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What is MTF?

A plain-language guide to Margin Trading Facility.

Margin Trading Facility (MTF) is a SEBI-regulated product that lets you buy exchange-approved ("Group 1") stocks by paying only a part of the total value upfront — your broker funds the rest against interest, and the purchased shares are held as collateral.

How it works

  • Eligibility: Only Group 1 securities (a list published by NSE/BSE) can be bought under MTF.
  • Margin: You pay an initial margin (commonly 20–50%+ of trade value, VaR + ELM based, stock-specific); the broker funds the balance.
  • Interest: Interest is charged daily on the funded amount for as long as the position is held — this is the broker's "MTF rate."
  • Collateral: The funded shares sit in a separate demat/margin account and are pledged to the broker until the position is closed or funded amount repaid.
  • Square-off: If the stock falls and your margin shortfall isn't met, the broker can square off the position to recover the funded amount.

Why it matters for the market

The aggregate MTF book — the total amount funded across all brokers — is a proxy for leveraged retail risk appetite. A fast-rising book alongside rising prices often signals optimism (and crowding risk); a shrinking book during a fall usually reflects forced deleveraging / margin calls.

Key risk: MTF amplifies both gains and losses. A stock falling 20% can wipe out a much larger share of your own capital if you're funding 60–80% of the position. Interest cost also erodes returns the longer a funded position is held.

How brokers report this data

Trading members report MTF exposure to NSE and BSE daily (by 6 PM T+1), covering outstanding amount financed, fresh exposure taken, and exposure liquidated for each stock. This site fetches that same report, and NSE's own Bhavcopy price file, directly and server-side on each page load (NSE requires a short cookie handshake before serving these files, which is why this has to run on a server rather than straight from your browser) — there is no third-party data relay in between.

What's on this site

  • Dashboard — NSE-wide book trend, and a stock table across 9 ranking tabs (most bought, price change, exposure growth, over several session windows).
  • Sectors — how the book is distributed across sectors and how each is trending, using a hand-maintained sector map over NSE's own per-stock figures.
  • Stock Analytics — search any NSE-funded stock for its recent history: price vs. book, rank, and session-window changes.
  • Brokers — published MTF interest rates and terms side-by-side (not funded book size — see that page for why).
  • News — a curated list of MTF-specific regulatory and market coverage.
  • Calculator — model your own margin, funded amount, interest cost and breakeven for a hypothetical MTF position.

Scope note: this is NSE data only for now — no publicly reachable, unauthenticated BSE endpoint for the equivalent report was found. NSE represents the large majority of India's MTF book.

Frequently asked questions

What is Margin Trading Facility (MTF)?

Margin Trading Facility (MTF) is a SEBI-regulated product that lets you buy exchange-approved ("Group 1") stocks by paying only a part of the total value upfront — your broker funds the rest against interest, and the purchased shares are held as collateral.

How does MTF work?

Only Group 1 securities (a list published by NSE/BSE) are eligible. You pay an initial margin (commonly 20–50%+ of trade value); the broker funds the balance and charges daily interest on it — the broker's "MTF rate." The funded shares are pledged to the broker as collateral until the position is closed or repaid. If the stock falls and your margin shortfall isn't met, the broker can square off the position.

What are the risks of MTF?

MTF amplifies both gains and losses. A stock falling 20% can wipe out a much larger share of your own capital if you're funding 60–80% of the position. Interest cost also erodes returns the longer a funded position is held.

How is this site's MTF data reported and sourced?

Trading members report MTF exposure to NSE and BSE daily (by 6 PM T+1), covering outstanding amount financed, fresh exposure taken, and exposure liquidated for each stock. This site fetches that same NSE report, and NSE's own Bhavcopy price file, directly and server-side on each page load — there is no third-party data relay in between.

Is BSE included in this MTF data?

Not yet. No publicly reachable, unauthenticated BSE endpoint for the equivalent report was found during development. NSE alone represents the large majority of India's MTF book.