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Kotak Securities vs Sharekhan (Compare Kotak Securities and Sharekhan)

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

Kotak Securities

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About The Brokers	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	Sharekhan : "Sharekhan is one of the pioneers of online trading in India. It offers a broad range of financial products and services including securities brokerage, mutual fund di >>> more
Find More Information about the Broker :	Kotak Securities : OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING	Sharekhan : OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING
Type of Broker	Kotak Securities : Full Service Broker	Sharekhan : Full Service Broker
Promo/offers	Kotak Securities : N/A	Sharekhan : Special Offer: Rs 0 Account Opening Charges + FREE Stock Tips & Research + 1 Year Free Access to TradeTiger Trading Terminal Request a Callback.
Advantage	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.	Sharekhan : Free call and trade facility. Huge Branch & Partner network User-friendly website and easy to use trading platform Registered with both the exchanges - BSE and NSE. Provides you with the opportunity of commodity trading. The fixed deposit can be used as collateral for future and option trading. Sharekhan doesn't charge for DP transactions. Sharekhan offers online and classroom training, seminars and workshops to investors. No charges for Online funds transfer . Provides services of dedicated Relationship Managers.
Disadvantage	Kotak Securities : No commodity trading.. Very High brokerage.. Not a good fit for small and penny stock traders. Minimum brokerage charges.	Sharekhan : Offer only 2-in-1 account. Shraekhan charges comparatively high brokerage. Minimum brokerage of 10 paisa is being charged per stock basis. Trading after market hours is not allowed. Classic account holders cannot trade commodities.
Why This	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.	Sharekhan : Pan India Presence over 170 branches & 2300+ Franchise partners. DP transaction facility is available without any cost. Sharekhan allows fixed deposit as collateral for Future & Options. At Sherkhan you can Trade through call & trade service. Provide you scope to widen your portfolio by investing in Equities, IPO, Mutual Funds, ETFs, Commodities, F&O
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Kotak Securities vs Sharekhan Account Opening & AMC Charges

Kotak Securities Trading Account Opening Fee is Rs 0 (Free) and Sharekhan Trading Account Opening Fee is Rs 0 (Free) . Kotak Securities Demat Account AMC is Rs 600 and Sharekhan Demat Account AMC is Rs 400 (Free for 1st year) .

	Kotak Securities	Sharekhan
Trading Account Opening Fee	Trading Account Opening Fee : Rs 0 (Free)	Trading Account Opening Fee : Rs 0 (Free)
Demat Account Opening Fee	Demat Account Opening Fee : Rs 0 (Free)	Demat Account Opening Fee : Rs 0 (Free)
Demat Account AMC	Demat Account AMC : Rs 600	Demat Account AMC : Rs 400 (Free for 1st year)
Trading Account AMC	Trading Account AMC : Rs 0	Trading Account AMC : Rs 0 (Free)
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Kotak Securities vs Sharekhan Brokerage Charges

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 . Sharekhan Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is 0.50% and Equity Intraday is 0.10% and Equity Options is Rs 50 per lot .

	Kotak Securities		Sharekhan
Plan Name	Plan Name : Trade Free Plan	Plan Name : Dealer Assisted Plan	Plan Name : Classic Account	Plan Name : Sharekhan Prepaid
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : 0.25% or Rs 20 whichever is higher	Equity Delivery : 0.39%	Equity Delivery : 0.50%	Equity Delivery : 0.10%
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : Free	Equity Intraday : 0.039%	Equity Intraday : 0.10%	Equity Intraday : 0.015%
Equity Future	Equity Future : Delivery: Rs 20 per trade \| Intraday: Free	Equity Future : 0.039%	Equity Future : 0.10%	Equity Future : 0.015%
Equity Options	Equity Options : Delivery: Rs 20 per trade \| Intraday: Free	Equity Options : Rs 39 per lot	Equity Options : Rs 50 per lot	Equity Options : 0.05% or Rs 63 per lot
Currency Futures	Currency Futures : Delivery: Rs 20 per trade \| Intraday: Free	Currency Futures : Rs 9 per lot	Currency Futures : 0.10%	Currency Futures : -
Currency Options	Currency Options : Delivery: Rs 20 per trade \| Intraday: Free	Currency Options : Rs 5 per lot	Currency Options : Rs 30 per lot	Currency Options : -
Monthly Fee	Monthly Fee : -	Monthly Fee : Rs 499 (One Time)	Monthly Fee : -	Monthly Fee : Rs 1,00,000 per year
Margin Trading	Margin Trading : -	Margin Trading : -	Margin Trading : -	Margin Trading : -
Commodity Futures	Commodity Futures : Delivery: Rs 20 per trade \| Intraday: Free	Commodity Futures : 0.039%	Commodity Futures : 0.03%	Commodity Futures : -
Commodity Options	Commodity Options : Delivery: Rs 20 per trade \| Intraday: Free	Commodity Options : Rs 39 per lot	Commodity Options : 0.03%	Commodity Options : -
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Kotak Securities vs Sharekhan Exchange Transaction Charges

Kotak Securities Exchange Transaction Charges Equity Future is NSE: 0.0019% and Equity Options is NSE: 0.05% on Premium . Sharekhan Exchange Transaction Charges Equity Future is NSE Rs 190 per Cr (0.0019%) | BSE Rs 50 per Cr (0.00035) (each side) and Equity Options is NSE Rs 5000 per Cr (0.05%) | BSE Rs 50 per Cr (0.0005%) (on premium) .

	Kotak Securities	Sharekhan
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : NSE: 0.00325%, BSE: 0.00325%	Equity Delivery : NSE Rs 325 per Cr (0.00325%) \| BSE Rs 275 per Cr (0.00275%) (each side)
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : NSE: 0.00325%, BSE: 0.00325%	Equity Intraday : NSE Rs 325 per Cr (0.00325%) \| BSE Rs 275 per Cr (0.00275%) (each side)
Equity Future *	Equity Future : NSE: 0.0019%	Equity Future : NSE Rs 190 per Cr (0.0019%) \| BSE Rs 50 per Cr (0.00035) (each side)
Equity Options *	Equity Options : NSE: 0.05% on Premium	Equity Options : NSE Rs 5000 per Cr (0.05%) \| BSE Rs 50 per Cr (0.0005%) (on premium)
Currency Futures *	Currency Futures : NSE: 0.0009%, BSE: 0.00022%	Currency Futures : NSE Rs 135 per Cr (0.00135%) \| MCX Rs 130 per Cr (0.00130%)
Currency Options	Currency Options : NSE: 0.035%, BSE: 0.001%	Currency Options : NSE Rs 4220 per Cr (0.04220%) \| MCX Rs 3220 per Cr (0.03220%) (on premium)
Commodity	Commodity : MCX (for Agri & Non Agri): 0.0026%, NCDEX: 0.006%	Commodity : MCX (Non-Agri) Rs 230 per Cr (0.0023%) \| MCX (Agri) Rs 95 per Cr (0.00095%)
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Kotak Securities vs Sharekhan Other Charges

Kotak Securities Minimum Brokerage is Rs 21 per executed order and Call & Trade is Rs 50 per call . Sharekhan Minimum Brokerage is Intraday: 5 paisa per share | Delivery: 10 paisa per share | Future Rs 0.001 per share and Call & Trade is Rs 20 .

	Kotak Securities	Sharekhan
Minimum Brokerage	Minimum Brokerage : Rs 21 per executed order	Minimum Brokerage : Intraday: 5 paisa per share \| Delivery: 10 paisa per share \| Future Rs 0.001 per share
Call & Trade	Call & Trade : Rs 50 per call	Call & Trade : Rs 20
Stamp Duty *	Stamp Duty : -	Stamp Duty : -
DP Charges (on sell side)	DP Charges (on sell side) : 0.04% of transaction value (minimum Rs 20)	DP Charges (on sell side) : Rs 0
Other Miscellaneous Charges	Other Miscellaneous Charges : -	Other Miscellaneous Charges : -
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Kotak Securities vs Sharekhan Features

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

	Kotak Securities	Sharekhan
Trading Platform	Trading Platform : Website, KEAT ProX Trading Terminal, Kotak Stock Trader (Mobile App), Fastlane, Xtralite	Trading Platform : TradeTiger, Sharekhan Mobile
Placing orders through charts	Placing orders through charts : No	Placing orders through charts : Yes
Trading Alerts	Trading Alerts : Yes	Trading Alerts : Yes
Research and Advice / Trading Tips	Research and Advice / Trading Tips : Yes	Research and Advice / Trading Tips : Yes
Detailed Education Initiatives	Detailed Education Initiatives : Yes	Detailed Education Initiatives : Yes
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.	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) : No	Margin Against Shares (Equity F&O) : Yes
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Kotak Securities vs Sharekhan Demat Account Charges

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

	Kotak Securities	Sharekhan
Depository Service Provider	Depository Service Provider : CDSL	Depository Service Provider : CDSL
Account Opening Fee	Account Opening Fee : Nil	Account Opening Fee : Actual Stamp Paper Charges
Advance Deposit	Advance Deposit : Nil	Advance Deposit : Rs. 500 Advance which will be adjusted against billing (Optional) Tariff D - Deposit Rs. 2999 (refund of deposit Rs. 2000 on closure)
AMC	AMC : Rs 600 per year	AMC : Scheme A: Rs 400, Scheme B: Rs 500, Scheme C: Rs 350, Scheme D: Nil, Scheme E: Rs 100, Scheme F: Rs 500, Scheme H: Rs 1000, Scheme G: Nil(holding Value <= Rs 50000) or 100(holding Value from Rs 50001 to Rs 200000)or 400(holding Value >Rs 200000) Scheme A, C, E & H: Free for the 1st Year.
Dematerialisation Charges	Dematerialisation Charges : Rs. 150 per certificate + Rs. 50 per request courier charges	Dematerialisation Charges : Rs 5 per certificate (Min Rs 50 per request for Tariff A,B,C,D,E,F & H) (Min Rs 100 per request for Tariff G )
Rematerialisation Charges	Rematerialisation Charges : Rs.10 for 100 securities (Minimum payable Rs.15)	Rematerialisation Charges : Rs 50 per certificate or Rs 50 for every hundred securities
Transaction Charges (Credit)	Transaction Charges (Credit) : -	Transaction Charges (Credit) : -
Transaction Charges (debit)	Transaction Charges (debit) : 0.04% + NSDL charges (minimum Rs 20)	Transaction Charges (debit) : Scheme A & B: Sales through Sharekhan: Rs 0 Else 0.03% of value of tran(min Rs 30), Scheme C & D: Sales through Sharekhan Rs 6 Per tran Else 0.03% of value of tran(min Rs 30), Scheme E & H: Sales through Sharekhan 0.03% of value of tran (E:min Rs 29,H:min Rs 30) Else 0.03% of value of tran(min Rs 49), Scheme F: 0.03% of value of tran(min Rs 30), Scheme G: 0.03% of value of tran(min Rs 49)
Pledge Creation Charges	Pledge Creation Charges : Rs 20 per ISIN	Pledge Creation Charges : 0.03 % of the value of the Transaction (Min Rs 100 per transaction)
Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : Rs 20 per ISIN	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : Nil
Pledge Invocation Charges	Pledge Invocation Charges : Rs 20 per ISIN	Pledge Invocation Charges : Nil
Failed Instruction Charges	Failed Instruction Charges : -	Failed Instruction Charges : Nil
Other Charges	Other Charges : -	Other Charges : Freeze /De-freeze - Rs 25 per request Stock lending & Borrowing - 0.02% of the value of the transaction per request (minimum Rs 100) Client Master changes Rs 30 per request for Tariff G
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Kotak Securities vs Sharekhan Basic Details

Kotak Securities Year of Incorporation is 1994 and Total Number of Clients is 1290410 and Total Number of Branches is 153 . Sharekhan Year of Incorporation is 2000 and Total Number of Clients is 757371 and Total Number of Branches is 2800 .

	Kotak Securities	Sharekhan
Year of Incorporation	Year of Incorporation : 1994	Year of Incorporation : 2000
Active Exchange Memberships	Active Exchange Memberships : NSE, BSE,MCX	Active Exchange Memberships : NSE, BSE, MCX, NCDEX
Demat Services	Demat Services : Yes	Demat Services : Yes
Website	Website : http://www.kotaksecurities.com	Website : http://www.sharekhan.com
Contact Details	Contact Details : 1800222299	Contact Details : 022-61150000
Total Number of Clients	Total Number of Clients : 1,290,410	Total Number of Clients : 757,371
Total Number of Branches	Total Number of Branches : 153	Total Number of Branches : 2800
Products *	Products : Investment banking, Institutional broking, retail broking, private wealth management, and financial product distribution	Products : Investment banking, institutional broking
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Kotak Securities vs Sharekhan Orders

Orders

	Kotak Securities	Sharekhan
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) : No	Sell Today Buy Tomorrow (STBT) : No
Good Till Cancelled (GTC) *	Good Till Cancelled (GTC) : Yes	Good Till Cancelled (GTC) : Yes
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Kotak Securities vs Sharekhan Research and Advice / Trading Tips

Research and Advice / Trading Tips

	Kotak Securities	Sharekhan
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 : Yes
ETF research *	ETF research : Yes	ETF research : Yes
Quarterly Results *	Quarterly Results : Yes	Quarterly Results : Yes
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Kotak Securities vs Sharekhan Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

	Kotak Securities	Sharekhan
Availability for franchisee / AP	Availability for franchisee / AP : Yes	Availability for franchisee / AP : Yes
Investment required for Franchisee / AP	Investment required for Franchisee / AP : Minimum deposit of Rs 3 lakh (negotiable)	Investment required for Franchisee / AP : Rs.50,000
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Kotak Securities vs Sharekhan Product & Services

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

	Kotak Securities	Sharekhan
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 : No	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 : No
Margin Calculator *	Margin Calculator : No	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 : No	Aumtomated Trading : No
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Kotak Securities vs Sharekhan Customer Services

Kotak Securities and Sharekhan 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:

	Kotak Securities	Sharekhan
Toll Free Number *	Toll Free Number : Yes	Toll Free Number : Yes
Live Chat Facility *	Live Chat Facility : Yes	Live Chat Facility : Yes
Email Facility *	Email Facility : Yes	Email Facility : Yes
Branch Offices *	Branch Offices : Yes	Branch Offices : Yes
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 : No
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Kotak Securities vs Sharekhan Other Investement

Kotak Securities and Sharekhan 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:

	Kotak Securities	Sharekhan
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 : Yes	Investment in Bonds : Yes
Investment in Corporate Debt instruments *	Investment in Corporate Debt instruments : Yes	Investment in Corporate Debt instruments : No
Insurance Services *	Insurance Services : Yes	Insurance Services : No
Banking Services *	Banking Services : Yes	Banking Services : No
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Kotak Securities vs Sharekhan Trading Platform

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

	Kotak Securities	Sharekhan
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 : Yes
iPhone Mobile App *	iPhone Mobile App : Yes	iPhone Mobile App : Yes
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