ICICI Direct vs TradePlus (Compare ICICI Direct vs TradePlus)

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Here we provide side by side comparison between ICICI Direct vs TradePlus, Below comparison of ICICI Direct vs TradePlus 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.

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One on One comparison of ICICI Direct vs TradePlus is given below:

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	ICICI Direct	TradePlus

About The Brokers	ICICI Direct : "ICICIdirect.com, an award winning, pioneering online broking platform, The platform not only offers convenient ways to invest in Equity, Derivatives, Currency Futur >>> more	TradePlus : Tradeplus has all the things to become very successful in broking industry from very attractive brokerage plans, Margin funding and choice o >>> more
Find More Information about the Broker :	ICICI Direct : OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING	TradePlus : OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING
Type of Broker	ICICI Direct : Full Service Broker	TradePlus : Discount Broker
Promo/offers	ICICI Direct : Special Offer: Free Futures Trading + Intraday Trading charges at Flat ₹20 + Commodity & Currency Derivative at Flat ₹20. Get the offer	TradePlus : Special Offer: Brokerage Free Equity delivery trading + Flat ₹9 per executed order for Intra-day and F&O Trades. Get the offer
Pros	ICICI Direct : 3-in-1 online trading account. Security of your investment & money 24/7 customer service. Easy-to-use website. Innovative offerings like - Margin, MarginPlus, BTST, SPOT. Derivatives trading,NRI services, mutual funds, IPOs and on-line life insurance. Own DP services Award winning research services	TradePlus : Lowest Flat and Flexi Brokerage Plans . Flat rate for stock trading Demat account services at a very low AMC charge of Rs. 90 per year. Margin funding Referral Program Good Brokerage & Margin Calculator
Cons	ICICI Direct : No commodity trading. Very High brokerage. Not a good fit for small and penny stock traders. Charges for trading terminal usage.	TradePlus : Call n Trade charges are very high. INFINI ‐ Trading platform is not free. SMS charges with monthly plans Lot of hidden charges
Why This	ICICI Direct : A Unique 3-in-1 On-line Trading Account, which includes ICICI Bank Account, ICICI Trading Account and ICICI 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 ICICIdirect.com. It provides you the flexibility to pay only when you trade. Largest Equity E-Broking House with >40 Lac customers. Share trading in both NSE and BSE, innovative offerings like - Margin, MarginPlus, BTST, SPOT, Derivatives trading, overseas trading, mutual funds, IPOs and on-line life insurance. Call-n-Trade: you can place orders securely over the telephone with the Call N Trade service. Award Winning Research	TradePlus : Lowest Flat and Flexi Brokerage Plans. Tradeplusonline has lowest refundable unlimited trading plans @ Rs 99 per month by category - Equity Option,Currency & Commodity. Direct Mutual Fund Investments possible. Possible to invest in IPO/Bond/GSEC Investments. Avail high Intra margins upto 80x and upto 50% Delivery funding. Referral Program. NRI Trading services available. Lowest Transaction charges in MCX Commodity segment - 400 Rs per crore. Facility to trade on whats-up chat app.

ICICI Direct vs TradePlus Account Opening & AMC Charges

ICICI Direct Trading Account Opening Fee is ₹975 and TradePlus Trading Account Opening Fee is ₹199 . ICICI Direct Demat Account AMC is ₹700 and TradePlus Demat Account AMC is ₹500 (5 years) .

	ICICI Direct	TradePlus
Trading Account Opening Fee	Trading Account Opening Fee : ₹975	Trading Account Opening Fee : ₹199
Demat Account Opening Fee	Demat Account Opening Fee : ₹0	Demat Account Opening Fee : ₹0
Demat Account AMC	Demat Account AMC : ₹700	Demat Account AMC : ₹500 (5 years)
Trading Account AMC	Trading Account AMC : ₹0	Trading Account AMC : ₹0

ICICI Direct vs TradePlus 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 . TradePlus Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is ₹0 (Free) and Equity Intraday is Lower of ₹9 per traded order or 0.01% and Equity Options is ₹9 per traded order .

	ICICI Direct	TradePlus
Plan Name	Plan Name : I-Saver Plan	Plan Name : Basic Plan
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : 0.55%	Equity Delivery : ₹0 (Free)
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : 0.275%	Equity Intraday : Lower of ₹9 per traded order or 0.01%
Equity Future	Equity Future : 0.05% to 0.03%	Equity Future : ₹9 per traded order
Equity Options	Equity Options : ₹95 to ₹35 per lot	Equity Options : ₹9 per traded order
Currency Futures	Currency Futures : 0.050% to 0.030%	Currency Futures : ₹9 per traded order
Currency Options	Currency Options : ₹25 to ₹10 per lot	Currency Options : ₹9 per traded order
Monthly Fee	Monthly Fee :	Monthly Fee : As per segment
Margin Trading	Margin Trading : 0.05% - 0.03%	Margin Trading : Interest 2% per month
Commodity Futures	Commodity Futures : NA	Commodity Futures : ₹9 per traded order
Commodity Options	Commodity Options : NA	Commodity Options : ₹9 per traded order

ICICI Direct vs TradePlus 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) . TradePlus Transaction Charges (Per Crore) Equity Future is ₹350 per crore (0.0035%) and Equity Options is ₹7500 per crore (0.075%)(on premium) .

	ICICI Direct	TradePlus
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : NSE ₹310 per Cr (0.0031%) \| BSE ₹280 per Cr (0.0028%) (each side)	Equity Delivery : ₹330 per crore (0.0033%) (each side)
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : NSE ₹310 per Cr (0.0031%) \| BSE ₹280 per Cr (0.0028%) (each side)	Equity Intraday : ₹330 per crore (0.0033%) (sale side)
Equity Future *	Equity Future : ₹180 per Cr (0.0018%)	Equity Future : ₹350 per crore (0.0035%)
Equity Options *	Equity Options : ₹5000 per Cr (0.05%) (on premium)	Equity Options : ₹7500 per crore (0.075%)(on premium)
Currency Futures *	Currency Futures : ₹120 per Cr (0.0012%)	Currency Futures : ₹165 per crore (0.00165%)
Currency Options	Currency Options : ₹5000 per Cr (0.05%) (on premium)	Currency Options : ₹6000 (on premium) per crore (0.06%)
Commodity	Commodity : NA	Commodity : ₹400 (0.004%)

ICICI Direct vs TradePlus Other Charges

ICICI Direct Minimum Brokerage is ₹35 per trade and Call & Trade is ₹25 per call after first 20 free calls per month . TradePlus and Call & Trade is Flat ₹75 per day .

	ICICI Direct	TradePlus
Minimum Brokerage	Minimum Brokerage : ₹35 per trade	Minimum Brokerage : -
Call & Trade	Call & Trade : ₹25 per call after first 20 free calls per month	Call & Trade : Flat ₹75 per day
Stamp Duty *	Stamp Duty : Charges as per the state of residence	Stamp Duty : (On buy side only) Delivery: 0.015%, Intraday: 0.03%, Equity F&O: 0.002%, Commodity F&O: 0.002% and Currency F&O: 0.0001%.
DP Charges (on sell side)	DP Charges (on sell side) : 0.04% (Min ₹25 and Max ₹25,000)	DP Charges (on sell side) : 0.03% / minimum of ₹25 & Maximum of ₹250/ Trans.
Other Miscellaneous Charges	Other Miscellaneous Charges :	Other Miscellaneous Charges : SMS Charges: ₹100 per segment. Software Charges Equity: ₹499 per month, MCX: ₹249 per month

ICICI Direct vs TradePlus Features

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

	ICICI Direct	TradePlus
Trading Platform	Trading Platform : Trade Racer Web, Desktop, ICICI Direct Mobile App	Trading Platform : INFINI TRADING SOLUTIONS (ITS), Rocket, INFINI MF
Placing orders through charts	Placing orders through charts : No	Placing orders through charts : -
Trading Alerts	Trading Alerts : Yes	Trading Alerts : Yes
Research and Advice / Trading Tips	Research and Advice / Trading Tips : 1	Research and Advice / Trading Tips : No
Detailed Education Initiatives	Detailed Education Initiatives : Yes	Detailed Education Initiatives : No
Unique features & Offers	Unique features & Offers : Bullet Trading, Can trade in 32 exchanges through Saxo Trader	Unique features & Offers : -
Referral Program	Referral Program : 0	Referral Program : Yes
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

ICICI Direct vs TradePlus Demat Account Charges

A comparative table of various demat account charges between ICICI Direct and TradePlus is below:

	ICICI Direct	TradePlus
Depository Service Provider	Depository Service Provider : CDSL and NSDL	Depository Service Provider : NSDL,CDSL
Account Opening Fee	Account Opening Fee : ₹975	Account Opening Fee : ₹199
Advance Deposit	Advance Deposit : ₹0 for ICICI Bank customers. ₹7500 for Non ICICI BANK customers.	Advance Deposit : NIL
AMC	AMC : ₹0	AMC : ₹0
Dematerialisation Charges	Dematerialisation Charges : ₹50 Per Demat Request Form and ₹3 For Each Certificates	Dematerialisation Charges : ₹50 per DRF (up to 5 Certificates)
Rematerialisation Charges	Rematerialisation Charges : ₹25 + CDSL charges at actual	Rematerialisation Charges : ₹15 per certificate
Transaction Charges (Credit)	Transaction Charges (Credit) : -	Transaction Charges (Credit) : ₹0
Transaction Charges (debit)	Transaction Charges (debit) : ₹0 for trader on ICICIDirect.com	Transaction Charges (debit) : 0.02% (subject to a max of ₹200 per transaction)
Pledge Creation Charges	Pledge Creation Charges : 0.02% or minimum of ₹50	Pledge Creation Charges : 0.02% of the value of the securities pledged, subject to minimum of ₹50 per Transaction.
Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : If, ICICI Bank is counterparty: 0.02% or minimum of ₹35; If, ICICI Bank is not counterparty: 0.04% or minimum of ₹35	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : 0.02% of the value of the securities pledged, subject to minimum of ₹50 per Transaction.
Pledge Invocation Charges	Pledge Invocation Charges : If, ICICI Bank is counterparty: 0.02% or minimum of ₹35; If, ICICI Bank is not counterparty: 0.04% or minimum of ₹35	Pledge Invocation Charges : 0.02% of the value of the securities pledged, subject to minimum of ₹50 per Transaction.
Failed Instruction Charges	Failed Instruction Charges : ₹30	Failed Instruction Charges : ₹15 per transaction
Other Charges	Other Charges : 1. Mailing charges for non periodic statements and other communication, ₹50 for inland and ₹500.0 for foreign address. 2. ₹200 for restoring services if account is suspended for non payment of charges.	Other Charges : -

ICICI Direct vs TradePlus 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 . TradePlus Year of Incorporation is 1995 and Total Number of Clients is 21377+ and .

	ICICI Direct	TradePlus
Year of Incorporation	Year of Incorporation : 2000	Year of Incorporation : 1995
Active Exchange Memberships	Active Exchange Memberships : NSE, BSE	Active Exchange Memberships : BSE, NSE, MCX
Demat Services	Demat Services : Yes	Demat Services : No
Website	Website : http://www.icicidirect.com	Website : https://www.tradeplusonline.com/
Contact Details	Contact Details : 020-28307700	Contact Details : 044-49427576
Total Number of Clients	Total Number of Clients : 8,78,884	Total Number of Clients : 21377+
Total Number of Branches	Total Number of Branches : 154	Total Number of Branches : -
Products *	Products : investment banking, institutional broking, retail broking, private wealth management, and financial product distribution	Products : Infini Web, Infini Power, TradePlus Mobile

ICICI Direct vs TradePlus Charts and Data

ICICI Direct and TradePlus both offer a host of Charts & Data for better decision making to their clients. Their comparative analysis is in the below table:

	ICICI Direct	TradePlus
Live data source	Live data source : NSE, BSE	Live data source : -
Advanced Charting tools	Advanced Charting tools : Yes	Advanced Charting tools : -
Multi-Chart Setup	Multi-Chart Setup : Yes	Multi-Chart Setup : -
No.of indicators	No.of indicators : 82	No.of indicators : -
No.of charts can be opened	No.of charts can be opened : 6	No.of charts can be opened : -
Live Scanners	Live Scanners : Yes	Live Scanners : -
Customizable screeners	Customizable screeners : No	Customizable screeners : -
Trading from charts	Trading from charts : No	Trading from charts : -
Compare Symbol performance on Chart	Compare Symbol performance on Chart : No	Compare Symbol performance on Chart : -
Options charts	Options charts : Yes	Options charts : -
Continuous futures charts	Continuous futures charts : Yes	Continuous futures charts : -
Intraday historical data for charts	Intraday historical data for charts : 20 days	Intraday historical data for charts : -
End of Day historical data for charts	End of Day historical data for charts : 10 years	End of Day historical data for charts : -
Corporate action adjusted charts	Corporate action adjusted charts : No	Corporate action adjusted charts : -
Back Testing	Back Testing : No	Back Testing : -
Options Chain	Options Chain : Yes	Options Chain : -
Heat Maps	Heat Maps : Yes	Heat Maps : -
Analytics	Analytics : Yes	Analytics : -
Price Ladder	Price Ladder : No	Price Ladder : -

ICICI Direct vs TradePlus Leverage

Leverage

	ICICI Direct	TradePlus
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : 5x with Interest	Equity Delivery : Upto 4X
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : Upto 25x	Equity Intraday : Upto 33X
Equity Futures	Equity Futures : 4x	Equity Futures : Intraday leverage 2X \| Cover Order Margin 3%
Equity Options	Equity Options : 2x for shorting	Equity Options : Intraday Leverage of 2X
Currency Futures	Currency Futures : NA	Currency Futures : Intraday Leverage of 2X
Currency Options	Currency Options : NA	Currency Options : 1X
Commodity Futures	Commodity Futures : NA	Commodity Futures : Intraday Leverage of 2X
Commodity Options	Commodity Options :	Commodity Options : -

ICICI Direct vs TradePlus Orders

Orders

	ICICI Direct	TradePlus
Cover Orders (CO)	Cover Orders (CO) : Yes	Cover Orders (CO) : Yes
Bracket orders / One Cancels Other (BO / OCO)	Bracket orders / One Cancels Other (BO / OCO) : No	Bracket orders / One Cancels Other (BO / OCO) : Yes
After Market Orders (AMO)	After Market Orders (AMO) : No	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) : No	Sell Today Buy Tomorrow (STBT) : Yes
Good Till Cancelled (GTC) *	Good Till Cancelled (GTC) : Yes	Good Till Cancelled (GTC) : Yes

ICICI Direct vs TradePlus Research and Advice / Trading Tips

Research and Advice / Trading Tips

	ICICI Direct	TradePlus
Equity Trading Recommendation *	Equity Trading Recommendation : Yes	Equity Trading Recommendation : Yes
Equity Investment Recommendation *	Equity Investment Recommendation : Yes	Equity Investment Recommendation : Yes
Recommendation basis risk Profile *	Recommendation basis risk Profile : Yes	Recommendation basis risk Profile : Yes
Comparison *	Comparison : Yes	Comparison : Yes
Free Tips *	Free Tips : Yes	Free Tips : Yes
Daily Market report *	Daily Market report : Yes	Daily Market report : No
ETF research *	ETF research : Yes	ETF research : Yes
Quarterly Results *	Quarterly Results : Yes	Quarterly Results : -

ICICI Direct vs TradePlus Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

	ICICI Direct	TradePlus
Availability for franchisee / AP	Availability for franchisee / AP : Yes	Availability for franchisee / AP : -
Investment required for Franchisee / AP	Investment required for Franchisee / AP : Rs.25,000 to Rs.2,00,000	Investment required for Franchisee / AP : -

ICICI Direct vs TradePlus Product & Services

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

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

ICICI Direct vs TradePlus Customer Services

ICICI Direct and TradePlus 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:

	ICICI Direct	TradePlus
Toll Free Number *	Toll Free Number : No	Toll Free Number : Yes
Live Chat Facility *	Live Chat Facility : No	Live Chat Facility : Yes
Email Facility *	Email Facility : Yes	Email Facility : Yes
Branch Offices *	Branch Offices : Yes	Branch Offices : No
Customer Care *	Customer Care : Yes	Customer Care : Yes
Community Service *	Community Service : Yes	Community Service : Yes
Relationship Manager *	Relationship Manager : -	Relationship Manager : Yes
24/7 Support *	24/7 Support : No	24/7 Support : -

ICICI Direct vs TradePlus Other Investement

ICICI Direct and TradePlus 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:

	ICICI Direct	TradePlus
Commodity Trading *	Commodity Trading : No	Commodity Trading : Yes
Investment in ETFs *	Investment in ETFs : Yes	Investment in ETFs : Yes
Investment in Mutual Funds *	Investment in Mutual Funds : Yes	Investment in Mutual Funds : Yes
Investment in Bonds *	Investment in Bonds : Yes	Investment in Bonds : Yes
Investment in Corporate Debt instruments *	Investment in Corporate Debt instruments : Yes	Investment in Corporate Debt instruments : Yes
Insurance Services *	Insurance Services : Yes	Insurance Services : No
Banking Services *	Banking Services : Yes	Banking Services : No

ICICI Direct vs TradePlus Trading PlatForm

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

	ICICI Direct	TradePlus
Web Platform *	Web Platform : Yes	Web Platform : Yes
Android Mobile App *	Android Mobile App : Yes	Android Mobile App : Yes
Desktop Windows *	Desktop Windows : Yes	Desktop Windows : Yes
Desktop Mac *	Desktop Mac : Yes	Desktop Mac : No
I-Pad App *	I-Pad App : Yes	I-Pad App : Yes
Virtual Trading *	Virtual Trading : Yes	Virtual Trading : No
iPhone Mobile App *	iPhone Mobile App : Yes	iPhone Mobile App : Yes

ICICI Direct vs TradePlus Company Information

	ICICI Direct	TradePlus
Financials *	Financials : Yes	Financials : Yes
News *	News :	News : -
Company Analysis *	Company Analysis : Yes	Company Analysis : Yes
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