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Plain-English guides to the Nepal share market.
Short, specific reads on the parts of NEPSE most new investors get stuck on: accounts, IPOs, tax, the rules and how to read what the market publishes. Each one is dated and cites where its rules were announced.
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How to invest in the Nepal share market
The whole path in one place: DEMAT and MeroShare, IPOs through CASBA, buying on TMS, the real fees, WACC, EDIS and capital gains tax. · 10 min
How to open a DEMAT account in Nepal
Which DP to visit, documents needed, annual fee framing, and what to do after your BOID arrives. · 6 min
How to apply for an IPO in Nepal
Step by step: open a DEMAT, link Mero Share, choose the issue, pay through C-ASBA. · 7 min
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- 20 September 2026
- Margin, intraday and short selling in Nepal, explained
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Getting started
Accounts, the exchange and the apps: what to set up before your first trade.
- How to invest in the Nepal share marketThe whole path in one place: DEMAT and MeroShare, IPOs through CASBA, buying on TMS, the real fees, WACC, EDIS and capital gains tax.Read
- What is NEPSE? A complete guide to the Nepal Stock ExchangeHistory, listed sectors, indices, trading hours and the rules that shape the Nepali capital market.Read
- How to open a DEMAT account in NepalWhich DP to visit, documents needed, annual fee framing, and what to do after your BOID arrives.Read
- Mero Share guide: login, IPO application, EDIS and holdingsWhat Mero Share is, how to log in for the first time, apply for IPOs, authorise sales via EDIS, and view your DEMAT holdings.Read
- How to use the NEPSE TMSCollateral, limit orders, paying for a purchase, and the EDIS step that actually finishes a sale.Read
- How NEPSE trading works: orders, settlement and circuit breakersBroker account, limit orders, T+2 settlement, circuit breakers and how cash and shares actually move.Read
- How to choose a NEPSE appSeven things that separate the apps for the Nepal share market, each checkable in about two minutes. Published by Punji, and it says so.Read
IPOs and new issues
Applying for an IPO, and how rights, bonus and further issues work.
- How to apply for an IPO in NepalStep by step: open a DEMAT, link Mero Share, choose the issue, pay through C-ASBA.Read
- SEBON new IPO rules 2026: retail discount and book-building changesHow book-building IPOs work: the 10% retail discount to the cut-off price, the 50-unit minimum, and what to check in the prospectus.Read
- ASBA vs C-ASBA: what is the difference?Your money is blocked, not taken. What the CRN is for, and the usual reasons an application gets rejected.Read
- FPO vs IPO: what Nepali investors need to knowAn FPO comes from a company already listed, and does not have to be priced at Rs 100. What the premium means.Read
- Right shares in Nepal: how to apply, and what happens if you don'tThe ratio, the book closure price adjustment, the application flow, and the auction of unsold rights.Read
- Bonus shares vs rights shares in Nepal, explainedHow each affects price, quantity and cost basis, and what action (if any) shareholders must take.Read
Tax and costs
Capital gains tax, fees, WACC and what a sale actually leaves you.
- Capital gains tax on NEPSE shares, explainedShort-term vs long-term bands, broker commission, and where the numbers actually come from.Read
- NEPSE CGT rates in FY 2083/84: now 5% short-term and 3.75% long-termThe budget raised capital gains tax from 17 July 2026 and the government cut it to 5% and 3.75% from 22 September. The timeline, worked examples and what it means for holding.Read
- How to calculate and update WACC in MeroShareYour average buying price decides your capital gains tax. What WACC means, the exact steps, and what a wrong figure costs.Read
- EDIS in MeroShare: transferring shares after you sellSelling on the TMS is half the job. The transfer, the T+2 clock, and the penalty for missing the deadline.Read
Rules and timings
When the market trades, the price limits, and the rules that changed this year.
- NEPSE trading hours and session timingsWhen NEPSE opens, when it closes, and what happens in Pre-Open, continuous trading and the after-market order window.Read
- NEPSE trading calendar and holidays explainedMonday to Friday trading since April 2026, which festivals close the exchange, and how to check live market status.Read
- NEPSE After Market Order (AMO), explainedAMO went live in the TMS on 13 August 2026. Place an order while the market is closed and it queues for the next session. Timings and limits.Read
- NEPSE 15% price limit and circuit breakers explainedApril 2026: daily stock limit raised from 10% to 15%. Index circuit breakers at 5% (15-min halt) and 8% (close for day).Read
- Nepal's 21-point capital market reform plan explainedEvery dated deadline in the 15 September 2026 plan: margin lending, intraday trading and short selling by mid-October, a second benchmark index and ETFs by mid-December, and the capital gains tax cut that took effect on 22 September.Read
- Margin, intraday and short selling in Nepal, explainedWhat each one means if you have never met it, which you can legally use on NEPSE today, and what each does to you when the price goes the wrong way.Read
- Margin lending in Nepal: buying shares with borrowed moneySEBON's 2082 directive, the initial margin by company class, and what a margin call actually does to you.Read
Reading the market
The floorsheet, dividends, valuation and the instruments beyond ordinary shares.
- How to read the NEPSE floorsheet (and why it matters)Where every NEPSE trade leaves a fingerprint. Broker activity, accumulation, block trades.Read
- Dividends in Nepal explained: cash, bonus, tax and key datesCash and bonus dividends, book closure dates, 5% withholding tax on cash dividends, and when the money arrives.Read
- How to evaluate banking stocks in NEPSEBanks are not analysed like other companies. What NPL, capital adequacy and EPS tell you, against the NRB minimums.Read
- P/E ratio and book value, for Nepali stocksWhat each actually measures, why face value is not book value, and the bonus-share trap that fools both.Read
- Promoter shares vs ordinary shares in NepalWhy two share classes of one company trade at different prices: the three-year lock-in and the transfer rules.Read
- Debentures and corporate bonds in NepalFixed interest, fixed term, listed on NEPSE. How they differ from shares and deposits, and what SEBON has drafted.Read
- How to start a SIP in NepalA fixed amount into a mutual fund every month. How to set one up, what it costs, and what it does not protect you from.Read
- Open-end vs closed-end mutual funds in NepalOne lists on NEPSE and trades below NAV. The other is bought at NAV. Why the discount exists and which suits you.Read
Put it to work in the app
Live prices, your MeroShare holdings and what a sale leaves you after tax. Free on iOS and Android. How-to guides for the app.