What collateral types are accepted at FYERS for margins?

What Collateral Types Are Accepted at FYERS for Margins?

At FYERS, you can pledge approved securities to generate collateral margin for trading. The margin released after the applicable haircut can be used only for permitted segments and order types.

Collateral margin usage is subject to exchange-approved instruments, applicable haircuts, margin requirements, the required cash-to-collateral ratio, and FYERS risk policies.

Using collateral margin

  • Not allowed for stock delivery: Collateral margin cannot be used to buy equities for overnight delivery in the equity segment.
  • Allowed for intraday equities: You may use collateral margin for intraday stock trades.
  • Allowed for derivatives: You can use collateral margin for futures, option writing, and option buying, subject to applicable margin requirements.
subject to available margin after haircut, applicable margin requirements, and the required cash-to-collateral ratio. Your order may still be rejected if the required margin conditions are not met.

Accepted collateral types

FYERS does not currently accept Fixed Deposits (FDs) for pledging due to operational and reconciliation constraints. This may be reconsidered in the future.

You can pledge a wide range of exchange-approved instruments, such as:

  • Approved equities or stocks
  • Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)
  • Government securities (G-Secs)
  • Liquid mutual funds
  • Money market instruments

For the complete and updated list of approved securities and applicable haircuts, refer to the FYERS approved pledgeable securities list.

What if?

ScenarioResolution
I tried to buy delivery stocks using collateral marginThis is not allowed. For equity delivery trades, you must use available cash funds.
I want to buy options using collateral marginOption buying is allowed using collateral margin, subject to available margin after haircut, applicable margin requirements, and the required cash-to-collateral ratio.
I pledged ETFs or liquid mutual funds. Can I use the margin for F&O?Yes. After the applicable haircut, the released margin can be used for eligible F&O trades, including futures, option writing, and option buying.
Can I pledge Fixed Deposits (FDs) as collateral?No. FYERS does not currently accept FDs for pledging. You can pledge eligible stocks, ETFs, G-Secs, mutual funds, or other approved instruments instead.
My order was rejected even though I have pledged holdingsCheck whether the pledged security is approved, whether the margin is available after haircut, and whether the required margin conditions, including the cash-to-collateral ratio, are met for the trade.

Last updated: 08 Jun 2026

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