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Investor rights are the rights enjoyed by an individual after investing in shares, debentures, funds, stocks and bonds. Investor rights are the guidelines, which lead to fair investment strategies.

Investor rights are reserved for each and every individual. All investors have a right to enjoy investor rights. Investor rights are provided to investors so that they can exercise their power of being an investor.

With proper knowledge of investor?s rights an investor can save himself/herself from fraud and illegal activity and can easily avoid himself/herself from losses.


What are the rights?

Investor has a right of quality service. Investor should be treated in a respectful manner and should be dealt fairly and legally. Investor has a right to receive capable and chivalrous service at a fair price. Investor has right to select his/her own representative or can hire a representative and investor can even request for other representative if not satisfied with the present one. Investor can transfer account from one representative to other or can transfer account from one investment firm to another whenever investor wishes to do so.

Investor has a right to prompt and fair resolution of a problem. Investor has a right to know the firms process of raising and resolving a complaint made by the investor and should be informed about the process of raising an issue to the appropriate level of firm’s management to gain satisfaction. Investor has a right to receive prompt response from investment firm, if facing any problem with the account. Investors have every right to know firm?s policies and practices for protecting the privacy of non-public, personal information. Investors have aright to receive accurate and timely account statement, investor should be clearly informed about cost associated with individual?s account and cost related to individual?s transactions.

Investor get rights when invested in shares and debentures. Investors have right to receive the share certificates, on allotment or transfer of shares. Right to receive copies of annual report containing the balance sheet, profit & loss account and auditor?s report and minute books of the annual general meeting. Investors have a right to vote in general meetings, right to receive dividends in due time and corporate benefits like rights, bonus, etc. Investor has a right to call or direct annual general meeting. Investor?s right as a debenture holder is to receive interest or redemption in due time and copy of trust deed on request. Investor has the right to apply for winding up of the company if company fails to pay its debts.

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