The cooling-off period under the OFS mechanism for most liquid shares is around two weeks, for liquid shares around four weeks and for illiquid shares it is around 12 weeks.
Demat account additions hit 9-month high in October as IPO boom draws investors
In October 2026, new demat account additions reached a nine-month high, driven by strong IPO activity. NSDL and CDSL reported adding nearly 3.36 million accounts