Kotak Securities vs SAMCO (Compare Kotak Securities vs SAMCO)

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Here we provide side by side comparison between Kotak Securities vs SAMCO, Below comparison of Kotak 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.

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	Kotak Securities	SAMCO

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	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 :	Kotak Securities : OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING	SAMCO : OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING
Type of Broker	Kotak Securities : Full Service Broker	SAMCO : Discount 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	SAMCO : Special Offer: Flat ₹20 Brokerage per executed trade + Free Account opening and Zero Demat AMC for 1st Year. Get the offer
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.	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	Kotak Securities : No commodity trading.. Very High brokerage.. Not a good fit for small and penny stock traders. 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	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.	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

Kotak Securities vs SAMCO Account Opening & AMC Charges

Kotak Securities Trading Account Opening Fee is ₹499 (Now Free) and SAMCO Trading Account Opening Fee is ₹0 . Kotak Securities Demat Account AMC is ₹600 and SAMCO Demat Account AMC is ₹400 (Zero Demat AMC for the 1st year) .

	Kotak Securities	SAMCO
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 : ₹0
Demat Account AMC	Demat Account AMC : ₹600	Demat Account AMC : ₹400 (Zero Demat AMC for the 1st year)
Trading Account AMC	Trading Account AMC : ₹0	Trading Account AMC : ₹0

Kotak Securities vs SAMCO Brokerage Charges

Kotak Securities Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is 0.49% and Equity Intraday is 0.049% and Equity Options is ₹300 . SAMCO Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is ₹20 per executed order or 0.2%, whichever is lower and Equity Intraday is ₹20 per executed order or 0.2%, whichever is lower and Equity Options is ₹20 per executed order .

	Kotak Securities		SAMCO
Plan Name	Plan Name : Fixed Brokerage Plan	Plan Name : Dynamic Brokerage Plan	Plan Name : Fix Brokerage Plan
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : 0.49%	Equity Delivery : 0.59% to 0.30%	Equity Delivery : ₹20 per executed order or 0.2%, whichever is lower
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : 0.049%	Equity Intraday : 0.06% to 0.05%	Equity Intraday : ₹20 per executed order or 0.2%, whichever is lower
Equity Future	Equity Future : 0.049%	Equity Future : 0.07% to 0.05%	Equity Future : ₹20 per executed order or 0.2%, whichever is lower
Equity Options	Equity Options : ₹300	Equity Options : 2.5% to 1.8%	Equity Options : ₹20 per executed order
Currency Futures	Currency Futures : -	Currency Futures : 0.04% or ₹20 per lot	Currency Futures : ₹20 per executed order or 0.2%, whichever is lower
Currency Options	Currency Options : -	Currency Options : ₹20 to ₹7.5 per lot	Currency Options : ₹20 per executed order
Monthly Fee	Monthly Fee : NA	Monthly Fee : NA	Monthly Fee : NA
Margin Trading	Margin Trading : -	Margin Trading : -	Margin Trading : Yes
Commodity Futures	Commodity Futures : 0.07%	Commodity Futures : -	Commodity Futures : ₹20 per executed order
Commodity Options	Commodity Options : -	Commodity Options : -	Commodity Options : ₹20 per executed order

Kotak Securities vs SAMCO 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 . SAMCO Transaction Charges (Per Crore) Equity Future is NSE ₹190 per crore | BSE ₹1 per trade (each side) and Equity Options is NSE ₹5000 per crore | BSE ₹1 per trade (each side) .

	Kotak Securities	SAMCO
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : NSE: 0.00325% BSE: 0.00325%	Equity Delivery : NSE ₹325 per crore \| BSE ₹1 per trade (each side)
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : NSE: 0.00325% BSE: 0.00325%	Equity Intraday : NSE ₹325 per crore \| BSE ₹1 per trade (each side)
Equity Future *	Equity Future : NSE: 0.0019%	Equity Future : NSE ₹190 per crore \| BSE ₹1 per trade (each side)
Equity Options *	Equity Options : NSE: 0.05% on Premium	Equity Options : NSE ₹5000 per crore \| BSE ₹1 per trade (each side)
Currency Futures *	Currency Futures : NSE: 0.0009%, BSE: 0.00022%	Currency Futures : NSE ₹110 per crore (0.0011%)
Currency Options	Currency Options : NSE: 0.035%, BSE: 0.001%	Currency Options : NSE ₹4000 (on premium) per crore (0.040%)
Commodity	Commodity : MCX (for Agri & Non Agri): 0.0026% NCDEX: 0.006%	Commodity : Non-Agri ₹260 (0.0026%) \| Agri ₹175 per Crore

Kotak Securities vs SAMCO Other Charges

Kotak Securities Minimum Brokerage is ₹20 per executed order and Call & Trade is ₹20 per call . SAMCO Minimum Brokerage is ₹0 and Call & Trade is ₹20 per executed order .

	Kotak Securities	SAMCO
Minimum Brokerage	Minimum Brokerage : ₹20 per executed order	Minimum Brokerage : ₹0
Call & Trade	Call & Trade : ₹20 per call	Call & Trade : ₹20 per executed order
Stamp Duty *	Stamp Duty : Delivery: 0.015%, Intraday: 0.03%, F&O: 0.002%	Stamp Duty : Delivery: 0.015%, Intraday: 0.03%, F&O: 0.002%
DP Charges (on sell side)	DP Charges (on sell side) : 0.04% of transaction value (minimum Rs 20)	DP Charges (on sell side) : ₹10 + CDSL Charges
Other Miscellaneous Charges	Other Miscellaneous Charges : CB charges ₹350 + Bank Chg, ₹9 Payment Gateway Ch	Other Miscellaneous Charges : -

Kotak Securities vs SAMCO Features

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

	Kotak Securities	SAMCO
Trading Platform	Trading Platform : KEATProX, FASTLANE	Trading Platform : StockNote Web & App, Nest Trader, StockBasket
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 : No
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 : CashPlus & Stock Plus for leverage & Margin
Referral Program	Referral Program : No	Referral Program : No
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

Kotak Securities vs SAMCO Demat Account Charges

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

	Kotak Securities	SAMCO
Depository Service Provider	Depository Service Provider : CDSL & CDSL	Depository Service Provider : CDSL
Account Opening Fee	Account Opening Fee : Nil	Account Opening Fee : ₹0
Advance Deposit	Advance Deposit : Nil	Advance Deposit : NIL
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 : ₹0
Dematerialisation Charges	Dematerialisation Charges : ₹3 per certificate plus ₹50 per request	Dematerialisation Charges : ₹10 per Certificate plus Courier Charges ₹50 per request
Rematerialisation Charges	Rematerialisation Charges : Individual Account: ₹10 for 100 shares (Minimum Payable ₹15) Corporate Account: ₹10 for 100 shares (Minimum Payable ₹15)	Rematerialisation Charges : Actual CDSL charges plus Courier charges ₹50 per request.
Transaction Charges (Credit)	Transaction Charges (Credit) : -	Transaction Charges (Credit) : Nil
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) : ₹25 or 0.02% of transaction (whichever is higher)
Pledge Creation Charges	Pledge Creation Charges : 0.05% of the value of securities Minimum ₹30	Pledge Creation Charges : ₹60
Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : 0.05% of the value of securities Minimum ₹30	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : Nil
Pledge Invocation Charges	Pledge Invocation Charges : 0.04% of the value of securities Minimum ₹30	Pledge Invocation Charges : ₹60
Failed Instruction Charges	Failed Instruction Charges : Nil	Failed Instruction Charges : Nil
Other Charges	Other Charges : Charge for Client Master change intimation: ₹25/-	Other Charges : -

Kotak Securities vs SAMCO Basic Details

Kotak Securities Year of Incorporation is 1994 and Total Number of Clients is 910314 and Total Number of Branches is 1128+ . SAMCO Year of Incorporation is 2015 and Total Number of Clients is 79445 and .

	Kotak Securities	SAMCO
Year of Incorporation	Year of Incorporation : 1994	Year of Incorporation : 2015
Active Exchange Memberships	Active Exchange Memberships : NSE, BSE,MCX	Active Exchange Memberships : BSE, NSE, MCX
Demat Services	Demat Services : NSDL & CDSL	Demat Services : No
Website	Website : http://www.kotaksecurities.com	Website : www.samco.in
Contact Details	Contact Details : 1800222299	Contact Details : +91 22 2222 7777
Total Number of Clients	Total Number of Clients : 910314	Total Number of Clients : 79445
Total Number of Branches	Total Number of Branches : 1128+	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

Kotak Securities vs SAMCO Leverage

Leverage

	Kotak Securities	SAMCO
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : -	Equity Delivery : Up to 4x
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : -	Equity Intraday : Normal Orders: 3x to 15x \| CO & BO: Up to 33x
Equity Futures	Equity Futures : -	Equity Futures : Intraday - 40%(2.5x), Carry forward - 100%(1x) of Total margin (Span+ Exposure)
Equity Options	Equity Options : -	Equity Options : Intraday - 40%(2.5x), Carry forward - 100%(1x) of Total margin (Span+ Exposure)
Currency Futures	Currency Futures : -	Currency Futures : Intraday - 50%(2.5x), Carry forward - 100%(1x) of Total margin (Span+ Exposure)
Currency Options	Currency Options : -	Currency Options : Intraday - 50%(2.5x), Carry forward - 100%(1x) of Total margin (Span+ Exposure)
Commodity Futures	Commodity Futures : -	Commodity Futures : Intraday - 40%(2.5x), Carry forward - 100%(1x) of Span
Commodity Options	Commodity Options : -	Commodity Options : -
F&O (Eq, Curr, Comm)	F&O (Eq, Curr, Comm) : -	F&O (Eq, Curr, Comm) : -

Kotak Securities vs SAMCO Orders

Orders

	Kotak 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) : 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) : Yes
Good Till Cancelled (GTC) *	Good Till Cancelled (GTC) : Yes	Good Till Cancelled (GTC) : No

Kotak Securities vs SAMCO Research and Advice / Trading Tips

Research and Advice / Trading Tips

	Kotak 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

Kotak Securities vs SAMCO Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

	Kotak 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 : Minimum deposit of Rs 3 lakh (negotiable)	Investment required for Franchisee / AP : No

Kotak Securities vs SAMCO Product & Services

Kotak 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:

	Kotak Securities	SAMCO
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 : 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

Kotak Securities vs SAMCO Customer Services

Kotak 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:

	Kotak Securities	SAMCO
Toll Free Number *	Toll Free Number : Yes	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

Kotak Securities vs SAMCO Other Investement

Kotak 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:

	Kotak Securities	SAMCO
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 : 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

Kotak Securities vs SAMCO Trading PlatForm

Kotak 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:

	Kotak 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 : Yes	I-Pad App : No
Virtual Trading *	Virtual Trading : No	Virtual Trading : No
iPhone Mobile App *	iPhone Mobile App : Yes	iPhone Mobile App : Yes
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