Kotak Securities vs SMC Global (Compare Kotak Securities vs SMC Global)

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

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	Kotak Securities	SMC Global

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	SMC Global : "SMC Global Limited is the leading brokerage house which is the one-stop solution of the diversified need of investors incorporated in 1990 by >>> more
Find More Information about the Broker :	Kotak Securities : OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING	SMC Global : OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING
Type of Broker	Kotak Securities : Full Service Broker	SMC Global : Full Service Broker
Promo/offers	Kotak Securities : Special Offer: Free Account opening + Free Intraday Trades -All Segments + Flat fee of ₹20 per executed order all for other F&O, MIS & Super Multiple (Cover Order) + Equity & Commodity Delivery at just 0.25% of the transaction value.Get th e offer	SMC Global : N/A
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.	SMC Global : Top class customer service Easy-to-use website & other online platforms Award-winning research services Different brokerage plans for the different type of clients It provides multiple trading options PAN India Presence.
Disadvantage	Kotak Securities : No commodity trading.. Very High brokerage.. Not a good fit for small and penny stock traders. Minimum brokerage charges.	SMC Global : No margin funding They are not transparent in terms of expressing brokerage charges Good till cancelled & Good till date/time order are not available in equity segment Mobile trading is not available for NSE.
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.	SMC Global : Clients get the assistance of industrial experts while investing their money in financial products. They provide a wide option to invest in. SMC Global provide 3000+ Crores cumulative AUM under mutual funds They provide clearing settlement services to 280+ trading members They have strong values of being ahead in the innovation of technology Clients can place AMO & BTST orders They also support low bandwidth internet on their website as well as on mobile trading platforms.

Kotak Securities vs SMC Global Account Opening & AMC Charges

Kotak Securities Trading Account Opening Fee is ₹499 (Now Free) and SMC Global Trading Account Opening Fee is ₹0 . Kotak Securities Demat Account AMC is ₹600 and SMC Global Demat Account AMC is ₹300 .

	Kotak Securities	SMC Global
Trading Account Opening Fee	Trading Account Opening Fee : ₹499 (Now Free)	Trading Account Opening Fee : ₹0
Demat Account Opening Fee	Demat Account Opening Fee : ₹0	Demat Account Opening Fee : ₹499
Demat Account AMC	Demat Account AMC : ₹600	Demat Account AMC : ₹300
Trading Account AMC	Trading Account AMC : ₹0	Trading Account AMC : ₹0

Kotak Securities vs SMC Global Brokerage Charges

Kotak Securities Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is 0.49% and Equity Intraday is 0.049% and Equity Options is ₹300 . SMC Global Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is 0.3% and Equity Intraday is 0.03% and Equity Options is ₹70 per lot .

	Kotak Securities	SMC Global
Plan Name	Plan Name : Fixed Brokerage Plan	Plan Name : SMC Global Limited
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : 0.49%	Equity Delivery : 0.3%
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : 0.049%	Equity Intraday : 0.03%
Equity Future	Equity Future : 0.049%	Equity Future : 0.03%
Equity Options	Equity Options : ₹300	Equity Options : ₹70 per lot
Currency Futures	Currency Futures : -	Currency Futures : 0.03%
Currency Options	Currency Options : -	Currency Options : ₹20 per lot
Monthly Fee	Monthly Fee : NA	Monthly Fee :
Margin Trading	Margin Trading : -	Margin Trading :
Commodity Futures	Commodity Futures : 0.07%	Commodity Futures : 0.03%
Commodity Options	Commodity Options : -	Commodity Options : 0.03%

Kotak Securities vs SMC Global Transaction Charges (Per Crore)

Kotak Securities Transaction Charges (Per Crore) Equity Future is NSE: 0.0019% and Equity Options is NSE: 0.05% on Premium . SMC Global Transaction Charges (Per Crore) Equity Future is 0.0029% and Equity Options is 0.065% (on premium) .

	Kotak Securities	SMC Global
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : NSE: 0.00325% BSE: 0.00325%	Equity Delivery : 0.0035%
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : NSE: 0.00325% BSE: 0.00325%	Equity Intraday : 0.0035%
Equity Future *	Equity Future : NSE: 0.0019%	Equity Future : 0.0029%
Equity Options *	Equity Options : NSE: 0.05% on Premium	Equity Options : 0.065% (on premium)
Currency Futures *	Currency Futures : NSE: 0.0009%, BSE: 0.00022%	Currency Futures : 0.0029%
Currency Options	Currency Options : NSE: 0.035%, BSE: 0.001%	Currency Options : 0.065% (on premium)
Commodity	Commodity : MCX (for Agri & Non Agri): 0.0026% NCDEX: 0.006%	Commodity : 0.0030%

Kotak Securities vs SMC Global Other Charges

Kotak Securities Minimum Brokerage is ₹20 per executed order and Call & Trade is ₹20 per call . SMC Global Minimum Brokerage is Rs 25 per trade or 2.5% of the trade value whichever is lower and Call & Trade is .

	Kotak Securities	SMC Global
Minimum Brokerage	Minimum Brokerage : ₹20 per executed order	Minimum Brokerage : Rs 25 per trade or 2.5% of the trade value whichever is lower
Call & Trade	Call & Trade : ₹20 per call	Call & Trade :
Stamp Duty *	Stamp Duty : Delivery: 0.015%, Intraday: 0.03%, F&O: 0.002%	Stamp Duty : State Wise
DP Charges (on sell side)	DP Charges (on sell side) : 0.04% of transaction value (minimum Rs 20)	DP Charges (on sell side) : -
Other Miscellaneous Charges	Other Miscellaneous Charges : CB charges ₹350 + Bank Chg, ₹9 Payment Gateway Ch	Other Miscellaneous Charges :

Kotak Securities vs SMC Global Features

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

	Kotak Securities	SMC Global
Trading Platform	Trading Platform : KEATProX, FASTLANE	Trading Platform : ODIN Diet Desktop, Easy Trade Mobile app & Website
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 : Yes	Research and Advice / Trading Tips : 1
Detailed Education Initiatives	Detailed Education Initiatives : Yes	Detailed Education Initiatives : No
Unique features & Offers	Unique features & Offers : Bloom TV on Keat Pro trading Platform	Unique features & Offers : -
Referral Program	Referral Program : No	Referral Program : 0
Margin Against Shares (Equity Cash) *	Margin Against Shares (Equity Cash) : Yes	Margin Against Shares (Equity Cash) :
Margin Against Shares (Equity F&O) *	Margin Against Shares (Equity F&O) : Yes	Margin Against Shares (Equity F&O) :

Kotak Securities vs SMC Global Demat Account Charges

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

	Kotak Securities	SMC Global
Depository Service Provider	Depository Service Provider : CDSL & CDSL	Depository Service Provider : CDSL & NSDL
Account Opening Fee	Account Opening Fee : Nil	Account Opening Fee : Nil
Advance Deposit	Advance Deposit : Nil	Advance Deposit : -
AMC	AMC : Individual (Resident): ₹780 p.a.Â for upto 10 debit transactions. ₹600 p.a. for 11 to 30 debit transactions. ₹420 p.a. for more than 30 debit transactions. NRI Account: ₹900 p.a. Corporate (Resident): ₹1200 p.a. Corporate (NRI): ₹1500 p.a. BSDA Account: ₹100 per annum (if DP value is more than ₹50,000 and less than 2 lacs), Zero (if DP value is less than ₹50,000 )	AMC : Nil
Dematerialisation Charges	Dematerialisation Charges : ₹3 per certificate plus ₹50 per request	Dematerialisation Charges : Rs 5 Per Certificate (Rs 30 for 1st Certificate) Courier Charges Extra (Rs 25 for Local & Rs 40 for outstation courier)
Rematerialisation Charges	Rematerialisation Charges : Individual Account: ₹10 for 100 shares (Minimum Payable ₹15) Corporate Account: ₹10 for 100 shares (Minimum Payable ₹15)	Rematerialisation Charges : Rs 25 (For one certificate/100 shares) Courier Charges Extra(Rs 25 for Local & Rs 40 for outstation courier)
Transaction Charges (Credit)	Transaction Charges (Credit) : -	Transaction Charges (Credit) : -
Transaction Charges (debit)	Transaction Charges (debit) : Individual Account (On Market/Off Market): 0.04% of the value of securities or minimum ₹27 (Plus CDSL charges as applicable + applicable taxes). For BSDA Accounts (On Market /Off Market): 0.06% of the value of securities or Minimum ₹44.50 (Plus CDSL charges as applicable + applicable taxes). Corporate Account (On Market /Off Market): 0.04% of the value of securities or Minimum ₹27(Plus CDSL charges as applicable + applicable taxes).	Transaction Charges (debit) :
Pledge Creation Charges	Pledge Creation Charges : 0.05% of the value of securities Minimum ₹30	Pledge Creation Charges : Rs 60
Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : 0.05% of the value of securities Minimum ₹30	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : Rs 60
Pledge Invocation Charges	Pledge Invocation Charges : 0.04% of the value of securities Minimum ₹30	Pledge Invocation Charges : Rs 30
Failed Instruction Charges	Failed Instruction Charges : Nil	Failed Instruction Charges : Rs 20 per instruction
Other Charges	Other Charges : Charge for Client Master change intimation: ₹25/-	Other Charges : AMC charged yearly in advance. DIS Book Charges: Rs 30 (20 leafs) Client Modification Charges: Rs 25 Security deposit for CDSL easiest facility (optional) is Rs 2,500

Kotak Securities vs SMC Global Basic Details

Kotak Securities Year of Incorporation is 1994 and Total Number of Clients is 4,43,400+ and Total Number of Branches is 1128+ . SMC Global Year of Incorporation is 1994 and Total Number of Clients is 106,300+ and Total Number of Branches is 2450 .

	Kotak Securities	SMC Global
Year of Incorporation	Year of Incorporation : 1994	Year of Incorporation : 1994
Active Exchange Memberships	Active Exchange Memberships : NSE, BSE,MCX	Active Exchange Memberships : BSE, NSE, MCX, NCDEX
Demat Services	Demat Services : NSDL & CDSL	Demat Services : Yes
Website	Website : http://www.kotaksecurities.com	Website : https://www.smctradeonline.com/
Contact Details	Contact Details : 1800222299	Contact Details : +91-11-66075200
Total Number of Clients	Total Number of Clients : 4,43,400+	Total Number of Clients : 106,300+
Total Number of Branches	Total Number of Branches : 1128+	Total Number of Branches : 2450
Products *	Products : Investment banking, Institutional broking, retail broking, private wealth management, and financial product distribution	Products : -

Kotak Securities vs SMC Global Charts and Data

Kotak Securities and SMC Global both offer a host of Charts & Data for better decision making to their clients. Their comparative analysis is in the below table:

	Kotak Securities	SMC Global
Live data source	Live data source : NSE, BSE, MCX	Live data source : BSE, NSE
Advanced Charting tools	Advanced Charting tools : Yes	Advanced Charting tools : Yes
Multi-Chart Setup	Multi-Chart Setup : Yes	Multi-Chart Setup : Yes
No.of indicators	No.of indicators : 30	No.of indicators : -
No.of charts can be opened	No.of charts can be opened : 5	No.of charts can be opened : -
Live Scanners	Live Scanners : Yes	Live Scanners : -
Customizable screeners	Customizable screeners : No	Customizable screeners : Yes
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 : 5 days	Intraday historical data for charts : Yes
End of Day historical data for charts	End of Day historical data for charts : 5 days	End of Day historical data for charts : Yes
Corporate action adjusted charts	Corporate action adjusted charts : No	Corporate action adjusted charts : Yes
Back Testing	Back Testing : No	Back Testing : Yes
Options Chain	Options Chain : Yes	Options Chain : Yes
Heat Maps	Heat Maps : Yes	Heat Maps : Yes
Analytics	Analytics : Yes	Analytics : -
Price Ladder	Price Ladder : No	Price Ladder : -

Kotak Securities vs SMC Global Leverage

Leverage

	Kotak Securities	SMC Global
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : -	Equity Delivery : Upto 3x
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : -	Equity Intraday : Upto 10x Intraday
Equity Futures	Equity Futures : -	Equity Futures : Upto 2x
Equity Options	Equity Options : -	Equity Options : NA
Currency Futures	Currency Futures : -	Currency Futures : NA
Currency Options	Currency Options : -	Currency Options : NA
Commodity Futures	Commodity Futures : -	Commodity Futures : Upto 2x
Commodity Options	Commodity Options : -	Commodity Options :

Kotak Securities vs SMC Global Orders

Orders

	Kotak Securities	SMC Global
Cover Orders (CO)	Cover Orders (CO) : Yes	Cover Orders (CO) : No
Bracket orders / One Cancels Other (BO / OCO)	Bracket orders / One Cancels Other (BO / OCO) : Yes	Bracket orders / One Cancels Other (BO / OCO) : No
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) : Donot Know
Sell Today Buy Tomorrow (STBT) *	Sell Today Buy Tomorrow (STBT) : Yes	Sell Today Buy Tomorrow (STBT) : Donot Know
Good Till Cancelled (GTC) *	Good Till Cancelled (GTC) : Yes	Good Till Cancelled (GTC) : No

Kotak Securities vs SMC Global Research and Advice / Trading Tips

Research and Advice / Trading Tips

	Kotak Securities	SMC Global
Equity Trading Recommendation *	Equity Trading Recommendation : Yes	Equity Trading Recommendation : -
Equity Investment Recommendation *	Equity Investment Recommendation : Yes	Equity Investment Recommendation : -
Recommendation basis risk Profile *	Recommendation basis risk Profile : Yes	Recommendation basis risk Profile : -
Comparison *	Comparison : Yes	Comparison : -
Free Tips *	Free Tips : Yes	Free Tips : -
Daily Market report *	Daily Market report : Yes	Daily Market report : -
ETF research *	ETF research : Yes	ETF research : -
Quarterly Results *	Quarterly Results : Yes	Quarterly Results : -

Kotak Securities vs SMC Global Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

	Kotak Securities	SMC Global
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 : ₹3,00,000 to ₹5,00,000

Kotak Securities vs SMC Global Product & Services

Kotak Securities and SMC Global 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	SMC Global
Delivery Based Trading *	Delivery Based Trading : Yes	Delivery Based Trading : -
Margin Trading *	Margin Trading : Yes	Margin Trading : -
Call in Trade *	Call in Trade : Yes	Call in 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 : Yes	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 : No	Offers Multiple Plan : -
IPO Investment *	IPO Investment : Yes	IPO Investment : -
Portfolio Analysis *	Portfolio Analysis : Yes	Portfolio Analysis : -
Advanced Charting Features *	Advanced Charting Features : Yes	Advanced Charting Features : -
Brokerage Calculator *	Brokerage Calculator : No	Brokerage Calculator : -
Margin Calculator *	Margin Calculator : No	Margin Calculator : -
Stop Loss Order *	Stop Loss Order : Yes	Stop Loss Order : -
Bracket Orders & Trailing Stop Loss *	Bracket Orders & Trailing Stop Loss : Yes	Bracket Orders & Trailing Stop Loss : -
Equity Future & Option Trading *	Equity Future & Option Trading : Yes	Equity Future & Option Trading : -
Currency Future & Option Trading *	Currency Future & Option Trading : Yes	Currency Future & Option Trading : -
Market Trading *	Market Trading : Yes	Market Trading : -
Monthly & Yearly Plan *	Monthly & Yearly Plan : No	Monthly & Yearly Plan : -
Aumtomated Trading *	Aumtomated Trading : No	Aumtomated Trading : -

Kotak Securities vs SMC Global Customer Services

Kotak Securities and SMC Global 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	SMC Global
Toll Free Number *	Toll Free Number : Yes	Toll Free Number : -
Live Chat Facility *	Live Chat Facility : Yes	Live Chat Facility : -
Email Facility *	Email Facility : Yes	Email Facility : -
Branch Offices *	Branch Offices : Yes	Branch Offices : -
Customer Care *	Customer Care : Yes	Customer Care : -
Community Service *	Community Service : Yes	Community Service : -
Relationship Manager *	Relationship Manager : -	Relationship Manager : -
24/7 Support *	24/7 Support : No	24/7 Support : -

Kotak Securities vs SMC Global Other Investement

Kotak Securities and SMC Global 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	SMC Global
Commodity Trading *	Commodity Trading : Yes	Commodity Trading : -
Investment in ETFs *	Investment in ETFs : Yes	Investment in ETFs : -
Investment in Mutual Funds *	Investment in Mutual Funds : Yes	Investment in Mutual Funds : -
Investment in Bonds *	Investment in Bonds : Yes	Investment in Bonds : -
Investment in Corporate Debt instruments *	Investment in Corporate Debt instruments : Yes	Investment in Corporate Debt instruments : -
Insurance Services *	Insurance Services : Yes	Insurance Services : -
Banking Services *	Banking Services : Yes	Banking Services : -

Kotak Securities vs SMC Global Trading PlatForm

Kotak Securities and SMC Global 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	SMC Global
Web Platform *	Web Platform : Yes	Web Platform : -
Android Mobile App *	Android Mobile App : Yes	Android Mobile App : -
Desktop Windows *	Desktop Windows : Yes	Desktop Windows : -
Desktop Mac *	Desktop Mac : No	Desktop Mac : -
I-Pad App *	I-Pad App : Yes	I-Pad App : -
Virtual Trading *	Virtual Trading : No	Virtual Trading : -
iPhone Mobile App *	iPhone Mobile App : Yes	iPhone Mobile App : -

Kotak Securities vs SMC Global Company Information

	Kotak Securities	SMC Global
Financials *	Financials : Yes	Financials : -
News *	News : Yes	News :
Company Analysis *	Company Analysis : Yes	Company Analysis : -
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