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Sharekhan vs TradeSmart (Compare Sharekhan and TradeSmart)

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

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	Sharekhan	TradeSmart

About The Brokers	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	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 :	Sharekhan : OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING	TradeSmart : OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING
Type of Broker	Sharekhan : Full Service Broker	TradeSmart : Discount Broker
Promo/offers	Sharekhan : 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	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.	TradeSmart : Rs 15 flat-fee trades. Unlimited Trading Plan to offer. Own DP services Support Offer For Sale(OFS).
Disadvantage	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.	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	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	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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Sharekhan vs TradeSmart Account Opening & AMC Charges

Sharekhan Trading Account Opening Fee is Rs 0 (Free) and TradeSmart Trading Account Opening Fee is Rs 200 . Sharekhan Demat Account AMC is Rs 400 (Free for 1st year) and TradeSmart Demat Account AMC is Rs 300 .

	Sharekhan	TradeSmart
Trading Account Opening Fee	Trading Account Opening Fee : Rs 0 (Free)	Trading Account Opening Fee : Rs 200
Demat Account Opening Fee	Demat Account Opening Fee : Rs 0 (Free)	Demat Account Opening Fee : Rs 200
Demat Account AMC	Demat Account AMC : Rs 400 (Free for 1st year)	Demat Account AMC : Rs 300
Trading Account AMC	Trading Account AMC : Rs 0 (Free)	Trading Account AMC : Rs 0
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Sharekhan vs TradeSmart Brokerage Charges

Sharekhan Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is 0.30% on market rate or minimum 1 paisa per share and Equity Intraday is 0.02% on market rate or minimum 1 paisa per share and Equity Options is Rs 20 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 .

	Sharekhan		TradeSmart
Plan Name	Plan Name : Classic Account	Plan Name : Sharekhan Prepaid	Plan Name : Power Plan (₹15/Order)	Plan Name : Value Plan
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : 0.30% on market rate or minimum 1 paisa per share	Equity Delivery : 0.10%	Equity Delivery : Rs 15 per order	Equity Delivery : 0.07%
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : 0.02% on market rate or minimum 1 paisa per share	Equity Intraday : 0.015%	Equity Intraday : Rs 15 per order	Equity Intraday : 0.007%
Equity Future	Equity Future : 0.02% per transaction value	Equity Future : 0.015%	Equity Future : Rs 15 per order	Equity Future : 0.007%
Equity Options	Equity Options : Rs 20 per lot	Equity Options : 0.05% or Rs 63 per lot	Equity Options : Rs 15 per order	Equity Options : Rs 7 Per Lot
Currency Futures	Currency Futures : 0.02% per transaction value	Currency Futures : -	Currency Futures : Rs 15 per order	Currency Futures : 0.007%
Currency Options	Currency Options : Rs 5 per lot	Currency Options : -	Currency Options : Rs 15 per order	Currency Options : Rs 7 Per Lot
Monthly Fee	Monthly Fee : -	Monthly Fee : Rs 1,00,000 per year	Monthly Fee : NA	Monthly Fee : -
Margin Trading	Margin Trading : -	Margin Trading : -	Margin Trading : Rs 15	Margin Trading : Rs 15
Commodity Futures	Commodity Futures : 0.02%	Commodity Futures : -	Commodity Futures : Rs 15 per order	Commodity Futures : 0.007%
Commodity Options	Commodity Options : Rs 20 per lot	Commodity Options : -	Commodity Options : Rs 15 per order	Commodity Options : Rs 7 Per Lot
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Sharekhan vs TradeSmart Exchange Transaction Charges

Sharekhan Exchange Transaction Charges Equity Future is NSE Rs 200 per Cr (0.002%) | BSE Rs 0 and Equity Options is NSE Rs 5050 per Cr (0.0505%) (on premium) . TradeSmart Exchange Transaction Charges Equity Future is 0.0024% and Equity Options is 0.0715% .

	Sharekhan	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 335 per Cr (0.00335%) \| BSE Rs 375 per Cr (0.00375%) (sell side)	Equity Intraday : 0.0035%
Equity Future *	Equity Future : NSE Rs 200 per Cr (0.002%) \| BSE Rs 0	Equity Future : 0.0024%
Equity Options *	Equity Options : NSE Rs 5050 per Cr (0.0505%) (on premium)	Equity Options : 0.0715%
Currency Futures *	Currency Futures : NSE Rs 95 per Cr (0.00095%)	Currency Futures : 0.00165%
Currency Options	Currency Options : NSE Rs 3700 per Cr (0.037%) (on premium)	Currency Options : 0.06%
Commodity	Commodity : Futures: 0.0026% (MCX) \| Black Pepper: Rs. 0.05 Castor Seed: Rs 0.5 Kapas: Rs 0.5, Options: 0.05%	Commodity : 0.0039%
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Sharekhan vs TradeSmart Other Charges

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 . TradeSmart Minimum Brokerage is Rs 15 per executed order and Call & Trade is Rs 20 per executed order .

	Sharekhan	TradeSmart
Minimum Brokerage	Minimum Brokerage : Intraday: 5 paisa per share \| Delivery: 10 paisa per share \| Future Rs 0.001 per share	Minimum Brokerage : Rs 15 per executed order
Call & Trade	Call & Trade : Rs 20	Call & Trade : Rs 20 per executed order
Stamp Duty *	Stamp Duty : -	Stamp Duty : -
DP Charges (on sell side)	DP Charges (on sell side) : Rs 0	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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Sharekhan vs TradeSmart Features

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

	Sharekhan	TradeSmart
Trading Platform	Trading Platform : TradeTiger, Sharekhan Mobile	Trading Platform : NEST, NOW, Spin
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 : 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 : -	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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Sharekhan vs TradeSmart Demat Account Charges

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

	Sharekhan	TradeSmart
Depository Service Provider	Depository Service Provider : CDSL	Depository Service Provider : CDSL
Account Opening Fee	Account Opening Fee : Actual Stamp Paper Charges	Account Opening Fee : Rs 500
Advance Deposit	Advance Deposit : Rs. 500 Advance which will be adjusted against billing (Optional) Tariff D - Deposit Rs. 2999 (refund of deposit Rs. 2000 on closure)	Advance Deposit : Nil
AMC	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.	AMC : Individual Account: Rs 300 per year Corporate Account: Rs 800 per year
Dematerialisation Charges	Dematerialisation Charges : Rs 5 per share certificate (minimum â‚¹ 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 : Rs 50 per certificate or Rs 50 for every hundred securities	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) : 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)	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 : 0.03 % of the value of the Transaction (Min Rs 100 per transaction)	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 : Nil	Pledge Invocation Charges : Rs 200 minimum or 0.01% which ever is higher
Failed Instruction Charges	Failed Instruction Charges : Nil	Failed Instruction Charges : Nil
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	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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Sharekhan vs TradeSmart Basic Details

Sharekhan Year of Incorporation is 2000 and Total Number of Clients is 665129 and Total Number of Branches is 2800 . TradeSmart Year of Incorporation is 1994 and Total Number of Clients is 30376 and Total Number of Branches is 1 .

	Sharekhan	TradeSmart
Year of Incorporation	Year of Incorporation : 2000	Year of Incorporation : 1994
Active Exchange Memberships	Active Exchange Memberships : NSE, BSE, MCX, NCDEX	Active Exchange Memberships : BSE, NSE, MCX
Demat Services	Demat Services : Yes	Demat Services : No
Website	Website : http://www.sharekhan.com	Website : https://tradesmartonline.in/
Contact Details	Contact Details : 022-61150000	Contact Details : 022 61208000
Total Number of Clients	Total Number of Clients : 665,129	Total Number of Clients : 30,376
Total Number of Branches	Total Number of Branches : 2800	Total Number of Branches : 1
Products *	Products : Investment banking, institutional broking	Products : -
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Sharekhan vs TradeSmart Orders

Orders

	Sharekhan	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) : 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) : 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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Sharekhan vs TradeSmart Research and Advice / Trading Tips

Research and Advice / Trading Tips

	Sharekhan	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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Sharekhan vs TradeSmart Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

	Sharekhan	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.50,000	Investment required for Franchisee / AP : -
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Sharekhan vs TradeSmart Product & Services

Sharekhan 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:

	Sharekhan	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 : No	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 : Yes	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 : 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 : No
Monthly & Yearly Plan *	Monthly & Yearly Plan : No	Monthly & Yearly Plan : Yes
Aumtomated Trading *	Aumtomated Trading : No	Aumtomated Trading : No
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Sharekhan vs TradeSmart Customer Services

Sharekhan 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:

	Sharekhan	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 : Yes	Relationship Manager : -
24/7 Support *	24/7 Support : No	24/7 Support : No
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Sharekhan vs TradeSmart Other Investement

Sharekhan 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:

	Sharekhan	TradeSmart
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 : No	Investment in Corporate Debt instruments : No
Insurance Services *	Insurance Services : No	Insurance Services : No
Banking Services *	Banking Services : No	Banking Services : No
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Sharekhan vs TradeSmart Trading Platform

Sharekhan 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:

	Sharekhan	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 : Yes	Virtual Trading : -
iPhone Mobile App *	iPhone Mobile App : Yes	iPhone Mobile App : Yes
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