Demat Account or dematerialized account provides the facility of holding shares and securities in electronic format. During online trading, shares are bought and held in a demat account, thus facilitating easy trade for the users. A Demat Account holds all the investments an individual makes in shares, government securities, exchange traded funds, bonds and mutual funds in one place.
Dematerialization is the process of converting the Physical share certificates into electronic form which is much more easy maintain and accessible from anywhere through world.