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Authorised Person – Benefits, Registration Process, Eligibility Criteria & more

The concept of Authorised Person was introduced in 2009 by SEBI. The term authorize person refers to a person who has been authorized by a stock broker to provide access to trading platform of a stock exchange in form an agent of such broker. Thus, it is a stock broker who appoints an authorized person. An AP can be associated with only one broker at a time and cannot have multiple affiliations.  

Registration procedure for SEBI Authorised Person

While appointing the AP, the stock broker needs to obtain the registration of such AP from the stock exchange with which it is associated. A unique feature of AP model is that the registration can be done for a specific segment of stock market – like for capital market or currency or Futures & options. One can either go for one segment or for two or all of such segment. Now, lets discuss the eligibility criteria for getting registered as an AP.    

Eligibility Criteria for Stock Market Authorized Person

  • An individual or a partnership firm or LLP can be appointed as AP
  • In case of individual, the person should be atleast 18 years old ; if it’s a partnership firm or LLP then all partners should qualify these criteria
  • The AP should have qualified the matrix i.e. 10th standard
  • AP should not have any criminal records or a bad repute
  • Authorised Person should have an understanding of the stock market
  • The AP should have the required infrastructure like office space, manpower, equipment etc.
So, if you are looking to get associated with a stock broker as an AP, you need to ensure that you meet the above mentioned criteria. Now, the next steps are discussed herein below.

List of all Stock Brokers Providing Autorised Person Registration

 

List of Authorised Person Business Model Provider in India

Angel Broking Authorised Person

Kotak Securities Authorised Person

Sharekhan Authorised Person

ICICI Direct Authorised Person

Motilal Oswal Authorised Person

IIFL Authorised Person

SMC Authorised Person

Nirmal Bang Authorised Person

Sushil Finance Authorised Person

Profitmart Authorised Person

Prabhudas Lilladher Authorised Person

Swastika Investment Authorised Person

IDBI Direct Authorised Person

Ventura Securities Authorised Person

Upstox Authorised Person

Bonanza Portfolio Authorised Person

Sykes & Ray Authorised Person

Geojit Authorised Person

SBI Securities Authorised Person

Achiievers Equities Authorised Person

Karvy Authorised Person

Ski Capital Authorised Person

Religare Securities Authorised Person

Edelweiss Authorised Person

Fyers Authorised Person

Alice Blue Authorised Person

Narnolia Authorised Person

5Paisa Authorised Person

Choice Broking Authorised Person

Arihant Capital Authorised Person

Just Trade Authorised Person

Tradeplus Online Authorised Person

Astha Trade Authorised Person

Tradebulls Authorised Person

IFCI Authorised Person 

Parasram Holdings Authorised Person

Anand Rathi Authorised Person

Aditya Birla Money Authorised Person

Elite Wealth Authorised Person

 

How to Become an Authorised Person?

  • Think over the stock broker with whom you want to get affiliated. For this, you can refer to our “sub broker” section –this section provides the offers and the revenue sharing details of all the stock brokers. For assistance in selecting the broking company, you can fill in the lead form and we will connect with you to explain the offers available with all the broking companies.
  • If you have finalized the broking company for affiliation, then you now need to connect with such broker. For this purpose, let us know your contact details and we will set up a meeting with the sales team of that broking company.
  • In that meeting, you can discuss all the aspects like the roles, the segment which you want to opt for, the revenue, the revenue sharing, the commission, the support provided etc.
  • Provide all the documents as required by the stock broker
  • Stock broker will verify the documents
  • Upon verification, stock broker will draft an agreement ( this agreement is as per the format prescribed by the stock exchange)
  • Read this agreement carefully and then sign
After this, the stock broker will take the procedure ahead for registering you with the stock exchange. For this purpose, the stock broker is required to fill an online form and submit the documents provided by you along with the agreement copy to the stock exchange. In case of BSE, the stock broker will have to submit physical copies of the documents within 7 days of filling the online application but such physical copies are not required in case of NSE. In NSE, one merely needs to upload the scanned copies. The documents will be then verified by the stock exchange and in case of any deficiency, the application will be returned to stock broker for rectification. Once the documents are verified – the stock exchange will grant its approval/authorization and the process will be completed. Post this, the AP can commence his business operations.    

Registration Fee required to Become an AP

While making this application, the AP needs to pay certain registration fee. In case of NSE, the registration fee is fixed at Rs. 2,000 per segment. For BSE also, the fee is in the similar range. The fee is exclusive of any taxes and while making payment the AP will be charged GST additionally.

Documents required to for AP Registration

The documents required to be submitted by the stock broker to the exchange include the following:
  • A signed undertaking from AP that he is willing to serve as AP and will abide by all the applicable regulations
  • A signed agreement between AP and stock broker as per the prescribed format
  • PAN card copy
  • DOB proof copy
  • Copy of Address proof
  • Copy of academic qualification certificate

Benefits of Becoming an Authorised Person

Authorized person Model in Share Market comes with plenty of benefits, here are the list of benefits associated with AP –

Initial Investment is very low

To become an authorized person of a broking house, the initial investment amount starts with as low as Rs.10,000 & goes upto Rs.300,000. This is one franchise business where security deposit is extremely low.

Very decent Commission Sharing

The Commission sharing or Revenue Sharing in this model is is very good. The Authorised person gets about 60%-90% revenue sharing. This massive revenue sharing depends on the volume of revenue generated by the Authorised Person. Higher the revenue better the sharing.

Research & Advisory Support

Another major benefit of Authorised Person model is that they don’t have to set-up their own research & advisory team. This is generally taken care by the broking house. This reduces their investment further.

Products & Service Support

The Authorized Person gets access to all types of products by just paying the minimal charges of Rs.2000 to the exchange. Their clients can trade in Equity, Commodity, Currency, Future & Options. They get full support of all types of trading platforms for free from the broking house be it Trading Mobile App or Desktop Terminal.

Marketing & Advertising Support

The Authorized Person has to rent or own an office space to perform broking activity on behalf of Stock Broker. The Advertising material like banners, flex & any other requirements are provided by the Broking house. The Stock Broker also provides with online marketing support to the Authorized Person.

Training Activity

The Broking company conducts training activity for Authorized person either on monthly basis or every 3 months to keep their partners upto date regarding all the changes of the market. The broking house also organizes big seminars for their Authorized Persons.

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