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Dhani Stocks vs HDFC SKY (Compare Dhani Stocks and HDFC SKY)

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Here we provide side by side comparison between Dhani Stocks vs HDFC SKY, Below comparison of Dhani Stocks vs HDFC SKY highlights the variations of Brokerage charges & services offered, Compare their ratings, brokerage & AMC charges, Investment choices, Customer Service, Demat Account, features, Platforms, and running offers.

One on One comparison of Dhani Stocks vs HDFC SKY is given below:

Dhani Stocks

HDFC SKY

	Dhani Stocks	HDFC SKY

About The Brokers

Dhani Stocks :

"Dhani Stocks is India’s leading discounted stockbroker offering an unlimited subscription plan with nil brokerage and free call & trade + trading + funds transfers. >>> more

HDFC SKY :

HDFC SKY is the discount broking platform launched by HDFC Securities Ltd in 2023 — making it India's only bank-backed discount broker. >>> more

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Dhani Stocks :

OVERVIEW BROKERAGE

HDFC SKY :

OVERVIEW

Type of Broker

Dhani Stocks :

Discount Broker

HDFC SKY :

Discount Broker

Promo/offers

Dhani Stocks :

N/A

HDFC SKY :

N/A

Advantage

Dhani Stocks :

✔ What Dhani Stocks Does Well

✓	₹0 delivery brokerage — free for long-term investors
✓	₹15/order intraday & F&O — ₹5 cheaper than ₹20 standard
✓	₹500/month unlimited plan — cheapest unlimited plan in India
✓	₹0 AMC lifetime + ₹0 account opening
✓	NRI accounts available — PIS + NRO supported
✓	TradingView-powered charts
✓	PIB desktop terminal for active traders
✓	Commodity F&O available (0.03% brokerage)
✓	MF investment at zero commission

HDFC SKY :

✔ What HDFC SKY Does Well

✓	India's only bank-backed discount broker — HDFC Bank Group institutional safety
✓	Free access to 23 years of HDFC Securities research — equity, F&O, ETF recommendations
✓	US stocks — fractional shares from $1, Apple/Google/Amazon etc.
✓	MTF at 12% p.a. — lowest in India (0% first 30 days); competitors charge 18–21%
✓	Both CDSL and NSDL DP — unique among discount brokers
✓	3-in-1 account with HDFC Bank — seamless fund transfers
✓	InstaOptions + NxtOption — dedicated F&O platforms with option chain analytics
✓	TradingView at tv.hdfcsky.com — advanced charting integrated
✓	Open API for algo traders
✓	ETF brokerage free for 30 days after account opening

Disadvantage

Dhani Stocks :

✘ Where Dhani Stocks Short

✗	Parent company (Dhani Services) has pivoted to real estate as primary business — broking is secondary
✗	Parent quarterly revenue declining (Q1 FY26 down 24.7% YoY)
✗	Parent stock (Dhani Services) declined ~15% over 6 months
✗	Customer support widely reported as slow
✗	Multiple name changes (Indiabulls → Dhani) create brand confusion
✗	Platform innovation slower than app-first brokers
✗	Commodity brokerage 0.03% (not flat fee) — less predictable
✗	No GTT orders
✗	No advanced order types (basket, iceberg, multi-leg)

HDFC SKY :

✘ Where HDFC SKY Falls Short

✗	₹20 delivery brokerage — not free, unlike Zerodha, Groww, ProStocks, Shoonya
✗	AMC ₹240/yr from year 2 — Groww, Shoonya, ProStocks, Fyers, Alice Blue all ₹0 lifetime
✗	Auto square-off ₹50+GST per position
✗	NRI restrictions — US and Canada NRIs cannot open accounts
✗	Launched 2023 — newer platform with less operating history than Zerodha/Fyers
✗	Customer care hours Mon–Sat 9AM–5PM only (no evening/weekend support)
✗	Cannot maintain HDFC Securities + HDFC SKY accounts simultaneously (SEBI rule)
✗	US stock brokerage 5 cents/share (not flat fee) — costlier for high-price stocks
✗	Limited intraday access for NRIs

Why This

Dhani Stocks :

Free Delivery Trade, Dhani Stocks does not charge any brokerage on Delivery trade.
Rs.15 per executed order across all the segments
Dhani Stocks is a part of Indiabulls Group, the pioneer of the financial service, and has had its presence in housing finance, infrastructure, wealth management, consumer finance for 20+ years.
100% paperless online Demat account opening
Dhani Stocks offers unlimited trading and a free Demat account with a monthly subscription plan of INR 500.
Dhani Stocks offers nil brokerage in unlimited trading subscription plans in equity delivery, intraday, and F&O.
Dhani Stocks Demat account offers loans based on the securities in the account.
Dhani Stocks supports exchanges — MCX, NSE, BSE, AND NCDEX.
Dhani Stocks offers the lowest commodity trading brokerage of 3 paise or 0.03%
Dhani Stocks offers extensive deep market research on mutual funds, equity reports, daily market reports, research ETF, quarterly analysis results, free tips, and news alerts for free.
Dhani Stocks is India's first online broker company to obtain CRISIL's, the leading trader quality grading of BQ-1, for its outstanding financial stability.

HDFC SKY :

Dhani Stocks vs HDFC SKY Account Opening & AMC Charges

Dhani Stocks Trading Account Opening Fee is Rs 0 (Free) and - . Dhani Stocks Demat Account AMC is Rs 0 and - .

	Dhani Stocks	HDFC SKY
Trading Account Opening Fee	Trading Account Opening Fee : Rs 0 (Free)	Trading Account Opening Fee : -
Demat Account Opening Fee	Demat Account Opening Fee : Rs 0	Demat Account Opening Fee : -
Demat Account AMC	Demat Account AMC : Rs 0	Demat Account AMC : -
Trading Account AMC	Trading Account AMC : Rs 0	Trading Account AMC : -

Dhani Stocks vs HDFC SKY Brokerage Charges

Dhani Stocks Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is Rs 0 (Free) and Equity Intraday is Rs 0 (Free) and Equity Options is Rs 0 (Free) . HDFC SKY Brokerage Charges

	Dhani Stocks		HDFC SKY
Plan Name	Plan Name : Dhani Stocks default Brokerage Plan	Plan Name : Dhani Stocks Unlimited Brokerage Plan	-
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : Rs 0 (Free)	Equity Delivery : Rs 0	-
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : Rs 0 (Free)	Equity Intraday : Rs. 20 per executed order or 2.5% whichever is low	-
Equity Future	Equity Future : Rs 0 (Free)	Equity Future : Rs. 20 per executed order	-
Equity Options	Equity Options : Rs 0 (Free)	Equity Options : Rs. 20 per executed order	-
Currency Futures	Currency Futures : Rs 0 (Free)	Currency Futures : Rs. 20 per executed order	-
Currency Options	Currency Options : Rs 0 (Free)	Currency Options : Rs. 20 per executed order	-
Monthly Fee	Monthly Fee : -	Monthly Fee : -	-
Margin Trading	Margin Trading : -	Margin Trading : -	-
Commodity Futures	Commodity Futures : -	Commodity Futures : Rs. 20 per executed order	-
Commodity Options	Commodity Options : -	Commodity Options : Rs. 20 per executed order	-

Dhani Stocks vs HDFC SKY Exchange Transaction Charges

Dhani Stocks Exchange Transaction Charges Equity Future is NSE Rs 190 per Cr (0.0019%) | BSE Rs 0 and Equity Options is NSE Rs 5000 per Cr (0.05%) | BSE Rs 3700 per Cr (0.037%) (on premium) . HDFC SKY Exchange Transaction Charges - and - .

	Dhani Stocks	HDFC SKY
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : NSE Rs 325 per Cr (0.00325%) \| BSE Rs 375 per Cr (0.00375%) (each side)	Equity Delivery : -
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : NSE Rs 325 per Cr (0.00325%) \| BSE Rs 375 per Cr (0.00375%) (sell side)	Equity Intraday : -
Equity Future *	Equity Future : NSE Rs 190 per Cr (0.0019%) \| BSE Rs 0	Equity Future : -
Equity Options *	Equity Options : NSE Rs 5000 per Cr (0.05%) \| BSE Rs 3700 per Cr (0.037%) (on premium)	Equity Options : -
Currency Futures *	Currency Futures : NSE Rs 90 per Cr (0.0009%) \| BSE Rs 90 per Cr (0.0009%)	Currency Futures : -
Currency Options	Currency Options : NSE Rs 4000 per Cr (0.04%) \| BSE Rs 100 per Cr (0.001%) (on premium)	Currency Options : -
Commodity	Commodity : Agro (MCX) Group A: Rs 260 per cr (0.0026%)	Commodity : -

Dhani Stocks vs HDFC SKY Other Charges

Dhani Stocks Minimum Brokerage is Rs 0.01 per order (for Equity, F&O, Currency) and Call & Trade is Rs 0 (Free) . HDFC SKY and .

	Dhani Stocks	HDFC SKY
Minimum Brokerage	Minimum Brokerage : Rs 0.01 per order (for Equity, F&O, Currency)	Minimum Brokerage : -
Call & Trade	Call & Trade : Rs 0 (Free)	Call & Trade : -
Stamp Duty *	Stamp Duty : -	Stamp Duty : -
DP Charges (on sell side)	DP Charges (on sell side) : ₹13.5 per scrip	DP Charges (on sell side) : -
Other Miscellaneous Charges	Other Miscellaneous Charges : Margin trading funding: 18% P. A.	Other Miscellaneous Charges : -

Dhani Stocks vs HDFC SKY Features

Dhani Stocks and HDFC SKY both offer a host of features, trading tools & platforms to their clients. Their comparative analysis is in the below table:

	Dhani Stocks	HDFC SKY
Trading Platform	Trading Platform : Dhani Stocks App	Trading Platform : -
Placing orders through charts	Placing orders through charts : -	Placing orders through charts : -
Trading Alerts	Trading Alerts : -	Trading Alerts : -
Research and Advice / Trading Tips	Research and Advice / Trading Tips : -	Research and Advice / Trading Tips : -
Detailed Education Initiatives	Detailed Education Initiatives : -	Detailed Education Initiatives : -
Unique features & Offers	Unique features & Offers : -	Unique features & Offers : -
Referral Program	Referral Program : 1	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) : Yes

Dhani Stocks vs HDFC SKY Demat Account Charges

A comparative table of various demat account charges between Dhani Stocks and HDFC SKY is below:

	Dhani Stocks	HDFC SKY
Depository Service Provider	Depository Service Provider : CDSL, NSDL	Depository Service Provider : -
Account Opening Fee	Account Opening Fee : Nil	Account Opening Fee : -
Advance Deposit	Advance Deposit : Nil	Advance Deposit : -
AMC	AMC : Nil	AMC : -
Dematerialisation Charges	Dematerialisation Charges : â‚¹5 per certificate/unit + â‚¹50 courier charges	Dematerialisation Charges : -
Rematerialisation Charges	Rematerialisation Charges : â‚¹35 for every 100 securities/MF units or part thereof	Rematerialisation Charges : -
Transaction Charges (Credit)	Transaction Charges (Credit) : -	Transaction Charges (Credit) : -
Transaction Charges (debit)	Transaction Charges (debit) : â‚¹13.5 per trasnaction	Transaction Charges (debit) : -
Pledge Creation Charges	Pledge Creation Charges : â‚¹35 or 0.02% of the transaction value whichever is higher	Pledge Creation Charges : -
Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : â‚¹35 or 0.02% of the transaction value whichever is higher	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : -
Pledge Invocation Charges	Pledge Invocation Charges : â‚¹35 or 0.02% of the transaction value whichever is higher	Pledge Invocation Charges : -
Failed Instruction Charges	Failed Instruction Charges : Nil	Failed Instruction Charges : -
Other Charges	Other Charges : Margin Pledge /Unpledge: â‚¹15 Margin pledge Invocation: Nil Fax Indemnity - Actual Demat Rejection - â‚¹25 + Courier Charges Renewal charges for resuming the Services - â‚¹100 per account. Interest at 24% p.a for NSDL client and 13% p.a for CDSL client is charged on the outstanding bill after one month from the due date.	Other Charges : -

Dhani Stocks vs HDFC SKY Basic Details

Dhani Stocks Year of Incorporation is 2000 and Total Number of Clients is 30286 and Total Number of Branches is 18 . HDFC SKY and and .

	Dhani Stocks	HDFC SKY
Year of Incorporation	Year of Incorporation : 2000	Year of Incorporation : -
Active Exchange Memberships	Active Exchange Memberships : NSE, BSE, MCX & NCDEX	Active Exchange Memberships : -
Demat Services	Demat Services : Yes	Demat Services : -
Website	Website : https://www.dhanistocks.com/	Website : -
Contact Details	Contact Details : -	Contact Details : -
Total Number of Clients	Total Number of Clients : 30,286	Total Number of Clients : -
Total Number of Branches	Total Number of Branches : 18	Total Number of Branches : -
Products *	Products : Mutual Fund, Broking	Products : -

Dhani Stocks vs HDFC SKY Orders

Orders

	Dhani Stocks	HDFC SKY
Cover Orders (CO)	Cover Orders (CO) : Yes	Cover Orders (CO) : -
Bracket orders / One Cancels Other (BO / OCO)	Bracket orders / One Cancels Other (BO / OCO) : Yes	Bracket orders / One Cancels Other (BO / OCO) : -
After Market Orders (AMO)	After Market Orders (AMO) : Yes	After Market Orders (AMO) : -
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) : No	Sell Today Buy Tomorrow (STBT) : Yes
Good Till Cancelled (GTC) *	Good Till Cancelled (GTC) : No	Good Till Cancelled (GTC) : Yes

Dhani Stocks vs HDFC SKY Research and Advice / Trading Tips

Research and Advice / Trading Tips

	Dhani Stocks	HDFC SKY
Equity Trading Recommendation *	Equity Trading Recommendation : -	Equity Trading Recommendation : -
Equity Investment Recommendation *	Equity Investment Recommendation : -	Equity Investment Recommendation : -
Recommendation basis risk Profile *	Recommendation basis risk Profile : -	Recommendation basis risk Profile : -
Comparison *	Comparison : -	Comparison : -
Free Tips *	Free Tips : No	Free Tips : -
Daily Market report *	Daily Market report : No	Daily Market report : -
ETF research *	ETF research : -	ETF research : -
Quarterly Results *	Quarterly Results : No	Quarterly Results : -

Dhani Stocks vs HDFC SKY Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

	Dhani Stocks	HDFC SKY
Availability for franchisee / AP	Availability for franchisee / AP : -	Availability for franchisee / AP : -
Investment required for Franchisee / AP	Investment required for Franchisee / AP : -	Investment required for Franchisee / AP : -

Dhani Stocks vs HDFC SKY Product & Services

Dhani Stocks and HDFC SKY both offer a host of Products & Services for a better trading experience for their clients. Their comparative analysis is in the below table:

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

Dhani Stocks vs HDFC SKY Customer Services

Dhani Stocks and HDFC SKY 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:

	Dhani Stocks	HDFC SKY
Toll Free Number *	Toll Free Number : -	Toll Free Number : -
Live Chat Facility *	Live Chat Facility : -	Live Chat Facility : -
Email Facility *	Email Facility : -	Email Facility : -
Branch Offices *	Branch Offices : -	Branch Offices : -
Customer Care *	Customer Care : -	Customer Care : -
Community Service *	Community Service : -	Community Service : -
Relationship Manager *	Relationship Manager : -	Relationship Manager : -
24/7 Support *	24/7 Support : -	24/7 Support : -

Dhani Stocks vs HDFC SKY Other Investement

Dhani Stocks and HDFC SKY 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:

	Dhani Stocks	HDFC SKY
Commodity Trading *	Commodity Trading : -	Commodity Trading : -
Investment in ETFs *	Investment in ETFs : -	Investment in ETFs : -
Investment in Mutual Funds *	Investment in Mutual Funds : -	Investment in Mutual Funds : -
Investment in Bonds *	Investment in Bonds : -	Investment in Bonds : -
Investment in Corporate Debt instruments *	Investment in Corporate Debt instruments : -	Investment in Corporate Debt instruments : -
Insurance Services *	Insurance Services : -	Insurance Services : -
Banking Services *	Banking Services : -	Banking Services : -

Dhani Stocks vs HDFC SKY Trading Platform

Dhani Stocks and HDFC SKY both offer a host of Trading Platform for a better trading experience for their clients. Their comparative analysis is in the below table:

	Dhani Stocks	HDFC SKY
Web Platform *	Web Platform : -	Web Platform : -
Android Mobile App *	Android Mobile App : -	Android Mobile App : -
Desktop Windows *	Desktop Windows : -	Desktop Windows : -
Desktop Mac *	Desktop Mac : -	Desktop Mac : -
I-Pad App *	I-Pad App : -	I-Pad App : -
Virtual Trading *	Virtual Trading : -	Virtual Trading : -
iPhone Mobile App *	iPhone Mobile App : -	iPhone Mobile App : -
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