One thing that has happened over the recent past is that the margins now have got standardised across all the Stock Broking industry. Gone are the days when some stock brokers provided insane margin or leverage, as much as 50X or even higher.
Even with the standardisation of margins, there are so many scrips to invest or trade, multiple types of orders and yes of course the prices changing dynamically through the day - it means margins are not straight forward for anyone to remember.
People often lose out on good opportunities to trade despite identifying the right scrip due lack of clarity on margins required or lesser cash in their trading accounts. Traders often get confused about how much margin to pay or how much leverage they get while trading since the margin percentage is decided by the exchange and changes daily on the basis of VaR (Value at Risk) & ELM (Extreme Loss Margin) of a scrip.
All that aside, there are margin calculators that are on a website (or mobile web) that one needs to operate (which we know is difficult) or have toggle between the screens - losing precious time. Many of these margin calculators expect you to enter values manually - all this in this time and age of technology is odd.
We simplified this all by introducing Inline Margin & Leverage Calculator for all tradable scrips on Dhan.
We have created this to help you figure out the margins and leverage upfront before you trade or invest in any stock. We want you to focus on identifying and analyzing scrips and not on the computation of margins for the trades. What’s more? On Dhan web, you can even directly place orders from the margin tab.
Isn’t this integrated approach much better? Once you use this - you will never feel like using the old margin calculators. This is version one, and as always there is more to come here.
Quite a bit has shipped in the MTF space on Dhan over the last couple of years — most of it shaped by feedback from traders right here. If you use the calculator to size your trades, a few related launches that might fit alongside:
- MTF Now from as Low as 12.49% p.a — MTF interest rates on Dhan now start from 12.49% per annum, among the lowest in the industry. Makes leveraged positions meaningfully more affordable to hold over longer windows.
- MTF Interest Rates Capped at 15.49% — even at the higher end, MTF interest rates on Dhan are now capped at 15.49% across the board. Removes the uncertainty of variable rates climbing on you while a position is still open.
- MTF Limit Increased to ₹5 Cr — your MTF limit per client now goes up to ₹5 crore. Useful if you’re scaling beyond the earlier ceiling and want to keep more positions under leverage without splitting across accounts.
- T+5 Orders for Short-Term Positions — hold positions for up to 5 trading days under CUSPA, without converting them to delivery. Built for the in-between trades where intraday feels too short but full delivery feels like overcommitting.
- MTF Market Insights on ScanX — monthly MTF rental trends, top stocks, and positioning data, surfaced inside ScanX Insights. A view that started from community conversations on MFT and now ships every month.
- Pledge Shares for Margin Benefit — pledge your existing holdings to unlock additional margin for trading. The cleanest way to put long-term holdings to work without selling them down.
- Margin Limits Enhanced for Pledged ETFs — ETFs you’ve already pledged now earn higher margin limits than before. Particularly useful if a chunk of your portfolio sits in index or sector ETFs.
- Convert Positions Between MTF, Intraday and Delivery — switch your open positions between MTF, intraday and delivery in a single tap. Lets a trade evolve naturally with the market rather than forcing you to close and re-open.
- MTF APIs on DhanHQ — execute MTF orders programmatically through DhanHQ APIs. For traders running automated strategies that need leverage built into the execution layer.
We are working hard to give you an excellent investing & trading experience, and we’ll always do the same as we expand. Keep your feedback coming, we are on it 
-Shraddha
Growth team @ Dhan
Awaiting to experience this soon 
