PAN card,Voters ID, Passport, Drivers license, Bank attestation,IT returns, electricity bill, telephone bill,ID cards with applicants photo issued by the central or state governmnent and its departments are the various ID proofs.

SEBI has its headquarters at the business district of Bandrakurla complex in Mumbai and has Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Regional offices in New Delhi, Kolkatta, Chennai and Ahmedabad respectively.

(i) A demat account holds all the shares that are purchased in electronic or dematerialized form.
(ii) Like the bank account, a demat account holds the certificates of financial instruments like,shares, bonds, government securities, mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs).

Organization Structure of SEBI

Insider trading means the buying and selling of securities by directors Promoters, etc. Who have access to some confidential information about the company and who wish to take advantage of the confidential information.

(i) For effective regulation of stock exchange, the Ministry of Finance issued a Notification on 13 September, 1994 delegating several of its powers under the Securities Contract (Regulations) Act to SEBI.
(ii) SEBI is also empowered by the Finance Ministry to nominate three members on the Governing Body of every stock exchange.

(i) The lack of paperwork enables quicker transactions and higher efficiency in trading
(ii) The risks pertaining to physical certificates like loss, theft, forgery and damage are eliminated completely with a DEMAT account.
(iii) Trading has become more convenient as one can trade through computers at any location, without the need of visiting a broker.
(iv) Certain banks also permit holding of both equity and debt securities in a single account.
(v) Banks also provide dedicated and trained customer care officers to assist through all the procedures.
(vi) One can also choose to take a loan against securities which are held in a DEMAT account by offering it as a collateral to the lender.

The functions of SEBI are as follows:
(i) Safeguarding the interests of investors by means of adequate education and guidance.
(ii) Regulating and controlling the business on stock markets.
(iii) Conduct inspection and inquiries of stock exchanges, intermediaries and self-regulating organisations and to take appropriate measures wherever required.
(iv) Barring insider trading in securities.
(v) Prohibiting deceptive and unfair methods used by financial intermediaries operating in securities markets.
(vi) SEBI Issues Guidelines and instructions to businesses concerning capital issues.