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Sale and Transfer of Shares

Sale and transfer of shares are done according to the guidelines issued by the various banking and monetary institutions. Shares are bought when the company sells shares from which dividends can be earned by the person who buys the shares. The sale and transfer of shares can be done easily by going through all the formalities on your own or by going to a stock broking agent who will take care of all the necessary details for buying and transferring of the shares and stocks. The agents also serve as advisers to the clients about buying which share would be beneficial and selling of what shares will earn rich dividends.

There can be sale and transfer of shares from NRIs to the residents of a nation by following simple procedures. There can be sale and transfer of the shares of the companies from the stock exchanges with or without repatriation benefits. There are various schemes of transferring shares and the most common method is by gifting them.

For the sale and transfer of shares, there are authorized agent appointed by the governments. It is always advisable to do all such transactions from the authorized agents in order to not be duped. There are regulations and procedures laid by the Reserve Bank or other monetary institutions according to which it should be done. There are letters of consent and approval required when there is sale and transfer of shares takes place. Necessary applications are to be made by the transferrer of the shares. When there is bulk sale and transfer of shares, then the approval of Chartered Accountant or the secretary of the company is required stating the receiving of the shares in case of the registration required by the transferee.

There are many clauses that should be abided by when there is sale and transfer of the shares. There are specific guidelines when the shares are to be transferred to an NRI. At times there are exemptions imposed on by the Reserve Bank. The rules, regulations and guidelines are different from non repatriation and with repatriation benefits. There are various schemes under which there can be sale and transfer of the shares. Buying and selling of shares are not limited to individuals but often take place among various companies where there are certain norms and regulations along with formalities that are to be followed. When such corporate sale and transfer of the shares takes place, then there are market study and research involved regarding which shares and what percentage of it should be bought.

Even when there is sale and transfer of shares at an individual level, there are market research done in order to determine selling which share would be beneficial and buying which would give rich dividends. The studying of the stock markets also indicates selling which shares and at what time would be beneficial. On purchasing of the shares, the individual must see whether the agent is reliable and that the documents are real. There is market price of the shares that are taken into consideration while buying, selling and transferring of the shares.