Margin

This guide describes how to calculate required margin for orders and get available user margin using the SDK.

Get Available User Margin

Easily retrieve your available margin details using this get_available_margin_details method.

Python SDK Usage

from growwapi import GrowwAPI
 
# Groww API Credentials (Replace with your actual credentials)
API_AUTH_TOKEN = "your_token"
 
# Initialize Groww API
groww = GrowwAPI(API_AUTH_TOKEN)
 
available_margin_details_response = groww.get_available_margin_details()
print(available_margin_details_response)

Response Payload

All prices in rupees.

{
  "clear_cash": 96.21,
  "net_margin_used": 1.8,
  "brokerage_and_charges": 0.0,
  "collateral_used": 0.0,
  "collateral_available": 0.0,
  "adhoc_margin": 0.0,
  "fno_margin_details": {
    "net_fno_margin_used": 0.0,
    "span_margin_used": 0.0,
    "exposure_margin_used": 0.0,
    "future_balance_available": 94.41,
    "option_buy_balance_available": 94.41,
    "option_sell_balance_available": 94.41
  },
  "equity_margin_details": {
    "net_equity_margin_used": -1.8,
    "cnc_margin_used": -1.8,
    "mis_margin_used": 0.0,
    "cnc_balance_available": 94.41,
    "mis_balance_available": 94.41
  }
}

Response Schema

Name	Type	Description
clear_cash	float	Clear cash available
net_margin_used	float	Net margin used
brokerage_and_charges	float	Brokerage and charges
collateral_used	float	Collateral used
collateral_available	float	Collateral available
adhoc_margin	float	Adhoc margin available
net_fno_margin_used	float	Net FnO margin used
span_margin_used	float	Span Margin Used
exposure_margin_used	float	Exposure Margin Used
future_balance_available	float	Future Balance Available
option_buy_balance_available	float	Option Buy Balance Available
option_sell_balance_available	float	Option Sell Balance Available
net_equity_margin_used	float	Net equity margin used
cnc_margin_used	float	CNC margin used
mis_margin_used	float	MIS margin used
cnc_balance_available	float	CNC balance available
mis_balance_available	float	MIS balance available

Required Margin For Order

Calculate the required margin for a single order or basket of orders using this get_order_margin_details method. Basket orders are only supported for FNO Segment.

Python SDK Usage

from growwapi import GrowwAPI
 
# Groww API Credentials (Replace with your actual credentials)
API_AUTH_TOKEN = "your_token"
 
# Initialize Groww API
groww = GrowwAPI(API_AUTH_TOKEN)
 
order_details = [
    
    {
        "trading_symbol": "RELIANCE",
        "transaction_type": groww.TRANSACTION_TYPE_BUY,
        "quantity": 1,
        "price": 2500, # Optional: Price (include for limit orders; omit or adjust if not applicable).
        "order_type": groww.ORDER_TYPE_LIMIT,
        "product": groww.PRODUCT_CNC,
        "exchange": groww.EXCHANGE_NSE
    }
]
order_margin_details_response = groww.get_order_margin_details(
  segment=groww.SEGMENT_CASH,
  orders=order_details,
)
print(order_margin_details_response)

Request Schema

Name	Type	Description
trading_symbol ^*	string	Trading Symbol of the instrument as defined by the exchange
quantity ^*	integer	Quantity of instrument to order
price	decimal	Price of the instrument in rupees case of Limit order
exchange ^*	string	Stock exchange
segment ^*	string	Segment of the instrument such as CASH, FNO etc.
product ^*	string	Product type
order_type ^*	string	Order type
transaction_type ^*	string	Transaction type of the trade

^*required parameters

Response Payload

All prices in rupees.

{
  "exposure_required": 0.0, 
  "span_required": 0.0, 
  "option_buy_premium": 0.0, 
  "brokerage_and_charges": 0.2, 
  "total_requirement": 100.2, 
  "cash_cnc_margin_required": 100.0, "physical_delivery_margin_requirement": 0.0
}

Response Schema

Name	Type	Description
exposure_required	float	Margin required to cover the exposure for the trade.
span_required	float	SPAN margin required for F&O trades (not applicable for equity cash segment).
option_buy_premium	float	Premium amount required for buying options contracts.
brokerage_and_charges	float	Total brokerage and other exchange-related charges for the order.
total_requirement	float	Total margin requirement including all charges and margin components.
cash_cnc_margin_required	float	Margin required for CNC (Cash & Carry) orders in the cash segment.
cash_mis_margin_required	float	Margin required for MIS (Margin Intraday Square-off) orders in the cash segment.
physical_delivery_margin_requirement	float	Additional margin required for physical settlement of derivative contracts.

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