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The user can either cancel the existing block or create a new block if he/she wishes to increase the block amount (as per set limit). The user will not be able to reduce the existing block amount. Blocks can be created using the UPI app already installed in the user’s mobile phone.
The facility is typically offered by Qualified Stock Brokers (QSBs) as a non-mandatory option. Investors who want to use this facility need to register with Mirae Asset Sharekhan and initiate the block creation through their mobile app. The block is created using the UPI app, and the clearing corporation (CC) can only debit it.
It works in a system wherein investors can use funds blocked in their bank accounts to trade in the secondary market. Instead of transferring funds to the trading member, investors can create a block (like an ASBA) in their bank account, and the clearing corporation can debit it for settlement obligations. An investor can choose to block a lumpsum amount in his / her bank account. This blocked amount can be used to trade in the secondary market.