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HDFC Securities vs SAMCO (Compare HDFC Securities and SAMCO)

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

HDFC Securities

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	HDFC Securities	SAMCO

About The Brokers	HDFC Securities : "With 273+ branches in 190 cities of the country serving 1.8 million customers, comprises approximately 10% of the total customers trading on the exchanges puts HDFC s >>> more	SAMCO : "SAMCO delivers you the better trade experience with low cost, advanced technology (friendly in usage) and a benefit of membership across all leading stock market and >>> more
Find More Information about the Broker :	HDFC Securities : OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING	SAMCO : OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING
Type of Broker	HDFC Securities : Full Service Broker	SAMCO : Discount Broker
Promo/offers	HDFC Securities : N/A	SAMCO : Special Offer: Get Free Trading and Demat Account Opening + 100% Brokerage Cash Back for 1st Month for trades using Mobile App. Open Instant Account online with SAMCO and start trading today.
Advantage	HDFC Securities : 3-in-1 online trading account.. Security of your investment & money. 24/7 customer service. Easy-to-use website. Derivatives trading,NRI services, mutual funds, IPOs and on-line life insurance. Trading is available in both BSE and NSE.	SAMCO : NRI Trading. Flat Rate Brokerage Plan (Rs 20 per trade) is simple and easy to understand. ITL, the trading League. Trading and Demat Account opening are FREE with SAMCO. Referral Credit. Cover Order, Bracket Order and Trailing Stop Loss order are available Get up to 4x Delivery Leverage in the Cash Markets. Margin Against Shares: Trade with ZERO Cash Balance. Get Upto 80x Leverage for Nifty, 33x leverage for stocks 60x for commodity. Trading software is available for free to all the customers. Adhar based instant paperless account opening .
Disadvantage	HDFC Securities : No commodity trading.. Very High brokerage.. Not a good fit for small and penny stock traders. Charges for trading terminal usage. Minimum brokerage charges.	SAMCO : No Yearly, Monthly fixed plans available for heavy traders. Investment in IPO is not possible Mutual Fund investment is not available. Average customer Service. High Pledge (Creation/Closure/Invocation) demat charges. SAMCO changes Rs 60 per ISIN while brokers like Zerodha charge Rs 32 per ISIN (Rs 20 + Rs 12 CDSL Fee).
Why This	HDFC Securities : A Unique 3-in-1 On-line Trading Account, which includes HDFC Bank Saving Account, HDFC Securities Trading Account and HDFC 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 HDFC Securities. It provides you the flexibility to pay only when you trade. E-Broking House with >20 Lac customers. Free Call-n-Trade: you can place orders securely over the telephone with the Call N Trade service. Facility to trade in Equities, IPO's, Mutual Funds, F&O and Currency derivatives. Add on services like relationship manager, tips & recommendations, technical research, training and education.	SAMCO : SAMCO offers Trade at Rs.20 per Order across all segments and irrespective of Order Size. Trade Stocks, Futures, Options, Commodities at Flat 20 per order only Get Delivery Trades Funded: up to 4X Leverage Samco Provides highest Leverage in the Industry: Get 80x Leverage to trade the NIFTY. The first 20 Call-N-Trade orders are free Free tools like Brokerage Calculator, SPAN Calculator, SAMCO Data Bank, Pledge Monitor and trading platform on web, desktop and mobile. Special feature like Samco Rank MF, SAMCO Cash Plus, Samco Stock Plus , Samco Intra Plus , SAMCO Data bank, SAMCO Ratings Monitor
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HDFC Securities vs SAMCO Account Opening & AMC Charges

HDFC Securities Trading Account Opening Fee is Rs 999 and SAMCO Trading Account Opening Fee is Rs 0 (Free) . HDFC Securities Demat Account AMC is Rs 750 and SAMCO Demat Account AMC is Rs 400 .

	HDFC Securities	SAMCO
Trading Account Opening Fee	Trading Account Opening Fee : Rs 999	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 750	Demat Account AMC : Rs 400
Trading Account AMC	Trading Account AMC : Rs 0	Trading Account AMC : Rs 0 (Free)
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HDFC Securities vs SAMCO Brokerage Charges

HDFC Securities Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is 0.32% and Equity Intraday is 0.032% and Equity Options is Rs 20 per trade . SAMCO Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is Rs 20 per trade or 0.50% (whichever is lower) and Equity Intraday is Rs 20 per trade or 0.05% (whichever is lower) and Equity Options is Rs 20 per trade .

	HDFC Securities	SAMCO
Plan Name	Plan Name : Online Trading	Plan Name : Fix Brokerage Plan
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : 0.32%	Equity Delivery : Rs 20 per trade or 0.50% (whichever is lower)
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : 0.032%	Equity Intraday : Rs 20 per trade or 0.05% (whichever is lower)
Equity Future	Equity Future : Rs 20 per trade	Equity Future : Rs 20 per trade or 0.05% (whichever is lower)
Equity Options	Equity Options : Rs 20 per trade	Equity Options : Rs 20 per trade
Currency Futures	Currency Futures : -	Currency Futures : Rs 20 per trade or 0.05% (whichever is lower)
Currency Options	Currency Options : -	Currency Options : Rs 20 per trade
Monthly Fee	Monthly Fee : Rs 199 per year	Monthly Fee : NA
Margin Trading	Margin Trading : 0.05%	Margin Trading : -
Commodity Futures	Commodity Futures : -	Commodity Futures : Rs 20 per trade or 0.05% (whichever is lower)
Commodity Options	Commodity Options : -	Commodity Options : -
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HDFC Securities vs SAMCO Exchange Transaction Charges

HDFC Securities 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) . SAMCO Exchange Transaction Charges Equity Future is NSE Rs 200 per Cr (0.002%) | BSE Rs 100 per Cr (0.001%) and Equity Options is NSE Rs 5300 per Cr (0.053%) | BSE Rs 100 per Cr (0.001%) (on premium) .

	HDFC Securities	SAMCO
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : NSE Rs 325 per Cr (0.00325%) \| BSE Rs 375 per Cr (0.00375%) (each side)	Equity Delivery : NSE Rs 345 per Cr (0.00345%) \| BSE Rs 345 per Cr (0.00345%) (each side)
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : NSE Rs 325 per Cr (0.00325%) \| BSE Rs 375 per Cr (0.00375%) (sell side)	Equity Intraday : NSE Rs 345 per Cr (0.00345%) \| BSE Rs 345 per Cr (0.00345%) (sell side)
Equity Future *	Equity Future : NSE Rs 190 per Cr (0.0019%) \| BSE Rs 0	Equity Future : NSE Rs 200 per Cr (0.002%) \| BSE Rs 100 per Cr (0.001%)
Equity Options *	Equity Options : NSE Rs 5000 per Cr (0.05%) \| BSE Rs 3700 per Cr (0.037%) (on premium)	Equity Options : NSE Rs 5300 per Cr (0.053%) \| BSE Rs 100 per Cr (0.001%) (on premium)
Currency Futures *	Currency Futures : NSE Rs 90 per Cr (0.0009%) \| BSE Rs 90 per Cr (0.0009%)	Currency Futures : NSE Rs 90 per Cr (0.0009%)
Currency Options	Currency Options : NSE Rs 4000 per Cr (0.04%) \| BSE Rs 100 per Cr (0.001%) (on premium)	Currency Options : NSE Rs 3500 per Cr (0.035%) (on premium)
Commodity	Commodity : NA	Commodity : Non-Agri Rs 260 (0.0026%) \| Agri Rs 175 per Crore
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HDFC Securities vs SAMCO Other Charges

HDFC Securities Minimum Brokerage is Rs. 25 per order on equity segment and Call & Trade is Rs 0 . SAMCO Minimum Brokerage is 0.5% per executed order for Equity Delivery and 0.05% per executed order for other segments and Call & Trade is Rs 20 per executed order .

	HDFC Securities	SAMCO
Minimum Brokerage	Minimum Brokerage : Rs. 25 per order on equity segment	Minimum Brokerage : 0.5% per executed order for Equity Delivery and 0.05% per executed order for other segments
Call & Trade	Call & Trade : Rs 0	Call & Trade : Rs 20 per executed order
Stamp Duty *	Stamp Duty : -	Stamp Duty : -
DP Charges (on sell side)	DP Charges (on sell side) : -	DP Charges (on sell side) : ₹10 + CDSL Charges
Other Miscellaneous Charges	Other Miscellaneous Charges : -	Other Miscellaneous Charges : -
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HDFC Securities vs SAMCO Features

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

	HDFC Securities	SAMCO
Trading Platform	Trading Platform : ProTerminal, Blink, smallcase, Voice Enabled Investing, Mobile Trading App, Digify	Trading Platform : Samco Mobile App, Nest Trader, Samco Trade API, Kya Trade, RankMF, StockBasket, Samco Star
Placing orders through charts	Placing orders through charts : Yes	Placing orders through charts : Yes
Trading Alerts	Trading Alerts : Yes	Trading Alerts : Yes
Research and Advice / Trading Tips	Research and Advice / Trading Tips : -	Research and Advice / Trading Tips : No
Detailed Education Initiatives	Detailed Education Initiatives : Yes	Detailed Education Initiatives : No
Unique features & Offers	Unique features & Offers : Instant online, paperless account opening. One-stop shop for all your investments. Multiple platforms and trading options. The lowest brokerage of 0.10% per trade for Equity Delivery. Portfolio Tracking in Depth. 24/7 assistance and Call &Trade service. Get payout up to Rs 5 lakhs on the same day with enCash Facility. Relationship Manager Service. Margin Trading Facility. Various Brokerage plans Free Basket Investment registration. 3-in-1 account opening.	Unique features & Offers : -
Referral Program	Referral Program : -	Referral Program : 1
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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HDFC Securities vs SAMCO Demat Account Charges

A comparative table of various demat account charges between HDFC Securities and SAMCO is below:

	HDFC Securities	SAMCO
Depository Service Provider	Depository Service Provider : CDSL	Depository Service Provider : CDSL
Account Opening Fee	Account Opening Fee : Nil	Account Opening Fee : Only Franking Charges
Advance Deposit	Advance Deposit : Rs 7,500/-	Advance Deposit : Nil
AMC	AMC : For Non BSDA Individual a/c : Rs 750 p.a For BSDA Individual a/c: Holding value 0 to 50,000: Nil Holding value between 50,001 to 2,00,000: Rs 100 p.a Holding value more than 2,00,000: Rs 750 p.a. For Corporate a/c:- Rs 1,500 p.a	AMC : â‚¹400 for Individual. â‚¹800 for Corporate.
Dematerialisation Charges	Dematerialisation Charges : Rs 5 per certificate + Rs 35 per Dematerialisation request submitted	Dematerialisation Charges : â‚¹10 per Certificate plus Courier Charges â‚¹50 per request
Rematerialisation Charges	Rematerialisation Charges : Rs 30 per request + CDSL actuals	Rematerialisation Charges : Actual CDSL charges plus Courier charges â‚¹50 per request.
Transaction Charges (Credit)	Transaction Charges (Credit) : -	Transaction Charges (Credit) : -
Transaction Charges (debit)	Transaction Charges (debit) : 0.04% of the value of txn subj to min Rs 20 per txn done by EASIEST. For BSDA a/c it's 0.06%, Min Rs 40 0.04% of the value of txn subj to Min Rs 25 per txn done by HDFC securities. For BSDA a/c It's 0.06%, Min Rs 45 0.04% of the value of txn subj to Min Rs 40 per txn undertaken by Manual txn. For BSDA a/c it's 0.06%, Min Rs 60 For Debt txn 0.04% of the value of txn subj to Min Rs 40 & Max Rs 5,000 per txn. For BSDA a/c it's 0.06%, Min Rs 60 & Max Rs 5,000 If instruction is submitted on the date of execution then 0.25% of the value of txn subj to Min Rs 25 per txn	Transaction Charges (debit) : â‚¹10 per transaction in same DP & 0.02% per transaction or â‚¹25 whichever is higher for other DP
Pledge Creation Charges	Pledge Creation Charges : Nil	Pledge Creation Charges : â‚¹60 per ISIN
Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : If the pledge is marked in favour of HDFC Bank: 0.02% of the value of the txn subject to min of Rs 40 per txn 0.04% of the value of the txn subject to min of Rs 60 per txn for BSDA a/c	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : Nil
Pledge Invocation Charges	Pledge Invocation Charges : If the pledge is marked to other than HDFC Bank 0.04% of the value of the txn subject to min of Rs 40 per txn 2. 0.06%, of the value of the txn subject to min of Rs 60 per txn for BSDA a/c	Pledge Invocation Charges : â‚¹60 per ISIN
Failed Instruction Charges	Failed Instruction Charges : Nil	Failed Instruction Charges : Nil
Other Charges	Other Charges : Mailing charges for non-periodic statements & other communication: Rs 35 for inland & Rs 500 for foreign address For restoring services if account is suspended for non payment of charges: Rs 250 Reissuance of Delivery Instruction Booklet (DIB): Rs 75 per Booklet Settlement Charges: Rs 250 pm for CM Principle account & Unified Settlement account & Rs 500 p.m for CM Settlement account	Other Charges : -
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HDFC Securities vs SAMCO Basic Details

HDFC Securities Year of Incorporation is 2002 and Total Number of Clients is 1088561 and Total Number of Branches is 270 . SAMCO and Total Number of Clients is 90174 and .

	HDFC Securities	SAMCO
Year of Incorporation	Year of Incorporation : 2002	Year of Incorporation : -
Active Exchange Memberships	Active Exchange Memberships : BSE, NSE, MCX, NCDEX	Active Exchange Memberships : BSE, NSE, MCX
Demat Services	Demat Services : Yes	Demat Services : Yes
Website	Website : www.hdfcsec.com	Website : www.samco.in
Contact Details	Contact Details : 0294 242 5771	Contact Details : +91 22 2222 7777
Total Number of Clients	Total Number of Clients : 1,088,561	Total Number of Clients : 90,174
Total Number of Branches	Total Number of Branches : 270	Total Number of Branches : -
Products *	Products : Investment banking, Institutional broking, retail broking, private wealth management, and financial product distribution	Products : CashPlus,Option Fair Value Calculator,Risk Advisor,Data Bank,Stock Ratings
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HDFC Securities vs SAMCO Orders

Orders

	HDFC Securities	SAMCO
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) : 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) : No
Good Till Cancelled (GTC) *	Good Till Cancelled (GTC) : Yes	Good Till Cancelled (GTC) : Yes
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HDFC Securities vs SAMCO Research and Advice / Trading Tips

Research and Advice / Trading Tips

	HDFC Securities	SAMCO
Equity Trading Recommendation *	Equity Trading Recommendation : Yes	Equity Trading Recommendation : No
Equity Investment Recommendation *	Equity Investment Recommendation : Yes	Equity Investment Recommendation : No
Recommendation basis risk Profile *	Recommendation basis risk Profile : Yes	Recommendation basis risk Profile : No
Comparison *	Comparison : Yes	Comparison : No
Free Tips *	Free Tips : Yes	Free Tips : No
Daily Market report *	Daily Market report : Yes	Daily Market report : No
ETF research *	ETF research : Yes	ETF research : No
Quarterly Results *	Quarterly Results : Yes	Quarterly Results : No
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HDFC Securities vs SAMCO Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

	HDFC Securities	SAMCO
Availability for franchisee / AP	Availability for franchisee / AP : Yes	Availability for franchisee / AP : No
Investment required for Franchisee / AP	Investment required for Franchisee / AP : Rs 300,000 to Rs. 500,000	Investment required for Franchisee / AP : No
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HDFC Securities vs SAMCO Product & Services

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

	HDFC Securities	SAMCO
Delivery Based Trading *	Delivery Based Trading : Yes	Delivery Based Trading : Yes
Margin Trading *	Margin Trading : No	Margin Trading : Yes
Call N Trade *	Call N Trade : Yes	Call N 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 : No
SMS Alerts *	SMS Alerts : Yes	SMS Alerts : No
Offers Multiple Plan *	Offers Multiple Plan : No	Offers Multiple Plan : No
IPO Investment *	IPO Investment : Yes	IPO Investment : No
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 : No
Aumtomated Trading *	Aumtomated Trading : No	Aumtomated Trading : No
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HDFC Securities vs SAMCO Customer Services

HDFC Securities and SAMCO 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:

	HDFC Securities	SAMCO
Toll Free Number *	Toll Free Number : No	Toll Free Number : No
Live Chat Facility *	Live Chat Facility : Yes	Live Chat Facility : No
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 : No
24/7 Support *	24/7 Support : No	24/7 Support : No
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HDFC Securities vs SAMCO Other Investement

HDFC Securities and SAMCO 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:

	HDFC Securities	SAMCO
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 : No
Investment in Bonds *	Investment in Bonds : Yes	Investment in Bonds : No
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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HDFC Securities vs SAMCO Trading Platform

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

	HDFC Securities	SAMCO
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 : No	I-Pad App : No
Virtual Trading *	Virtual Trading : -	Virtual Trading : No
iPhone Mobile App *	iPhone Mobile App : No	iPhone Mobile App : Yes
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