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About The Brokers	Axis Direct : "AxisDirect is the flagship brand of Axis Securities Ltd offering simplified investment solutions to retail customers. AxisDirect is among top 10 brokerage house in In >>> more	TradeSmart : "Trade Smart Online makes its mark in the discount trading space by providing clients with multiple options, trading tools and fixed price plans for trading in equity >>> more
Find More Information about the Broker :	Axis Direct : OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING	TradeSmart : OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING
Type of Broker	Axis Direct : Full Service Broker	TradeSmart : Discount Broker
Promo/offers	Axis Direct : N/A	TradeSmart : Special Offer: Pay Rs 15 per executed order, regardless of the size of the trade. Open Instant Account online with TradeSmart and start trading today.
Advantage	Axis Direct : 3-in-1 online trading account. Security of your investment & money Decent trading software. Derivatives trading, NRI services, mutual funds, IPOs. Trading is available in both BSE and NSE. Free Research services	TradeSmart : Rs 15 flat-fee trades. Unlimited Trading Plan to offer. Own DP services Support Offer For Sale(OFS).
Disadvantage	Axis Direct : No commodity & Currencytrading. Very High brokerage. Installable trading terminal cost at Rs 2999 per year. Minimum brokerage charges. Low Exposure	TradeSmart : No support for NRI trading. Does not facility to invest in IPO. Does not provide facility to invest in Mutual Funds, Bonds. No in-house research
Why This	Axis Direct : A Unique 3-in-1 On-line Trading Account, which includes Axis Banks Saving Account, Axis Direct Trading Account and Axis Direct 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 >11 Lac customers. 1 paisa per lot for same day square off option trading or Rs 10 per lot for carry f/w Options trade 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. Axis Direct offers classroom sessions, webinars, Online Tutorials and Articles by Experts to help beginners understand basics.	TradeSmart : Wide range of plans to select from depending on your trading requirements. Choose from Flat Rs 15 per order 0.007% for intraday Monthly unlimited trading plans Pay when you use, if not trading in any month then no monthly charges. Provide one of the highest intraday exposures in the industry so you can have the freedom to make big decisions without having to worry about limited funds 2 decades of Experience Trading tools like Span Calculator, Bracket Orders & Trailing Stop loss. Team of 100+ provide support over phone, email and chat to thousands of customers Can change brokerage plans, flexibility in changing brokerage plans. Lowest transaction charges i.e Turnover/Clearing charges. Own DP service.
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Axis Direct vs TradeSmart Account Opening & AMC Charges

Axis Direct Trading Account Opening Fee is Rs 900 and TradeSmart Trading Account Opening Fee is Rs 200 . Axis Direct Demat Account AMC is Rs 650 and TradeSmart Demat Account AMC is Rs 300 .

	Axis Direct	TradeSmart
Trading Account Opening Fee	Trading Account Opening Fee : Rs 900	Trading Account Opening Fee : Rs 200
Demat Account Opening Fee	Demat Account Opening Fee : Rs 0	Demat Account Opening Fee : Rs 200
Demat Account AMC	Demat Account AMC : Rs 650	Demat Account AMC : Rs 300
Trading Account AMC	Trading Account AMC : Rs 0	Trading Account AMC : Rs 0
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Axis Direct vs TradeSmart Brokerage Charges

Axis Direct Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is 0.50% and Equity Intraday is 0.05% and Equity Options is Intraday: Rs 0.01 per lot | Carry Forward: Rs 10 per lot . TradeSmart Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is Rs 15 per order and Equity Intraday is Rs 15 per order and Equity Options is Rs 15 per order .

	Axis Direct		TradeSmart
Plan Name	Plan Name : Fixed Plan	Plan Name : Plan 125K	Plan Name : Power Plan (₹15/Order)	Plan Name : Value Plan
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : 0.50%	Equity Delivery : -	Equity Delivery : Rs 15 per order	Equity Delivery : 0.07%
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : 0.05%	Equity Intraday : -	Equity Intraday : Rs 15 per order	Equity Intraday : 0.007%
Equity Future	Equity Future : 0.05%	Equity Future : -	Equity Future : Rs 15 per order	Equity Future : 0.007%
Equity Options	Equity Options : Intraday: Rs 0.01 per lot \| Carry Forward: Rs 10 per lot	Equity Options : -	Equity Options : Rs 15 per order	Equity Options : Rs 7 Per Lot
Currency Futures	Currency Futures : 0.05%	Currency Futures : -	Currency Futures : Rs 15 per order	Currency Futures : 0.007%
Currency Options	Currency Options : Intraday: Rs 0.01 per lot \| Carry Forward: Rs 10 per l	Currency Options : -	Currency Options : Rs 15 per order	Currency Options : Rs 7 Per Lot
Monthly Fee	Monthly Fee : NA	Monthly Fee : -	Monthly Fee : NA	Monthly Fee : -
Margin Trading	Margin Trading : -	Margin Trading : -	Margin Trading : Rs 15	Margin Trading : Rs 15
Commodity Futures	Commodity Futures : 0.03%	Commodity Futures : -	Commodity Futures : Rs 15 per order	Commodity Futures : 0.007%
Commodity Options	Commodity Options : Rs 50 per lot	Commodity Options : -	Commodity Options : Rs 15 per order	Commodity Options : Rs 7 Per Lot
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Axis Direct vs TradeSmart Exchange Transaction Charges

Axis Direct 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) . TradeSmart Exchange Transaction Charges Equity Future is 0.0024% and Equity Options is 0.0715% .

	Axis Direct	TradeSmart
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : NSE Rs 325 per Cr (0.00325%) \| BSE Rs 375 per Cr (0.00375%) (each side)	Equity Delivery : 0.0035%
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : NSE Rs 325 per Cr (0.00325%) \| BSE Rs 375 per Cr (0.00375%) (sell side)	Equity Intraday : 0.0035%
Equity Future *	Equity Future : NSE Rs 190 per Cr (0.0019%) \| BSE Rs 0	Equity Future : 0.0024%
Equity Options *	Equity Options : NSE Rs 5000 per Cr (0.05%) \| BSE Rs 3700 per Cr (0.037%) (on premium)	Equity Options : 0.0715%
Currency Futures *	Currency Futures : NSE Rs 90 per Cr (0.0009%) \| BSE Rs 90 per Cr (0.0009%)	Currency Futures : 0.00165%
Currency Options	Currency Options : NSE Rs 4000 per Cr (0.04%) \| BSE Rs 100 per Cr (0.001%) (on premium)	Currency Options : 0.06%
Commodity	Commodity : -	Commodity : 0.0039%
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Axis Direct vs TradeSmart Other Charges

Axis Direct Minimum Brokerage is Rs 20 per trade and Call & Trade is Rs 20 per call . TradeSmart Minimum Brokerage is Rs 15 per executed order and Call & Trade is Rs 20 per executed order .

	Axis Direct	TradeSmart
Minimum Brokerage	Minimum Brokerage : Rs 20 per trade	Minimum Brokerage : Rs 15 per executed order
Call & Trade	Call & Trade : Rs 20 per call	Call & Trade : Rs 20 per executed order
Stamp Duty *	Stamp Duty : -	Stamp Duty : -
DP Charges (on sell side)	DP Charges (on sell side) : 0.04% (minimum Rs 25 per instruction)	DP Charges (on sell side) : Rs 15 per scrip
Other Miscellaneous Charges	Other Miscellaneous Charges : -	Other Miscellaneous Charges : Intraday positions (MIS, CO & BO) squared off by RMS team is charged at Rs 20 per executed order
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Axis Direct vs TradeSmart Features

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

	Axis Direct	TradeSmart
Trading Platform	Trading Platform : DirectTrade, Axisdirect Web, Axisdirect Mobile	Trading Platform : NEST, NOW, Spin
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 : Yes
Unique features & Offers	Unique features & Offers : -	Unique features & Offers : -
Referral Program	Referral Program : 1	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) : Yes	Margin Against Shares (Equity F&O) : Yes
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Axis Direct vs TradeSmart Demat Account Charges

A comparative table of various demat account charges between Axis Direct and TradeSmart is below:

	Axis Direct	TradeSmart
Depository Service Provider	Depository Service Provider : CDSL	Depository Service Provider : CDSL
Account Opening Fee	Account Opening Fee : Nil	Account Opening Fee : Rs 500
Advance Deposit	Advance Deposit : Nil	Advance Deposit : Nil
AMC	AMC : Retail Account: Axis Bank Customer: Rs 650 per year (1st year free). Rs 2500 for client who has not authorised bank to debit Demat ac charges from Bank ac maintained with Axis Bank. Non-Axis Bank Customer: Rs 250 per year (1st year free) BSDA Account: Nil for holding value till Rs 50,000 Rs 100 per yearÃ‚Â for holding value from Rs 50,001 to Rs 2,00,000 Holding value above Rs 2,00,000 tariff for Retail account will be applicable. Corporate Account: Rs 400 for Axis Bank clientsÃ‚Â + CDSL AMC of Rs 500 Rs 600 for non-Axis Bank clients+ CDSL AMC of Rs 500	AMC : Individual Account: Rs 300 per year Corporate Account: Rs 800 per year
Dematerialisation Charges	Dematerialisation Charges : Retail / BSDA Account: Rs 5 per certificate subject to minimum of Rs 50 per request, whichever is higher. Rs 50 per request as courier charges for mutual fund Units. Corporate Account: Rs 2.50 per certificate subject to a minimum of the Rs 50 per request.	Dematerialisation Charges : Rs 500 per certificate per market lot of 100 shares or less and minimum Rs 500 per request./p>
Rematerialisation Charges	Rematerialisation Charges : Retail / BSDA Account: Rs 20 for every 100 securities or part thereof or Rs 50 per request whichever is higher. Rs 50 per instruction for mutual fund Units. Corporate Account: Rs 20 per certificate subject to minimum of Rs 50 per request	Rematerialisation Charges : Rs 500 per certificate per market lot of 100 shares or less and minimum Rs 500 per request./p>
Transaction Charges (Credit)	Transaction Charges (Credit) : -	Transaction Charges (Credit) : -
Transaction Charges (debit)	Transaction Charges (debit) : Retail Account: 0.04% of the value of the transaction (Min Rs 25 per instruction) whichever is higher. Rs 25 flat per instruction for mutual fund units. BSDA Account: 0.06% of the value of the transaction (Min Rs 50 per instruction) whichever is higher. Rs 50 flat per instruction for mutual fund units. Corporate Account: 0.04% subject to minimum of Rs 23 per instruction.	Transaction Charges (debit) : Rs 25 minimum or 0.02% which ever is higher. In case of BSDA Rs 50 or 0.02% whichever is higher.
Pledge Creation Charges	Pledge Creation Charges : Retail Account: 0.04% of the value of the transaction (Min Rs 50 per instruction) whichever is higher. BSDA Account: 0.06% of the value of the transaction (Min Rs 50 per instruction) whichever is higher. Corporate Account: Flat Rs 50 per request.	Pledge Creation Charges : Rs 200 per scrip
Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : Nil	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : Nil
Pledge Invocation Charges	Pledge Invocation Charges : Retail Account: 0.04% of the value of the transaction (Min Rs 50 per instruction) whichever is higher. BSDA Account: 0.06% of the value of the transaction (Min Rs 50 per instruction) whichever is higher. Corporate Account: Flat Rs 50 per request.	Pledge Invocation Charges : Rs 200 minimum or 0.01% which ever is higher
Failed Instruction Charges	Failed Instruction Charges : Rs 10 per Instruction	Failed Instruction Charges : Nil
Other Charges	Other Charges : Ad-hoc Statement - Rs 100 per statement Quarterly (Physical) statement Retail Account - Nil BSDA Account - Rs 25 per statement Account Modification Charges Retail AccountÂ - Nil BSDA Account - Rs 100 DIS Booklet Charge Retail AccountÂ - NIL BSDA AccountÂ - Rs 200 per booklet Redemption of mutual fund units through DP - Rs 25 per instruction	Other Charges : Late instruction: 0.1% scrip value Physical contract note / other statements etc:Rs 20 per contract note + Courier Charges Physical transaction statement: Rs 50 per BO statement plus courier charges Cheque dishonour charges: Rs 200 per instance Offmarket transfer (DP): Rs 25 plus service tax Inter DP transfer: Rs 25 plus service tax KRA Modification: Rs 35 plus service tax
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Axis Direct vs TradeSmart Basic Details

Axis Direct Year of Incorporation is 2006 and Total Number of Clients is 357390 and Total Number of Branches is 56 . TradeSmart Year of Incorporation is 1994 and Total Number of Clients is 30376 and Total Number of Branches is 1 .

	Axis Direct	TradeSmart
Year of Incorporation	Year of Incorporation : 2006	Year of Incorporation : 1994
Active Exchange Memberships	Active Exchange Memberships : NSE, BSE, MCX	Active Exchange Memberships : BSE, NSE, MCX
Demat Services	Demat Services : Yes	Demat Services : No
Website	Website : https://simplehai.axisdirect.in	Website : https://tradesmartonline.in/
Contact Details	Contact Details : 18002100808	Contact Details : 022 61208000
Total Number of Clients	Total Number of Clients : 357,390	Total Number of Clients : 30,376
Total Number of Branches	Total Number of Branches : 56	Total Number of Branches : 1
Products *	Products : Equity, Derivatives, Mutual Fund, SIP, ETFs, Tax Savings, Fixed Income, IPOs, Fixed Deposits, Loans, Tax Services, NPS and Insurance.	Products : -
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Axis Direct vs TradeSmart Orders

Orders

	Axis Direct	TradeSmart
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) : No	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) : No
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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Axis Direct vs TradeSmart Research and Advice / Trading Tips

Research and Advice / Trading Tips

	Axis Direct	TradeSmart
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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Axis Direct vs TradeSmart Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

	Axis Direct	TradeSmart
Availability for franchisee / AP	Availability for franchisee / AP : Yes	Availability for franchisee / AP : -
Investment required for Franchisee / AP	Investment required for Franchisee / AP : Rs.1,00,000 to Rs.3,00,000	Investment required for Franchisee / AP : -
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Axis Direct vs TradeSmart Product & Services

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

	Axis Direct	TradeSmart
Delivery Based Trading *	Delivery Based Trading : Yes	Delivery Based Trading : Yes
Margin Trading *	Margin Trading : Yes	Margin Trading : No
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 : No
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 : Yes
IPO Investment *	IPO Investment : Yes	IPO Investment : No
Portfolio Analysis *	Portfolio Analysis : Yes	Portfolio Analysis : No
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 : No
Stop Loss Order *	Stop Loss Order : Yes	Stop Loss Order : Yes
Bracket Orders & Trailing Stop Loss *	Bracket Orders & Trailing Stop Loss : No	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 : No
Monthly & Yearly Plan *	Monthly & Yearly Plan : No	Monthly & Yearly Plan : Yes
Aumtomated Trading *	Aumtomated Trading : No	Aumtomated Trading : No
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Axis Direct vs TradeSmart Customer Services

Axis Direct and TradeSmart 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:

	Axis Direct	TradeSmart
Toll Free Number *	Toll Free Number : Yes	Toll Free Number : No
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 : No
Customer Care *	Customer Care : Yes	Customer Care : No
Community Service *	Community Service : Yes	Community Service : No
Relationship Manager *	Relationship Manager : -	Relationship Manager : -
24/7 Support *	24/7 Support : No	24/7 Support : No
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Axis Direct vs TradeSmart Other Investement

Axis Direct and TradeSmart 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:

	Axis Direct	TradeSmart
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 : No	Banking Services : No
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Axis Direct vs TradeSmart Trading Platform

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

	Axis Direct	TradeSmart
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 : -
iPhone Mobile App *	iPhone Mobile App : Yes	iPhone Mobile App : Yes
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