Opening a demat account is the first step in every successful investing journey in India. This digital repository, which stands for dematerialized account, is now just as necessary for anyone wishing to trade in the Indian stock market as a bank account. Instead of using paper certificates, your stocks, bonds, mutual funds and government securities are all stored electronically in a demat account that acts as your online vault. You will look at five main factors you should take into account when picking the Choice demat account for you.