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Geojit BNP Paribas vs HDFC SKY (Compare Geojit BNP Paribas and HDFC SKY)

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Here we provide side by side comparison between Geojit BNP Paribas vs HDFC SKY, Below comparison of Geojit BNP Paribas 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 Geojit BNP Paribas vs HDFC SKY is given below:

Geojit BNP Paribas

HDFC SKY

	Geojit BNP Paribas	HDFC SKY

About The Brokers

Geojit BNP Paribas :

"Geojit BNP Paribas Financials Limited are full-service brokers and charges are low compared to other full-service brokers such as ICICIDIRECT, HDFC Securities Etc. Th >>> 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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Geojit BNP Paribas :

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HDFC SKY :

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Type of Broker

Geojit BNP Paribas :

Full Service Broker

HDFC SKY :

Discount Broker

Promo/offers

Geojit BNP Paribas :

N/A

HDFC SKY :

N/A

Advantage

Geojit BNP Paribas :

Low brokerage Full-service broker.
Supported by both NSE and BSE
Exclusive Branches for woman.
Multichannel Services – Internet, Mobile Phone, Branch Trading.
Huge geographical availability in India and Middle East Asia
Wide network of over 479 offices.

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

Geojit BNP Paribas :

24/7 customer services are not provided
Do-not have 3-in-1 trading account like other full service brokers provide
They charge Minimum brokerage of Rs. 20 per contract or 1 Paisa per share( Whichever is high). Brokerage charges high compare to other brokers.
Brokerage calculator is not provide

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

Geojit BNP Paribas :

Geojit BNP Paribas Financials Limited has in-depth experience of more than 30 years in the stock market industry.
They always remain up-to-date when it comes to online trading. They launched trading through Facebook application in 2013.
They have pioneers - Mr. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Mr. C.J.George, KSIDC (Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation) as their stock holders.
Facility to place online order post ‐ session close of NSE & BSE.
There is long list of product and service of Geojit. They provide services of Mutual funds, IPOs, Equity Cash, Equity Derivatives, Currency Derivatives, Loan against securities, etc and provide online trading facilities to Indians and NRI to avail benefits out of growthing Indian industries.

HDFC SKY :

Geojit BNP Paribas vs HDFC SKY Account Opening & AMC Charges

Geojit BNP Paribas Trading Account Opening Fee is Rs 0 (Free) and - . Geojit BNP Paribas Demat Account AMC is Rs 400 per year and - .

	Geojit BNP Paribas	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 (Free)	Demat Account Opening Fee : -
Demat Account AMC	Demat Account AMC : Rs 400 per year	Demat Account AMC : -
Trading Account AMC	Trading Account AMC : Rs 0 (Free)	Trading Account AMC : -

Geojit BNP Paribas vs HDFC SKY Brokerage Charges

Geojit BNP Paribas Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is 0.30% and Equity Intraday is 0.03% and Equity Options is Rs 50 per lot . HDFC SKY Brokerage Charges

	Geojit BNP Paribas	HDFC SKY
Plan Name	Plan Name : Online Trading	-
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : 0.30%	-
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : 0.03%	-
Equity Future	Equity Future : 0.01%	-
Equity Options	Equity Options : Rs 50 per lot	-
Currency Futures	Currency Futures : 0.01%	-
Currency Options	Currency Options : Rs 50 per lot	-
Monthly Fee	Monthly Fee : -	-
Margin Trading	Margin Trading : -	-
Commodity Futures	Commodity Futures : NA	-
Commodity Options	Commodity Options : NA	-

Geojit BNP Paribas vs HDFC SKY Exchange Transaction Charges

Geojit BNP Paribas 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 - .

	Geojit BNP Paribas	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 : NA	Commodity : -

Geojit BNP Paribas vs HDFC SKY Other Charges

Geojit BNP Paribas Minimum Brokerage is 1p per share or Rs 20/contract whichever is higher and . HDFC SKY and .

	Geojit BNP Paribas	HDFC SKY
Minimum Brokerage	Minimum Brokerage : 1p per share or Rs 20/contract whichever is higher	Minimum Brokerage : -
Call & Trade	Call & Trade : -	Call & Trade : -
Stamp Duty *	Stamp Duty : -	Stamp Duty : -
DP Charges (on sell side)	DP Charges (on sell side) : 0.02% of transaction value (minimum ₹15)	DP Charges (on sell side) : -
Other Miscellaneous Charges	Other Miscellaneous Charges : Intraday Auto Square off at Rs 20 per lot	Other Miscellaneous Charges : -

Geojit BNP Paribas vs HDFC SKY Features

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

	Geojit BNP Paribas	HDFC SKY
Trading Platform	Trading Platform : Selfie Platinum, Selfie Gold, Mobile App	Trading Platform : -
Placing orders through charts	Placing orders through charts : Yes	Placing orders through charts : -
Trading Alerts	Trading Alerts : Yes	Trading Alerts : -
Research and Advice / Trading Tips	Research and Advice / Trading Tips : -	Research and Advice / Trading Tips : -
Detailed Education Initiatives	Detailed Education Initiatives : Yes	Detailed Education Initiatives : -
Unique features & Offers	Unique features & Offers : -	Unique features & Offers : -
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) : Yes

Geojit BNP Paribas vs HDFC SKY Demat Account Charges

A comparative table of various demat account charges between Geojit BNP Paribas and HDFC SKY is below:

	Geojit BNP Paribas	HDFC SKY
Depository Service Provider	Depository Service Provider : CDSL	Depository Service Provider : -
Account Opening Fee	Account Opening Fee : Nil	Account Opening Fee : -
Advance Deposit	Advance Deposit : Nil	Advance Deposit : -
AMC	AMC : Regular Individual Account: RS 600 (Rs 450 electronic communication) NRI Clients: RS 2000 (Rs 750 electronic communication) Corporate Accounts: Rs 1250 BSDA clients: Nil for holding value till Rs 50,000. Rs 100 p.a. for holding value from Rs 50,001 to Rs 2,00,000 . Holding value above 2Lakh normal tariff will be applicable	AMC : -
Dematerialisation Charges	Dematerialisation Charges : Nil + Courier Charges @ Rs 35	Dematerialisation Charges : -
Rematerialisation Charges	Rematerialisation Charges : Rs 10 for every 100 securities or part thereof; or Rs 10 per certificate whichever is higher + courier charges Rs 35 per scrip	Rematerialisation Charges : -
Transaction Charges (Credit)	Transaction Charges (Credit) : -	Transaction Charges (Credit) : -
Transaction Charges (debit)	Transaction Charges (debit) : For Geojit debit: 0.02% (subject to a min of Rs 15 & max of Rs 40 per trans), if the delivery is through POA/with DCN or 0.02% (subjects to a min of Rs 20 & maxi of Rs 40 per trans), if the delivery is through DIS or POA without DCN. For other broker debit: 0.02% (subject to a min of Rs 50 and max of Rs 100 per Trans) Off market transaction 0.02% (subject to a min of Rs 20 and max of Rs 40 per trans), if the receiving demat account is with Geojit BNP Paribas. 0.02% (subject to a minimum of Rs 50 and maximum of Rs 100 per transaction) if receiving demat account is outside Geojit BNP Paribas.	Transaction Charges (debit) : -
Pledge Creation Charges	Pledge Creation Charges : Rs 50 per trans, Rs 100 per transaction for BSDA clients	Pledge Creation Charges : -
Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : NIL	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : -
Pledge Invocation Charges	Pledge Invocation Charges : Rs 50 per trans Rs 100 for BSDA clients	Pledge Invocation Charges : -
Failed Instruction Charges	Failed Instruction Charges : NIL	Failed Instruction Charges : -
Other Charges	Other Charges : -	Other Charges : -

Geojit BNP Paribas vs HDFC SKY Basic Details

Geojit BNP Paribas Year of Incorporation is 1987 and Total Number of Clients is 243444 and Total Number of Branches is 509 . HDFC SKY and and .

	Geojit BNP Paribas	HDFC SKY
Year of Incorporation	Year of Incorporation : 1987	Year of Incorporation : -
Active Exchange Memberships	Active Exchange Memberships : BSE, NSE	Active Exchange Memberships : -
Demat Services	Demat Services : Yes	Demat Services : -
Website	Website : https://www.geojit.com/	Website : -
Contact Details	Contact Details : 0484-2901000	Contact Details : -
Total Number of Clients	Total Number of Clients : 243,444	Total Number of Clients : -
Total Number of Branches	Total Number of Branches : 509	Total Number of Branches : -
Products *	Products : -	Products : -

Geojit BNP Paribas vs HDFC SKY Orders

Orders

	Geojit BNP Paribas	HDFC SKY
Cover Orders (CO)	Cover Orders (CO) : No	Cover Orders (CO) : -
Bracket orders / One Cancels Other (BO / OCO)	Bracket orders / One Cancels Other (BO / OCO) : No	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) : Yes	Sell Today Buy Tomorrow (STBT) : Yes
Good Till Cancelled (GTC) *	Good Till Cancelled (GTC) : Yes	Good Till Cancelled (GTC) : Yes

Geojit BNP Paribas vs HDFC SKY Research and Advice / Trading Tips

Research and Advice / Trading Tips

	Geojit BNP Paribas	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 : Yes	Free Tips : -
Daily Market report *	Daily Market report : Yes	Daily Market report : -
ETF research *	ETF research : -	ETF research : -
Quarterly Results *	Quarterly Results : Yes	Quarterly Results : -

Geojit BNP Paribas vs HDFC SKY Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

	Geojit BNP Paribas	HDFC SKY
Availability for franchisee / AP	Availability for franchisee / AP : Yes	Availability for franchisee / AP : -
Investment required for Franchisee / AP	Investment required for Franchisee / AP : Rs. 5,00,000	Investment required for Franchisee / AP : -

Geojit BNP Paribas vs HDFC SKY Product & Services

Geojit BNP Paribas 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:

	Geojit BNP Paribas	HDFC SKY
Delivery Based Trading *	Delivery Based Trading : -	Delivery Based Trading : -
Margin Trading *	Margin Trading : Yes	Margin Trading : -
Call N Trade *	Call N Trade : -	Call N Trade : -
Trading in Both the exchanges *	Trading in Both the exchanges : -	Trading in Both the exchanges : -
Limit Order *	Limit Order : -	Limit Order : -
3-in-1 On-line Trading Account *	3-in-1 On-line Trading Account : -	3-in-1 On-line Trading Account : -
NRI Services *	NRI Services : -	NRI Services : -
SMS Alerts *	SMS Alerts : Yes	SMS Alerts : -
Offers Multiple Plan *	Offers Multiple Plan : -	Offers Multiple Plan : -
IPO Investment *	IPO Investment : -	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 : -	Monthly & Yearly Plan : -
Aumtomated Trading *	Aumtomated Trading : -	Aumtomated Trading : -

Geojit BNP Paribas vs HDFC SKY Customer Services

Geojit BNP Paribas 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:

	Geojit BNP Paribas	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 : -

Geojit BNP Paribas vs HDFC SKY Other Investement

Geojit BNP Paribas 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:

	Geojit BNP Paribas	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 : -

Geojit BNP Paribas vs HDFC SKY Trading Platform

Geojit BNP Paribas 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:

	Geojit BNP Paribas	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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