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About The Brokers

Dhan :

A genuinely unique pricing feature: Dhan offers a 50% brokerage discount for women customers — ₹10/order instead of ₹20 for intraday and F&O trades. This is the only major discount broker in >>> more

Kotak Securities :

"With 1281+ branches in 377 cities of the country serving 1.4 million customers, over 5 lacs trades per day, Kotak Securities have been able to create their own space >>> more

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Dhan :

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Kotak Securities :

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Type of Broker

Dhan :

Discount Broker

Kotak Securities :

Full Service Broker

Promo/offers

Dhan :

N/A

Kotak Securities :

Special Offer: Kotak Securities - Pay ZERO Intraday Brokerage + F&O Rs 20 per trade. Open Instant Account Now

Advantage

Dhan :

✔ What Dhan Does Well

✓	First Indian broker on TradingView.com — trade options directly from TradingView
✓	Dedicated Options Trader app (web + mobile) with strategy builder
✓	Super Order — entry + target + stop-loss placed simultaneously in one click
✓	50% women discount — ₹10/order (only broker in India with gender pricing)
✓	₹0 AMC + ₹0 account opening
✓	DhanHQ free API — algo trading at ₹0 cost
✓	915 Terminal — power trader desktop with speed and flexibility
✓	Iceberg Plus — large order slicing for institutional-scale retail
✓	~1 million active clients — proven at scale
✓	Backed by Mirae Asset, Blume, 3one4 Capital
✓	MF, IPO, ETF, SGB, Bonds, Smallcase all available

Kotak Securities :

3-in-1 online trading account..
Security of your investment & money.
Toll free number available.
Robust trading software KEAT Pro.
Derivatives trading,NRI services, mutual funds, IPOs.
Trading is available in both BSE and NSE.
After Market Orders (AMO), good till cancel order (GTC) and Buy Now Sell Tomorrow.

Disadvantage

Dhan :

✘ Where Dhan Falls Short

✗	No NRI accounts
✗	Commodity (MCX) trading not clearly supported despite MCX membership
✗	₹20 brokerage same as Zerodha, Angel One — no pricing differentiation
✗	Customer support reported as variable during peak hours
✗	Pledge charge: ₹15+GST per instruction (Firstock and mStock offer ₹0)
✗	No physical branches — 100% online only
✗	Relatively new (2021) vs Zerodha/HDFC SKY institutional depth

Kotak Securities :

No commodity trading..
Very High brokerage..
Not a good fit for small and penny stock traders.
Minimum brokerage charges.

Why This

Dhan :

Kotak Securities :

A Unique 3-in-1 On-line Trading Account, which includes Kotak Mahindra Banks Saving Account, Kotak Securities Trading Account and Kotak Securities Demat Account, is the key offering for retail stock market investors in India.
Security: Instead of transferring monies to a broker's pool or towards deposits, you can manage your own demat and bank accounts when you trade through Kotak Securities. It provides you the flexibility to pay only when you trade.
E-Broking House with >13 Lac customers.
Wide network of 1281 branches and sub Brokers in 377 cities.
After Market Orders and Portfolio Management Service(PMS) available.
Facility to trade in Equities, IPO's, Bonds, FD's, ETF's, Mutual Funds, F&O and Currency derivatives etc.
Add on services like relationship manager, tips & recommendations, technical research, market pointers, periodical research reports, training and education.

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Dhan vs Kotak Securities Account Opening & AMC Charges

- and Kotak Securities Trading Account Opening Fee is Rs 99 . - and Kotak Securities Demat Account AMC is Rs 600 .

	Dhan	Kotak Securities
Trading Account Opening Fee	Trading Account Opening Fee : -	Trading Account Opening Fee : Rs 99
Demat Account Opening Fee	Demat Account Opening Fee : -	Demat Account Opening Fee : Rs 0 (Free)
Demat Account AMC	Demat Account AMC : -	Demat Account AMC : Rs 600
Trading Account AMC	Trading Account AMC : -	Trading Account AMC : Rs 0
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Dhan vs Kotak Securities Brokerage Charges

Dhan Brokerage Charges Kotak Securities Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is 0.39% and Equity Intraday is 0.039% and Equity Options is Rs 39 per lot .

	Dhan	Kotak Securities
Plan Name	-	Plan Name : Trade Free Plan	Plan Name : Dealer Assisted Plan
Equity Delivery	-	Equity Delivery : 0.39%	Equity Delivery : 0.25% (Minimum Rs 20 per trade)
Equity Intraday	-	Equity Intraday : 0.039%	Equity Intraday : Free
Equity Future	-	Equity Future : 0.039%	Equity Future : Delivery: Rs 20 per trade \| Intraday: Free
Equity Options	-	Equity Options : Rs 39 per lot	Equity Options : Delivery: Rs 20 per trade \| Intraday: Free
Currency Futures	-	Currency Futures : Rs 9 per lot	Currency Futures : Delivery: Rs 20 per trade \| Intraday: Free
Currency Options	-	Currency Options : Rs 5 per lot	Currency Options : Delivery: Rs 20 per trade \| Intraday: Free
Monthly Fee	-	Monthly Fee : Rs 499 (One Time)	Monthly Fee : -
Margin Trading	-	Margin Trading : -	Margin Trading : -
Commodity Futures	-	Commodity Futures : 0.039%	Commodity Futures : Delivery: Rs 20 per trade \| Intraday: Free
Commodity Options	-	Commodity Options : Rs 39 per lot	Commodity Options : Delivery: Rs 20 per trade \| Intraday: Free
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Dhan vs Kotak Securities Exchange Transaction Charges

Dhan Exchange Transaction Charges - and - . Kotak Securities Exchange Transaction Charges Equity Future is NSE Rs 200 per Cr (0.002%) | BSE Rs 0 and Equity Options is NSE Rs 5050 per Cr (0.0505%) | BSE Rs 500 per Cr (0.005%) (on premium) .

	Dhan	Kotak Securities
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : -	Equity Delivery : NSE Rs 335 per Cr (0.00335%) \| BSE Rs 375 per Cr (0.00375%) (each side)
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : -	Equity Intraday : NSE Rs 335 per Cr (0.00335%) \| BSE Rs 375 per Cr (0.00375%) (sell side)
Equity Future *	Equity Future : -	Equity Future : NSE Rs 200 per Cr (0.002%) \| BSE Rs 0
Equity Options *	Equity Options : -	Equity Options : NSE Rs 5050 per Cr (0.0505%) \| BSE Rs 500 per Cr (0.005%) (on premium)
Currency Futures *	Currency Futures : -	Currency Futures : NSE Rs 95 per Cr (0.00095%) \| BSE Rs 22 per Cr (0.00022%)
Currency Options	Currency Options : -	Currency Options : NSE Rs 3700 per Cr (0.037%) \| BSE Rs 100 per Cr (0.001%) (on premium)
Commodity	Commodity : -	Commodity : MCX (for Agri & Non Agri): 0.0026%, NCDEX: 0.006% \| Commodity Options: MCX : 0.05% & 0 for NCDEX
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Dhan vs Kotak Securities Other Charges

Dhan and . Kotak Securities Minimum Brokerage is Rs 21 per executed order and Call & Trade is Rs 50 per call .

	Dhan	Kotak Securities
Minimum Brokerage	Minimum Brokerage : -	Minimum Brokerage : Rs 21 per executed order
Call & Trade	Call & Trade : -	Call & Trade : Rs 50 per call
Stamp Duty *	Stamp Duty : -	Stamp Duty : -
DP Charges (on sell side)	DP Charges (on sell side) : -	DP Charges (on sell side) : 0.04% of transaction value (minimum Rs 20)
Other Miscellaneous Charges	Other Miscellaneous Charges : -	Other Miscellaneous Charges : -
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Dhan vs Kotak Securities Features

Dhan and Kotak Securities both offer a host of features, trading tools & platforms to their clients. Their comparative analysis is in the below table:

	Dhan	Kotak Securities
Trading Platform	Trading Platform : -	Trading Platform : Website, KEAT ProX Trading Terminal, Kotak Stock Trader (Mobile App), Fastlane, Xtralite
Placing orders through charts	Placing orders through charts : -	Placing orders through charts : No
Trading Alerts	Trading Alerts : -	Trading Alerts : Yes
Research and Advice / Trading Tips	Research and Advice / Trading Tips : -	Research and Advice / Trading Tips : Yes
Detailed Education Initiatives	Detailed Education Initiatives : -	Detailed Education Initiatives : Yes
Unique features & Offers	Unique features & Offers : -	Unique features & Offers : 25+ years of experience. Part of prestigious Kotak Mahindra Bank. Offer 3-in-1 account (Bank + Trading + Demat Account) Physical presence in 393 cities. Free Technical, Fundamental, Derivatives, Macro-economic and mutual fund research. Different brokerage plans to suit your needs.
Referral Program	Referral Program : -	Referral Program : -
Margin Against Shares (Equity Cash) *	Margin Against Shares (Equity Cash) : Yes	Margin Against Shares (Equity Cash) : Yes
Margin Against Shares (Equity F&O) *	Margin Against Shares (Equity F&O) : Yes	Margin Against Shares (Equity F&O) : No
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Dhan vs Kotak Securities Demat Account Charges

A comparative table of various demat account charges between Dhan and Kotak Securities is below:

	Dhan	Kotak Securities
Depository Service Provider	Depository Service Provider : -	Depository Service Provider : CDSL
Account Opening Fee	Account Opening Fee : -	Account Opening Fee : Nil
Advance Deposit	Advance Deposit : -	Advance Deposit : Nil
AMC	AMC : -	AMC : Rs 600 per year
Dematerialisation Charges	Dematerialisation Charges : -	Dematerialisation Charges : Rs. 150 per certificate + Rs. 50 per request courier charges
Rematerialisation Charges	Rematerialisation Charges : -	Rematerialisation Charges : Rs.10 for 100 securities (Minimum payable Rs.15)
Transaction Charges (Credit)	Transaction Charges (Credit) : -	Transaction Charges (Credit) : -
Transaction Charges (debit)	Transaction Charges (debit) : -	Transaction Charges (debit) : 0.04% + NSDL charges (minimum Rs 20)
Pledge Creation Charges	Pledge Creation Charges : -	Pledge Creation Charges : Rs 20 per ISIN
Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : -	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : Rs 20 per ISIN
Pledge Invocation Charges	Pledge Invocation Charges : -	Pledge Invocation Charges : Rs 20 per ISIN
Failed Instruction Charges	Failed Instruction Charges : -	Failed Instruction Charges : NA
Other Charges	Other Charges : -	Other Charges : NA
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Dhan vs Kotak Securities Basic Details

Dhan and Total Number of Clients is 979483 and . Kotak Securities Year of Incorporation is 1994 and Total Number of Clients is 1368501 and Total Number of Branches is 153 .

	Dhan	Kotak Securities
Year of Incorporation	Year of Incorporation : -	Year of Incorporation : 1994
Active Exchange Memberships	Active Exchange Memberships : -	Active Exchange Memberships : NSE, BSE,MCX
Demat Services	Demat Services : -	Demat Services : Yes
Website	Website : -	Website : http://www.kotaksecurities.com
Contact Details	Contact Details : -	Contact Details : 1800222299
Total Number of Clients	Total Number of Clients : 979,483	Total Number of Clients : 1,368,501
Total Number of Branches	Total Number of Branches : -	Total Number of Branches : 153
Products *	Products : -	Products : Investment banking, Institutional broking, retail broking, private wealth management, and financial product distribution
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Dhan vs Kotak Securities Orders

Orders

	Dhan	Kotak Securities
Cover Orders (CO)	Cover Orders (CO) : -	Cover Orders (CO) : Yes
Bracket orders / One Cancels Other (BO / OCO)	Bracket orders / One Cancels Other (BO / OCO) : -	Bracket orders / One Cancels Other (BO / OCO) : Yes
After Market Orders (AMO)	After Market Orders (AMO) : -	After Market Orders (AMO) : Yes
Buy Today Sell Tomorrow (BTST) *	Buy Today Sell Tomorrow (BTST) : Yes	Buy Today Sell Tomorrow (BTST) : Yes
Sell Today Buy Tomorrow (STBT) *	Sell Today Buy Tomorrow (STBT) : Yes	Sell Today Buy Tomorrow (STBT) : No
Good Till Cancelled (GTC) *	Good Till Cancelled (GTC) : Yes	Good Till Cancelled (GTC) : Yes
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Dhan vs Kotak Securities Research and Advice / Trading Tips

Research and Advice / Trading Tips

	Dhan	Kotak Securities
Equity Trading Recommendation *	Equity Trading Recommendation : -	Equity Trading Recommendation : Yes
Equity Investment Recommendation *	Equity Investment Recommendation : -	Equity Investment Recommendation : Yes
Recommendation basis risk Profile *	Recommendation basis risk Profile : -	Recommendation basis risk Profile : Yes
Comparison *	Comparison : -	Comparison : Yes
Free Tips *	Free Tips : -	Free Tips : Yes
Daily Market report *	Daily Market report : -	Daily Market report : Yes
ETF research *	ETF research : -	ETF research : Yes
Quarterly Results *	Quarterly Results : -	Quarterly Results : Yes
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Dhan vs Kotak Securities Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

	Dhan	Kotak Securities
Availability for franchisee / AP	Availability for franchisee / AP : -	Availability for franchisee / AP : Yes
Investment required for Franchisee / AP	Investment required for Franchisee / AP : -	Investment required for Franchisee / AP : Minimum deposit of Rs 3 lakh (negotiable)
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Dhan vs Kotak Securities Product & Services

Dhan and Kotak Securities both offer a host of Products & Services for a better trading experience for their clients. Their comparative analysis is in the below table:

	Dhan	Kotak Securities
Delivery Based Trading *	Delivery Based Trading : -	Delivery Based Trading : Yes
Margin Trading *	Margin Trading : -	Margin Trading : Yes
Call N Trade *	Call N Trade : -	Call N Trade : Yes
Trading in Both the exchanges *	Trading in Both the exchanges : -	Trading in Both the exchanges : Yes
Limit Order *	Limit Order : -	Limit Order : Yes
3-in-1 On-line Trading Account *	3-in-1 On-line Trading Account : -	3-in-1 On-line Trading Account : Yes
NRI Services *	NRI Services : -	NRI Services : Yes
SMS Alerts *	SMS Alerts : -	SMS Alerts : Yes
Offers Multiple Plan *	Offers Multiple Plan : -	Offers Multiple Plan : No
IPO Investment *	IPO Investment : -	IPO Investment : Yes
Portfolio Analysis *	Portfolio Analysis : -	Portfolio Analysis : Yes
Advanced Charting Features *	Advanced Charting Features : -	Advanced Charting Features : Yes
Brokerage Calculator *	Brokerage Calculator : -	Brokerage Calculator : No
Margin Calculator *	Margin Calculator : -	Margin Calculator : No
Stop Loss Order *	Stop Loss Order : -	Stop Loss Order : Yes
Bracket Orders & Trailing Stop Loss *	Bracket Orders & Trailing Stop Loss : -	Bracket Orders & Trailing Stop Loss : Yes
Equity Future & Option Trading *	Equity Future & Option Trading : -	Equity Future & Option Trading : Yes
Currency Future & Option Trading *	Currency Future & Option Trading : -	Currency Future & Option Trading : Yes
Market Trading *	Market Trading : -	Market Trading : Yes
Monthly & Yearly Plan *	Monthly & Yearly Plan : -	Monthly & Yearly Plan : No
Aumtomated Trading *	Aumtomated Trading : -	Aumtomated Trading : No
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Dhan vs Kotak Securities Customer Services

Dhan and Kotak Securities both 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:

	Dhan	Kotak Securities
Toll Free Number *	Toll Free Number : -	Toll Free Number : Yes
Live Chat Facility *	Live Chat Facility : -	Live Chat Facility : Yes
Email Facility *	Email Facility : -	Email Facility : Yes
Branch Offices *	Branch Offices : -	Branch Offices : Yes
Customer Care *	Customer Care : -	Customer Care : Yes
Community Service *	Community Service : -	Community Service : Yes
Relationship Manager *	Relationship Manager : -	Relationship Manager : -
24/7 Support *	24/7 Support : -	24/7 Support : No
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Dhan vs Kotak Securities Other Investement

Dhan and Kotak Securities both 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:

	Dhan	Kotak Securities
Commodity Trading *	Commodity Trading : -	Commodity Trading : Yes
Investment in ETFs *	Investment in ETFs : -	Investment in ETFs : Yes
Investment in Mutual Funds *	Investment in Mutual Funds : -	Investment in Mutual Funds : Yes
Investment in Bonds *	Investment in Bonds : -	Investment in Bonds : Yes
Investment in Corporate Debt instruments *	Investment in Corporate Debt instruments : -	Investment in Corporate Debt instruments : Yes
Insurance Services *	Insurance Services : -	Insurance Services : Yes
Banking Services *	Banking Services : -	Banking Services : Yes
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Dhan vs Kotak Securities Trading Platform

Dhan and Kotak Securities both offer a host of Trading Platform for a better trading experience for their clients. Their comparative analysis is in the below table:

	Dhan	Kotak Securities
Web Platform *	Web Platform : -	Web Platform : Yes
Android Mobile App *	Android Mobile App : -	Android Mobile App : Yes
Desktop Windows *	Desktop Windows : -	Desktop Windows : Yes
Desktop Mac *	Desktop Mac : -	Desktop Mac : No
I-Pad App *	I-Pad App : -	I-Pad App : Yes
Virtual Trading *	Virtual Trading : -	Virtual Trading : No
iPhone Mobile App *	iPhone Mobile App : -	iPhone Mobile App : Yes
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