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- ICICI Direct
- Sharekhan
- Kotak Securities
- Angel Broking
- Motilal Oswal
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ICICI Direct |
Sharekhan |
Kotak Securities |
Angel Broking |
Motilal Oswal |
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ICICI Direct :OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING |
Sharekhan :OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING |
Kotak Securities :OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING |
Angel Broking :OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING |
Motilal Oswal :OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING |
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Promo/offers |
ICICI Direct :
N/A
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Sharekhan :
N/A
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Kotak Securities :
N/A
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Angel Broking :Special Offer: Free equity delivery trade for Lifetime + Flat ₹20 Intra-day and F&O trades. Get the offer
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Motilal Oswal :Special Offer: Zero AMC for lifetime + ₹3000 worth discount coupons + ₹1000 worth of ME Gold on opening a demat & Trading Account with Motilal Oswal. Get the offer
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ICICI Direct vs Sharekhan vs Kotak Securities vs Angel Broking vs Motilal Oswal Account Opening & AMC Charges
ICICI Direct Trading Account Opening Fee is ₹975 and Sharekhan Trading Account Opening Fee is ₹0 and Kotak Securities Trading Account Opening Fee is ₹750 and Angel Broking Trading Account Opening Fee is ₹0 and Motilal Oswal Trading Account Opening Fee is ₹0 . ICICI Direct Demat Account AMC is ₹700 and Sharekhan Demat Account AMC is ₹400 (Free for 1st year) and Kotak Securities Demat Account AMC is ₹600 and Angel Broking Demat Account AMC is ₹450 (from 2nd year onwards) and Motilal Oswal Demat Account AMC is Free (₹400 2nd year onward) .
ICICI Direct vs Sharekhan vs Kotak Securities vs Angel Broking vs Motilal Oswal Brokerage Charges
ICICI Direct Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is 0.55% and Equity Intraday is 0.275% and Equity Options is ₹95 to ₹35 per lot . Sharekhan Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is 0.50% and Equity Intraday is 0.10% and Equity Options is ₹50 per lot . Kotak Securities Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is 0.49% and Equity Intraday is 0.049% and Equity Options is ₹300 . Angel Broking Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is ₹0 (Free) and Equity Intraday is Flat ₹20 per executed order and Equity Options is Flat ₹20 per executed order . Motilal Oswal Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is 0.50% and Equity Intraday is 0.05% (both side) and Equity Options is ₹100 per lot (both side) .
ICICI Direct vs Sharekhan vs Kotak Securities vs Angel Broking vs Motilal Oswal Transaction Charges (Per Crore)
ICICI Direct Transaction Charges (Per Crore) Equity Future is ₹180 per Cr (0.0018%) and Equity Options is ₹5000 per Cr (0.05%) (on premium) . Sharekhan Transaction Charges (Per Crore) Equity Future is NSE ₹190 per Cr (0.0019%) | BSE ₹50 per Cr (0.00035) (each side) and Equity Options is NSE ₹5000 per Cr (0.05%) | BSE ₹50 per Cr (0.0005%) (on premium) . Kotak Securities Transaction Charges (Per Crore) Equity Future is ₹1000 and Equity Options is ₹5000(on Sell trade premium) or 12500 (on options) . Angel Broking Transaction Charges (Per Crore) Equity Future is NSE ₹190 per Cr (0.0019%) | BSE ₹300 per Cr (0.003%) (each side) and Equity Options is NSE ₹5000 per Cr (0.05%) | BSE ₹300 per Cr (0.003%) (on premium) . Motilal Oswal Transaction Charges (Per Crore) Equity Future is ₹200 per Cr (0.002%) and Equity Options is NSE ₹5110 per Cr (0.0511%) | BSE ₹200 per Cr (0.002%) (on premium) .
ICICI Direct vs Sharekhan vs Kotak Securities vs Angel Broking vs Motilal Oswal Other Charges
ICICI Direct
Minimum Brokerage is ₹35 per trade
and
Call & Trade is ₹25 per call after first 20 free calls per month
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Sharekhan
Minimum Brokerage is Intraday: 5 paisa per share | Delivery: 10 paisa per share | Future ₹0.001 per share
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Call & Trade is Rs 20
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Kotak Securities
Minimum Brokerage is 4 paise for delivery,
3 paise for intraday and futures orders
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Call & Trade is ₹20 per call
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Angel Broking
Minimum Brokerage is Equity ₹20 | F&O ₹30
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Call & Trade is Additional ₹20 per executed order
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Motilal Oswal
Minimum Brokerage is ₹25 for Delivery and ₹12 for Intraday
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Call & Trade is Nil
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ICICI Direct vs Sharekhan vs Kotak Securities vs Angel Broking vs Motilal Oswal Features
ICICI Direct and Sharekhan and Kotak Securities and Angel Broking and Motilal Oswal all offer a host of features, trading tools & platforms to their clients. Their comparative analysis is in the below table:
ICICI Direct vs Sharekhan vs Kotak Securities vs Angel Broking vs Motilal Oswal Demat Account Charges
A comparative table of various demat account charges between ICICI Direct and Sharekhan and Kotak Securities and Angel Broking and Motilal Oswal is below:
ICICI Direct vs Sharekhan vs Kotak Securities vs Angel Broking vs Motilal Oswal Basic Details
ICICI Direct Year of Incorporation is 2000 and Total Number of Clients is 8,78,884 and Total Number of Branches is 154 . Sharekhan Year of Incorporation is 2000 and Total Number of Clients is 5,04,796+ and Total Number of Branches is 2800 . Kotak Securities Year of Incorporation is 1994 and Total Number of Clients is 4,43,400+ and Total Number of Branches is 1128+ . Angel Broking Year of Incorporation is 1987 and Total Number of Clients is 4,26,700+ and Total Number of Branches is 900 . Motilal Oswal Year of Incorporation is 1987 and Total Number of Clients is 3,23,543 and Total Number of Branches is 305 .
ICICI Direct vs Sharekhan vs Kotak Securities vs Angel Broking vs Motilal Oswal Charts and Data
ICICI Direct and Sharekhan and Kotak Securities and Angel Broking and Motilal Oswal all offer a host of Charts & Data for better decision making to their clients. Their comparative analysis is in the below table:
ICICI Direct | Sharekhan | Kotak Securities | Angel Broking | Motilal Oswal | |
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Live data source |
Live data source :
NSE, BSE |
Live data source :
Yes |
Live data source :
NSE, BSE, MCX |
Live data source :
Yes |
Live data source :
NSE, BSE, MCX |
Advanced Charting tools |
Advanced Charting tools :
Yes |
Advanced Charting tools :
Yes |
Advanced Charting tools :
Yes |
Advanced Charting tools :
Yes |
Advanced Charting tools :
Yes |
Multi-Chart Setup |
Multi-Chart Setup :
Yes |
Multi-Chart Setup :
Yes |
Multi-Chart Setup :
Yes |
Multi-Chart Setup :
Yes |
Multi-Chart Setup :
Yes |
No.of indicators |
No.of indicators :
82 |
No.of indicators :
30+ |
No.of indicators :
30 |
No.of indicators :
40+ |
No.of indicators :
40 |
No.of charts can be opened |
No.of charts can be opened :
6 |
No.of charts can be opened :
10 |
No.of charts can be opened :
5 |
No.of charts can be opened :
4 |
No.of charts can be opened :
4 |
Live Scanners |
Live Scanners :
Yes |
Live Scanners :
Yes |
Live Scanners :
Yes |
Live Scanners :
Yes |
Live Scanners :
Yes |
Customizable screeners |
Customizable screeners :
No |
Customizable screeners :
Yes |
Customizable screeners :
No |
Customizable screeners :
No |
Customizable screeners :
Yes |
Trading from charts |
Trading from charts :
No |
Trading from charts :
Yes |
Trading from charts :
No |
Trading from charts :
No |
Trading from charts :
No |
Compare Symbol performance on Chart |
Compare Symbol performance on Chart :
No |
Compare Symbol performance on Chart :
No |
Compare Symbol performance on Chart :
No |
Compare Symbol performance on Chart :
No |
Compare Symbol performance on Chart :
No |
Options charts |
Options charts :
Yes |
Options charts :
Yes |
Options charts :
Yes |
Options charts :
Yes |
Options charts :
Yes |
Continuous futures charts |
Continuous futures charts :
Yes |
Continuous futures charts :
Yes |
Continuous futures charts :
Yes |
Continuous futures charts :
Yes |
Continuous futures charts :
Yes |
Intraday historical data for charts |
Intraday historical data for charts :
20 days |
Intraday historical data for charts :
30 days |
Intraday historical data for charts :
5 days |
Intraday historical data for charts :
30 days |
Intraday historical data for charts :
3 moths |
End of Day historical data for charts |
End of Day historical data for charts :
10 years |
End of Day historical data for charts :
10 years |
End of Day historical data for charts :
5 days |
End of Day historical data for charts :
20 years |
End of Day historical data for charts :
10 years |
Corporate action adjusted charts |
Corporate action adjusted charts :
No |
Corporate action adjusted charts :
No |
Corporate action adjusted charts :
No |
Corporate action adjusted charts :
No |
Corporate action adjusted charts :
No |
Back Testing |
Back Testing :
No |
Back Testing :
No |
Back Testing :
No |
Back Testing :
No |
Back Testing :
No |
Options Chain |
Options Chain :
Yes |
Options Chain :
Yes |
Options Chain :
Yes |
Options Chain :
Yes |
Options Chain :
Yes |
Heat Maps |
Heat Maps :
Yes |
Heat Maps :
Yes |
Heat Maps :
Yes |
Heat Maps :
Yes |
Heat Maps :
Yes |
Analytics |
Analytics :
Yes |
Analytics :
No |
Analytics :
Yes |
Analytics :
No |
Analytics :
Yes |
Price Ladder |
Price Ladder :
No |
Price Ladder :
No |
Price Ladder :
No |
Price Ladder :
No |
Price Ladder :
No |
ICICI Direct vs Sharekhan vs Kotak Securities vs Angel Broking vs Motilal Oswal Leverage
Leverage
ICICI Direct | Sharekhan | Kotak Securities | Angel Broking | Motilal Oswal | |
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Equity Delivery |
Equity Delivery :
5x with Interest |
Equity Delivery :
Upto 5x with 24% interest per year |
Equity Delivery : - |
Equity Delivery :
Upto 3x with 24% interest per year |
Equity Delivery :
4x |
Equity Intraday |
Equity Intraday :
Upto 25x |
Equity Intraday :
Upto 10x |
Equity Intraday : - |
Equity Intraday :
Upto 10x |
Equity Intraday :
20x for Margin+ (Over 140 Stocks), 4x for other stocks |
Equity Futures |
Equity Futures :
4x |
Equity Futures :
2x for Intraday |
Equity Futures : - |
Equity Futures :
Upto 4x |
Equity Futures :
Upto 3x for Intraday |
Equity Options |
Equity Options :
2x for shorting |
Equity Options :
Nil |
Equity Options : - |
Equity Options :
3x for shorting |
Equity Options :
No exposure |
Currency Futures |
Currency Futures :
NA |
Currency Futures :
Nil |
Currency Futures : - |
Currency Futures :
Upto 2x |
Currency Futures :
NA |
Currency Options |
Currency Options :
NA |
Currency Options :
Nil |
Currency Options : - |
Currency Options :
Upto 5x for shorting |
Currency Options :
No exposure |
Commodity Futures |
Commodity Futures :
NA |
Commodity Futures :
Upto 2x for Intraday |
Commodity Futures : - |
Commodity Futures :
3x |
Commodity Futures :
Upto 3x for Intraday |
Commodity Options | Commodity Options : | Commodity Options : | Commodity Options : - | Commodity Options : |
Commodity Options :
No exposure |
ICICI Direct vs Sharekhan vs Kotak Securities vs Angel Broking vs Motilal Oswal Orders
Orders
ICICI Direct vs Sharekhan vs Kotak Securities vs Angel Broking vs Motilal Oswal Research and Advice / Trading Tips
Research and Advice / Trading Tips
ICICI Direct vs Sharekhan vs Kotak Securities vs Angel Broking vs Motilal Oswal Franchisee / Authorized Person related information
Franchisee / Authorized Person related information
ICICI Direct | Sharekhan | Kotak Securities | Angel Broking | Motilal Oswal | |
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Availability for franchisee / AP |
Availability for franchisee / AP :
Yes |
Availability for franchisee / AP :
Yes |
Availability for franchisee / AP :
Yes |
Availability for franchisee / AP :
Yes |
Availability for franchisee / AP :
Yes |
Investment required for Franchisee / AP |
Investment required for Franchisee / AP :
Rs.25,000 to Rs.2,00,000 |
Investment required for Franchisee / AP :
Rs.50,000 |
Investment required for Franchisee / AP :
Minimum deposit of Rs 3 lakh (negotiable) |
Investment required for Franchisee / AP :
Rs.50,000 |
Investment required for Franchisee / AP :
Rs.10000 to Rs.10,00,000 |
ICICI Direct vs Sharekhan vs Kotak Securities vs Angel Broking vs Motilal Oswal Product & Services
ICICI Direct and Sharekhan and Kotak Securities and Angel Broking and Motilal Oswal all offer a host of Products & Services for a better trading experience for their clients. Their comparative analysis is in the below table:
ICICI Direct vs Sharekhan vs Kotak Securities vs Angel Broking vs Motilal Oswal Customer Services
ICICI Direct and Sharekhan and Kotak Securities and Angel Broking and Motilal Oswal all offer a host of Customer service options to their clients to quickly solve their queries or grievances if any. Their comparative analysis is in the below table:
ICICI Direct vs Sharekhan vs Kotak Securities vs Angel Broking vs Motilal Oswal Other Investement
ICICI Direct and Sharekhan and Kotak Securities and Angel Broking and Motilal Oswal all offer a lot of investment avenues apart from Stock trading on their platforms to their clients to make a better trading experience. Their comparative analysis is in the below table:
ICICI Direct vs Sharekhan vs Kotak Securities vs Angel Broking vs Motilal Oswal Trading PlatForm
ICICI Direct and Sharekhan and Kotak Securities and Angel Broking and Motilal Oswal all offer a host of Trading Platform for a better trading experience for their clients. Their comparative analysis is in the below table:
ICICI Direct vs Sharekhan vs Kotak Securities vs Angel Broking vs Motilal Oswal Company Information
Company Information
ICICI Direct | Sharekhan | Kotak Securities | Angel Broking | Motilal Oswal | |
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Financials * |
Financials :
Yes |
Financials :
No |
Financials :
Yes |
Financials :
No |
Financials :
Yes |
News * | News : | News : |
News :
Yes |
News : | News : |
Company Analysis * |
Company Analysis :
Yes |
Company Analysis :
No |
Company Analysis :
Yes |
Company Analysis :
No |
Company Analysis :
Yes |
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