Briefly, this is how the new payment mechanism works in an IPO: An eligible investor using Asba places his bid, either in physical form or electronically through the Internet banking facility, with a designated branch of a self-certified scheduled bank (SCSB) with which the investor maintains a bank account. SCSBs are banks registered under the Sebi (Bankers to an Issue) Rules, 1994, and notified by Sebi as eligible to offer the Asba facility to investors (these include banks such as HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and State Bank of India).
Upon an applicant placing a bid with an SCSB, the SCSB blocks an amount equal to the application amount in the bank account of the applicant and uploads details of the bid on the electronic bidding system of the designated stock exchange through a Web-enabled interface. The application money remains blocked in the applicant’s account until the basis of allotment of shares is arrived at and appropriate instructions as regards unblocking the amount are issued by the registrar to the issue to the SCSB.
I think IL and FS is good from a long term point of view, it short term too it can give you good listings gains as the fundamentals look good, but seeing the conditions of roads in India, and the quality company that IL and FS is, I could see their Nagpur bus project, and that is why I have put my money into it. I expect it to double within one year. Good quality company.
Can someone tell me whether ASBA is available through Standard Chartered Bank or Canara Bank. Secondly, do we need to visit the branch to complete these formalities. i have never applied through ASBA.
Need your advice.... How do i go for ASBA method of applying for IPO through SBI. I know that in ICICI direct, it allows one application and for that we need to ve ICICI direct account. WRT SBI, do i ve to open a SBI demat account or SBI savings account? What are their brokerage charges??