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Alice Blue vs Kotak Securities (Compare Alice Blue and Kotak Securities)

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Here we provide side by side comparison between Alice Blue vs Kotak Securities, Below comparison of Alice Blue vs Kotak Securities 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 Alice Blue vs Kotak Securities is given below:

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	Alice Blue	Kotak Securities

About The Brokers	Alice Blue : "Started in 2006, Alice Blue provides Stock & Commodity trading at the lowest brokerage fee and has a network of 17 branches located in major cities along with more th >>> 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
Find More Information about the Broker :	Alice Blue : OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING	Kotak Securities : OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING
Type of Broker	Alice Blue : Discount Broker	Kotak Securities : Full Service Broker
Promo/offers	Alice Blue : Special Offer: Get brokerage FREE equity delivery trading (truly no brokerage) and Flat Rs 15 intranet and F&O trade brokerage. Open Instant Account online with Alice Blue and start trading today.	Kotak Securities : N/A
Advantage	Alice Blue : Free Delivery Trade Lowest Brokerage charges on Intrady & F&O at Rs 15 Per Trade. commission Free mutual fund investment Free Trading & Demate account opening Instant digital account opening No minimum brokerage. No minimum commitment. No Prepaid Plans. ANT Trading Software is available for free to all its customers. The daily market report is available for free to all customers. Free API for Algo trading. Up to 10 times exposure on Equity via Bracket Order..	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	Alice Blue : Does not provide a 3in1 account facility. Does not provide trading options: GTC (Good Till Cancelled) & GTT orders Do not Offer NRI Trading 3rd party trading tools are not free and charge a subscription fee. Online IPO, NCD, and Corporate bonds are not available. Broker-assisted trades (Call & Trade) are available at an extra Rs 20 per executed order.	Kotak Securities : No commodity trading.. Very High brokerage.. Not a good fit for small and penny stock traders. Minimum brokerage charges.
Why This	Alice Blue : Free Delivery Trade, Alice Blue does not charge any brokerage on Delivery trade. They offer Equity intraday trade at ₹15 or 0.01% (whichever is lower) Alice Blue provides mutual funds investment at Zero Commission, No transaction charges, 100% paperless online Demat account opening Advanced Trading Tools- ANT Meta and , ANT Scanner. and other 3rd party tools. Free trading software's to all its customers. Trade School an online resource for learning investment concepts and trading skills. Experience trust of over 20 years as a full-service broker. Advanced charts and other options like cover order,bracket order and Aftermarket order (AMO) are available Provides Brokerage & Margin Calculator	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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Alice Blue vs Kotak Securities Account Opening & AMC Charges

Alice Blue Trading Account Opening Fee is Rs 150 and Kotak Securities Trading Account Opening Fee is Rs 0 (Free) . Alice Blue Demat Account AMC is Rs 400 and Kotak Securities Demat Account AMC is Rs 600 .

	Alice Blue	Kotak Securities
Trading Account Opening Fee	Trading Account Opening Fee : Rs 150	Trading Account Opening Fee : Rs 0 (Free)
Demat Account Opening Fee	Demat Account Opening Fee : Rs 0	Demat Account Opening Fee : Rs 0 (Free)
Demat Account AMC	Demat Account AMC : Rs 400	Demat Account AMC : Rs 600
Trading Account AMC	Trading Account AMC : Rs 0	Trading Account AMC : Rs 0

Alice Blue vs Kotak Securities Brokerage Charges

Alice Blue Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is Rs 0 (Free) and Equity Intraday is Rs 15 per order or 0.01% whichever is lower and Equity Options is Rs 15 per order . Kotak Securities Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is 0.25% or Rs 20 whichever is higher and Equity Intraday is Free and Equity Options is Delivery: Rs 20 per trade | Intraday: Free .

	Alice Blue	Kotak Securities
Plan Name	Plan Name : Freedom Plan (F15)	Plan Name : Trade Free Plan	Plan Name : Dealer Assisted Plan
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : Rs 0 (Free)	Equity Delivery : 0.25% or Rs 20 whichever is higher	Equity Delivery : 0.39%
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : Rs 15 per order or 0.01% whichever is lower	Equity Intraday : Free	Equity Intraday : 0.039%
Equity Future	Equity Future : Rs 15 per order or 0.01% whichever is lower	Equity Future : Delivery: Rs 20 per trade \| Intraday: Free	Equity Future : 0.039%
Equity Options	Equity Options : Rs 15 per order	Equity Options : Delivery: Rs 20 per trade \| Intraday: Free	Equity Options : Rs 39 per lot
Currency Futures	Currency Futures : Rs 15 per order or 0.01% whichever is lower	Currency Futures : Delivery: Rs 20 per trade \| Intraday: Free	Currency Futures : Rs 9 per lot
Currency Options	Currency Options : Rs 15 per order	Currency Options : Delivery: Rs 20 per trade \| Intraday: Free	Currency Options : Rs 5 per lot
Monthly Fee	Monthly Fee : -	Monthly Fee : -	Monthly Fee : Rs 499 (One Time)
Margin Trading	Margin Trading : -	Margin Trading : -	Margin Trading : -
Commodity Futures	Commodity Futures : Rs 15 per order or 0.01% whichever is lower	Commodity Futures : Delivery: Rs 20 per trade \| Intraday: Free	Commodity Futures : 0.039%
Commodity Options	Commodity Options : Rs 15 per order	Commodity Options : Delivery: Rs 20 per trade \| Intraday: Free	Commodity Options : Rs 39 per lot

Alice Blue vs Kotak Securities Exchange Transaction Charges

Alice Blue Exchange Transaction Charges Equity Future is NSE Rs 210 per Cr (0.0021%) | BSE Rs 1 per trade (each side) and Equity Options is NSE Rs 5300 per Cr (0.053%) | BSE Rs 1 per trade (each side) . Kotak Securities Exchange Transaction Charges Equity Future is NSE: 0.0019% and Equity Options is NSE: 0.05% on Premium .

	Alice Blue	Kotak Securities
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : NSE Rs 325 per Cr (0.00325%) \| BSE Rs 1 per trade (each side)	Equity Delivery : NSE: 0.00325%, BSE: 0.00325%
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : NSE Rs 325 per Cr (0.00325%) \| BSE Rs 1 per trade (each side)	Equity Intraday : NSE: 0.00325%, BSE: 0.00325%
Equity Future *	Equity Future : NSE Rs 210 per Cr (0.0021%) \| BSE Rs 1 per trade (each side)	Equity Future : NSE: 0.0019%
Equity Options *	Equity Options : NSE Rs 5300 per Cr (0.053%) \| BSE Rs 1 per trade (each side)	Equity Options : NSE: 0.05% on Premium
Currency Futures *	Currency Futures : NSE Rs 135 per Cr (0.00135%)	Currency Futures : NSE: 0.0009%, BSE: 0.00022%
Currency Options	Currency Options : NSE Rs 4400 per Cr (0.044%) (on premium)	Currency Options : NSE: 0.035%, BSE: 0.001%
Commodity	Commodity : Non-Agri Rs 360 per Cr (0.0036%) \| Agri Rs 275 per Cr (0.00275%)	Commodity : MCX (for Agri & Non Agri): 0.0026%, NCDEX: 0.006%

Alice Blue vs Kotak Securities Other Charges

Alice Blue Minimum Brokerage is Rs 0 and Call & Trade is Rs 20 per executed order . Kotak Securities Minimum Brokerage is Rs 21 per executed order and Call & Trade is Rs 50 per call .

	Alice Blue	Kotak Securities
Minimum Brokerage	Minimum Brokerage : Rs 0	Minimum Brokerage : Rs 21 per executed order
Call & Trade	Call & Trade : Rs 20 per executed order	Call & Trade : Rs 50 per call
Stamp Duty *	Stamp Duty : -	Stamp Duty : -
DP Charges (on sell side)	DP Charges (on sell side) : ₹15 per transaction	DP Charges (on sell side) : 0.04% of transaction value (minimum Rs 20)
Other Miscellaneous Charges	Other Miscellaneous Charges : -	Other Miscellaneous Charges : -

Alice Blue vs Kotak Securities Features

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

	Alice Blue	Kotak Securities
Trading Platform	Trading Platform : Front End: ANT \| Back End: Omnesys NEST	Trading Platform : Website, KEAT ProX Trading Terminal, Kotak Stock Trader (Mobile App), Fastlane, Xtralite
Placing orders through charts	Placing orders through charts : Yes	Placing orders through charts : No
Trading Alerts	Trading Alerts : Yes	Trading Alerts : Yes
Research and Advice / Trading Tips	Research and Advice / Trading Tips : No	Research and Advice / Trading Tips : Yes
Detailed Education Initiatives	Detailed Education Initiatives : No	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 : 1	Referral Program : -
Margin Against Shares (Equity Cash) *	Margin Against Shares (Equity Cash) : No	Margin Against Shares (Equity Cash) : Yes
Margin Against Shares (Equity F&O) *	Margin Against Shares (Equity F&O) : No	Margin Against Shares (Equity F&O) : No

Alice Blue vs Kotak Securities Demat Account Charges

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

	Alice Blue	Kotak Securities
Depository Service Provider	Depository Service Provider : CDSL	Depository Service Provider : CDSL
Account Opening Fee	Account Opening Fee : Rs 0	Account Opening Fee : Nil
Advance Deposit	Advance Deposit : Rs 0	Advance Deposit : Nil
AMC	AMC : Rs 400 per year	AMC : Rs 600 per year
Dematerialisation Charges	Dematerialisation Charges : Rs 10 per certificate + Rs 50 per request	Dematerialisation Charges : Rs. 150 per certificate + Rs. 50 per request courier charges
Rematerialisation Charges	Rematerialisation Charges : Rs 30 per request + CDSL Fee + Rs 10 per 100 securities	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) : 0.04% of the value of the transaction (minimum Rs 20)	Transaction Charges (debit) : 0.04% + NSDL charges (minimum Rs 20)
Pledge Creation Charges	Pledge Creation Charges : 0.04% of the value of the transaction (minimum Rs 40)	Pledge Creation Charges : Rs 20 per ISIN
Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : Rs 0	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : Rs 20 per ISIN
Pledge Invocation Charges	Pledge Invocation Charges : 0.04% of the value of the transaction (minimum Rs 40)	Pledge Invocation Charges : Rs 20 per ISIN
Failed Instruction Charges	Failed Instruction Charges : -	Failed Instruction Charges : -
Other Charges	Other Charges : Power of Attorney (PoA): Rs 150 Courier Charges: Rs 100 per request Additional DIS Booklet: Rs 100 per booklet	Other Charges : -

Alice Blue vs Kotak Securities Basic Details

Alice Blue and Total Number of Clients is 141686 and . Kotak Securities Year of Incorporation is 1994 and Total Number of Clients is 1088641 and Total Number of Branches is 153 .

	Alice Blue	Kotak Securities
Year of Incorporation	Year of Incorporation : -	Year of Incorporation : 1994
Active Exchange Memberships	Active Exchange Memberships : NSE, BSE, MCX	Active Exchange Memberships : NSE, BSE,MCX
Demat Services	Demat Services : No	Demat Services : Yes
Website	Website : www.aliceblueonline.com	Website : http://www.kotaksecurities.com
Contact Details	Contact Details : 080-61575500\|080-45490850	Contact Details : 1800222299
Total Number of Clients	Total Number of Clients : 141,686	Total Number of Clients : 1,088,641
Total Number of Branches	Total Number of Branches : -	Total Number of Branches : 153
Products *	Products : Mutual Fund, Equity, Currency & Commodity	Products : Investment banking, Institutional broking, retail broking, private wealth management, and financial product distribution

Alice Blue vs Kotak Securities Orders

Orders

	Alice Blue	Kotak Securities
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) : Yes	Bracket orders / One Cancels Other (BO / OCO) : Yes
After Market Orders (AMO)	After Market Orders (AMO) : Yes	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) : No	Good Till Cancelled (GTC) : Yes

Alice Blue vs Kotak Securities Research and Advice / Trading Tips

Research and Advice / Trading Tips

	Alice Blue	Kotak Securities
Equity Trading Recommendation *	Equity Trading Recommendation : No	Equity Trading Recommendation : Yes
Equity Investment Recommendation *	Equity Investment Recommendation : No	Equity Investment Recommendation : Yes
Recommendation basis risk Profile *	Recommendation basis risk Profile : No	Recommendation basis risk Profile : Yes
Comparison *	Comparison : No	Comparison : Yes
Free Tips *	Free Tips : No	Free Tips : Yes
Daily Market report *	Daily Market report : Yes	Daily Market report : Yes
ETF research *	ETF research : No	ETF research : Yes
Quarterly Results *	Quarterly Results : No	Quarterly Results : Yes

Alice Blue vs Kotak Securities Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

	Alice Blue	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)

Alice Blue vs Kotak Securities Product & Services

Alice Blue 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:

	Alice Blue	Kotak Securities
Delivery Based Trading *	Delivery Based Trading : Yes	Delivery Based Trading : Yes
Margin Trading *	Margin Trading : No	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 : -	Limit Order : Yes
3-in-1 On-line Trading Account *	3-in-1 On-line Trading Account : No	3-in-1 On-line Trading Account : Yes
NRI Services *	NRI Services : No	NRI Services : Yes
SMS Alerts *	SMS Alerts : No	SMS Alerts : Yes
Offers Multiple Plan *	Offers Multiple Plan : No	Offers Multiple Plan : No
IPO Investment *	IPO Investment : No	IPO Investment : Yes
Portfolio Analysis *	Portfolio Analysis : No	Portfolio Analysis : Yes
Advanced Charting Features *	Advanced Charting Features : Yes	Advanced Charting Features : Yes
Brokerage Calculator *	Brokerage Calculator : Yes	Brokerage Calculator : No
Margin Calculator *	Margin Calculator : Yes	Margin Calculator : No
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 : No
Aumtomated Trading *	Aumtomated Trading : Yes	Aumtomated Trading : No

Alice Blue vs Kotak Securities Customer Services

Alice Blue 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:

	Alice Blue	Kotak Securities
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 : Yes
Customer Care *	Customer Care : No	Customer Care : Yes
Community Service *	Community Service : No	Community Service : Yes
Relationship Manager *	Relationship Manager : No	Relationship Manager : -
24/7 Support *	24/7 Support : No	24/7 Support : No

Alice Blue vs Kotak Securities Other Investement

Alice Blue 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:

	Alice Blue	Kotak Securities
Commodity Trading *	Commodity Trading : Yes	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 : No	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 : No	Insurance Services : Yes
Banking Services *	Banking Services : No	Banking Services : Yes

Alice Blue vs Kotak Securities Trading Platform

Alice Blue 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:

	Alice Blue	Kotak Securities
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 : No	Desktop Mac : No
I-Pad App *	I-Pad App : Yes	I-Pad App : Yes
Virtual Trading *	Virtual Trading : No	Virtual Trading : No
iPhone Mobile App *	iPhone Mobile App : Yes	iPhone Mobile App : Yes
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