What is MTF pledge - meaning and process of pledging

Margin Trading allows you to buy shares by borrowing a portion of the required investment amount from the broker so that you don’t miss out on lucrative opportunities in case of insufficient capital. m.Stock, a trading and investment platform by Mirae Asset, offers up to 80% funding in more than 1,100+ stocks at one of the lowest MTF interest rates in the industry, starting @6.99% p.a.

As MTF is a borrowing facility, the shares purchased by you are pledged with the broker during the tenure of your investment. How does pledging work? Why is it important? What is post-pledge and pre-pledge? These are some of the questions we will be answering in this article on MTF pledge. But first, let’s quickly understand what is MTF?

What is Pay Later (MTF)?

Pay Later (MTF) is a delivery funding facility, meaning it is for equity delivery only (F&O is excluded). In this, your broker lends you funds against the margin or capital available in your trading account. In exchange for this funding, the broker charges interest on the borrowed amount.

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What is an MTF Pledge?

Since you are buying stocks using your broker’s funds, the purchased stocks are pledged in the name of the broker. As and when you sell these stocks, the pledge is closed, and you pocket the gains or losses. There are two types of MTF pledge:

a. Post-pledge 

In post-pledge, you place a buy order post which CDSL (depository) will send you a pledge approval request by 9:00 pm on the same day (T Day). You have to approve the pledge request before 10:00 am (differs from broker to broker) on the next day (T+1 Day). If you fail to approve the post-pledge request within the stipulated time, your order will convert from ‘MTF’ to standard ‘delivery’ order, and you will be obligated to pay the entire amount on T+1 day. If you fail to provide the funds, your position will be squared-off and a penalty will be levied (it can go as high as 18%).

b. Pre-pledge

Since a lot of investors often miss out on pledging their stocks within a stipulated time period, m.Stock introduced the concept of ‘pre-pledge’. In this, you first pledge the stocks with the broker and post successful authentication of the pledge request, your buy order is processed. This way, you don’t have to deal with the repercussions of missing out on pledge approval.

February 2025 update:

Based on SEBI’s regulations on Direct Pay-out of Securities, the pledging of securities for Pay Later (MTF) transactions is now handled automatically. You just have to place your Pay Later (MTF) order, and the pledging will be handled by your broker (mStock) directly in the back end. You don’t have to use an OTP to authenticate pledging of stocks for your Pay Later (MTF) orders.

What is the need for MTF Pledge?

In order to maintain the MTF positions, one is required to pledge their stocks purchased with MTF. 

By pledging the purchased stocks, the client continues to hold the position in their Demat account. It lends transparency and security to the overall process.

How to place and execute MTF orders with m.Stock?

You can place and execute MTF orders with m.Stock in 3 simple steps:

• Login and in the order form, select MTF, enter stock name and quantity

•  m.Stock’s Pay Later (MTF) is a standout in the industry. because it gives you:

• One of the lowest interest rates, starting @6.99% 

• Up to 80% funding

• Access to 1,100+ stocks compared to industry average of 200-500 stocks

• Unlimited holding period, as opposed to 1-year restriction imposed across industry.

• The ability to calculate potential profits using the m.Stock MTF calculator.

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So, if you want to grab lucrative stock market opportunities but do not have sufficient capital, avail m.Stock’s Pay Later (MTF) and get up to 80% funding at one of the lowest interest rates, starting @6.99% p.a.