reduce delay in placing an order as stock price changes within few seconds.

Also Read –5 Best Virtual Trading App and Sites for Stock Trading

Zerodha Kite 3.0 is available in 10 different languages. This is the first platform that is available in regional languages. So, if you are not comfortable with English for trading you can use your own language on the trading platform.

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Zerodha Kite 3.0 – Key Features

Low Bandwidth – Zerodha Kite3.0 is lightweight and it uses very low bandwidth.

Speed – Low bandwidth means fast operation. It is ultra fast with streaming market data,advance charts.

Easy to use – Easy interface with navigation. It gives simple buy/sell panels including live ticking charts.

Language Option – It supports 10 different languages including few regional languages and Hindi.

Integrated – Zerodha Kite is integrated with advance behavior analytics and visualization platform.

Information – Live streaming quotes with in-depth market analysis at single place including notification for order status.

Console – You will get centralized dashboard with all information report and visualization.

Sentinel – Market Alerts for stocks, futures and option for free.

Mobile App – Mobile app is available for Android as well as iOS.

Short Cuts – There are multiple shortcuts available on this platform. You can place buy,sell order with keyboard short cut.

URL to access Zerodha Kite3.0 – https://kite.zerodha.com/

Zerodha Kite3.0 – User Experience

Personalize Setting

You can personalize Zerodha Kite3.0 and set your personal picture on login. This picture will be shown on the top at Login Icon.

Browser Notification

A new facility of Kite 3 allows you to get an important notification and all messages on Kite, despite you are using other applications.

Marketwatch & Dashboard

You can customize and make your own Marketwatch Dashboard. In this dashboard you can select your own fields. It also shows a summary of your equity portfolio holding in a visualized way. In addition to that, you can pin your favorite scrip on the top left corner.

Search and Filter Facility

Search or Filter facility is improved in a new version. Now you can search for specific scrips on your order book. You can also filter between buy and sell.

Universal Context Menu

You can view the Chart, Buy, Sell or add a script in Marketwatch from any of the reports like Holdings, Order Book or Position report. The universal context menu is more helpful for analysis and decision making purpose.

Floating order Window

A new feature of repositioning order window is introduced. You can place an order window floating anywhere on the screen. This makes order placement easy. Just drag and place an order.

Exit Multiple Orders/Positions

You can now select multiple open order positions and exit from all position with a single click. You need to filter order and click on cancel after selection.

Multiple Chart View

You can view multiple charts on the same screen. Drop down option allows you to select two charts or four chart scrip. This means you can see two or four stocks chart on the single screen. In addition to that, you can also use trade from chart facility.

Repeat Order from Context Menu

Context menu contains the option of a repeat order. If you want to quickly to place an order which was already placed once again you can use this option.

Fund Transfer

Zerodha Kite has very good fund transfer facility. You can deposit or withdraw money from your account using UPI, Payment Gateway, IMPS/RTGS/NEFT. Fund withdrawal has specific time and it takes around 24 hours to transfer fund to your bank account.

How to Use Zerodha for Buying and Selling Shares?

Login at Kite platform (kite.zerodha.com) using your Zerodha Kite ID.
On the successful login you will find option called as market watch.
You need to click on that option and type a share name which you want to buy or sell.
You can also find the drop down in the dashboard from where you can select a share share for buy/sell.
If you want to add share in the watch list, click on the add button to add your share to the market watch.
Once the share is added to your marketplace, you will find options like buy, sell depth, and chart on your share.
You can click on the B or S icon to go to Buy or Sell Window.
You need to provide buy/sell quantity details and cut off price before placing the order.

Zerodha Kite Review

Truly speaking Zerodha Kite 3 is an amazing trading platform which provides an easy user interface, top class facility and faster operation at very minimal cost. Multi-language support and intuitive design make this platform more attractive. Additionally, Kite also gives you access to various APIs to build your own apps. You can access all reports with a click of a button.

The trading platform of Zerodha Kite is available free of cost for Zerodha customers.

I highly recommend to use this platform for stock market traders and investors.

Have you ever used Zerodha Kite?

Do share your experience about Zerodha Kite.

How to find CIF Number of SBI in Passbook?

Banking

Shitanshu Kapadia

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April 8, 2020

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How to find CIF Number of SBI in Passbook?

CIF Number or CIF Code is a widely used terminology in banking. So what is CIF Number and what is the use of CIF Number? In this post, we will discuss the CIF number in detail. We will also look at the process to find the CIF number in the SBI Passbook and Chequebook.

The CIF number is an essential part of your banking identity, and in this guide, we’ll break it all down for you. We’ll show you how to locate your CIF number in your SBI passbook and explain why it’s so important.

What is CIF Number?

A CIF number is a unique number given to the customer for Banking Purposes. The full form of CIF is the Customer Information File. Think of it as your banking ID card. It’s an 11-digit unique number that holds all your account details in a digital file maintained by the bank. This file includes your account type, transaction history, loan details, KYC information, and much more.

A CIF number is a digital file that contains all important banking details of the customer.
CIF number is an 11-digit number that is unique for every customer/account holder.
If you have multiple accounts with a bank, your all account information is linked with a CIF number.
The CIF number is retrieved by a bank to get all personal and financial information about the account holder.
CIF also contains information about loans, debit cards, and demat accounts.
Your KYC details like identity, address, and photo ID are also linked to your Customer Information File.
So, from a bank perspective, CIF is very important. That is the reason banks ask CIF number in most of the forms.

Why Do You Need the CIF Number?

Before we dive into finding the CIF number, let’s quickly understand why you might need it –

Internet Banking Activation – When you sign up for SBI internet banking, you’ll often need the CIF number.
Account Transfer – Planning to shift your SBI account to another branch? The CIF number comes in handy for this process.
Customer Service Requests – From updating your personal details to availing bank services, this number is frequently required.
Loan Applications – Your CIF number is used to pull up your financial records when you apply for loans.

How to Find the CIF Number of SBI Bank Account?

There are multiple ways to find out the CIF number of SBI bank accounts. For better understanding, we will divide it into two parts online and offline.

Online method to find CIF number SBI

1. Internet Banking

Login to Internet Banking using your SBI Login Id and Password.
Now from the left navigation menu go to Account Statement (E-Statement) for a particular period.
The Account Statement Summary page will display your CIF number and other details.

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2. YONO SBI Mobile App

You can also find out your CIF number from the YONO SBI mobile app. Follow the steps given below to know the CIF Number using the YONO SBI mobile app.

Download the YONO SBI Mobile app from the Google Play Store to your smartphone.
Login to the Application using your Username and Password.
Now click on the “Services” Tab.
Select ‘Online Nomination’.
Select ‘Transaction Account’ as the account type.
The CIF number will be displayed.

Offline Methods to find CIF number SBI

1. CIF number – SBI Cheque Book

Open the first page of your SBI Cheque Book.
You will find the CIF number printed on the first page.

2. CIF number – SBI Passbook

The CIF number is also printed on the first page of your bank passbook. You can refer to the screenshot given below.

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3. CIF number SBI – Customer Care Number

You can call the customer care number of the bank, and after verification of your details you can ask for your CIF number. The toll-free numbers for SBI are 1800 11 2211, 1800 425 3800, and 080-26599990.

4. Bank Branch

The last option to find out the CIF number of your SBI bank account is to visit a bank branch and ask a customer care executive at a branch to tell you your CIF number.

Once you’ve located your CIF number, make sure you store it in a secure place. Save it as a note on your phone, jot it down in a password-protected document, or keep it written in a safe spot. Trust me, it’s better to be prepared than to hunt for it repeatedly.

Common Issues in Finding CIF

CIF Number Not Printed on Passbook – If your passbook doesn’t have the CIF number, try the YONO app or online banking.
Lost Passbook or Cheque Book – Misplaced your passbook or cheque book? Call customer care or visit the branch with your ID.
Login Issues with Online Banking – Can’t log in? Reset your password or contact customer support for help.

Finding your CIF number isn’t as tricky as it seems, especially if you know where to look. Whether it’s your passbook, online portal, or the YONO app, there are multiple ways to get hold of this essential number. So, the next time you’re asked for your CIF number, you’ll know exactly where to find it. Happy banking!