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TradeSmart vs Zerodha (Compare TradeSmart and Zerodha)

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

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	TradeSmart	Zerodha

About The Brokers	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	Zerodha : Zerodha is the innovator of the discount broking model in India, Infect, it brought the concept of discount broking in India and post that >>> more
Find More Information about the Broker :	TradeSmart : OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING	Zerodha : OVERVIEW BROKERAGE PRODUCTS & SERVICES TRADING PLATFORM & TOOLS RATING
Type of Broker	TradeSmart : Discount Broker	Zerodha : Discount Broker
Promo/offers	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.	Zerodha : Special Offer: Invest brokerage-free Equity Delivery and Direct Mutual Funds (truly no brokerage). Pay flat Rs 20 per trade for Intra-day and F&O. Open Instant Account online with Zerodha and start trading today.
Advantage	TradeSmart : Rs 15 flat-fee trades. Unlimited Trading Plan to offer. Own DP services Support Offer For Sale(OFS).	Zerodha : No Brokerage on Equity delivery & Mutual Fund. Flat rate for stock trading. Own DP services. Strong Customer service . Good Brokerage & Margin Calculator. Offers up to 20x leverage on intraday trading. Offers most advanced online trading tools. Offers facility to apply on-line IPO . Zerodha offers referral program to its customers.
Disadvantage	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	Zerodha : No margin funding. Very High charges on Call and Trade @ ₹50 per call. Charges on Funds Transfer @ ₹9 per fund transfer. Charges on SMS Tradw alerts.₹1 for Equity, F&O, and Currency trade alerts and ₹0.50 for Commodity Additional charge of ₹50 per executed order for MIS/BO/CO positions which are not square off by the customer. Doesn't provide stock tips, research reports or recommendations. Doesn't offer Unlimited Trading Plans.
Why This	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.	Zerodha : Zerodha Charge flat rate of ₹20 per executed order. Zerodha does not charge any brokerage on Equity delivery transactions. Zerodha provides platform to invest in mutual funds. Innovative trading platform. No upfront fee, no minimum brokerage and no minimum contract charges. The largest stockbroker by active clients, market volume. Zero brokerage Direct Mutual Funds. Offers up to 20x leverage on intraday trading.
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TradeSmart vs Zerodha Account Opening & AMC Charges

TradeSmart Trading Account Opening Fee is Rs 200 and Zerodha Trading Account Opening Fee is Rs 200 . TradeSmart Demat Account AMC is Rs 300 and Zerodha Demat Account AMC is Rs 300 .

	TradeSmart	Zerodha
Trading Account Opening Fee	Trading Account Opening Fee : Rs 200	Trading Account Opening Fee : Rs 200
Demat Account Opening Fee	Demat Account Opening Fee : Rs 200	Demat Account Opening Fee : Rs 0
Demat Account AMC	Demat Account AMC : Rs 300	Demat Account AMC : Rs 300
Trading Account AMC	Trading Account AMC : Rs 0	Trading Account AMC : Rs 0 (Free)
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TradeSmart vs Zerodha Brokerage Charges

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 . Zerodha Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is Rs 0 (Free) and Equity Intraday is Rs 20 per executed order or .03% whichever is lower and Equity Options is Rs 20 per executed order .

	TradeSmart		Zerodha
Plan Name	Plan Name : Power Plan (₹15/Order)	Plan Name : Value Plan	Plan Name : Standard Plan
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : Rs 15 per order	Equity Delivery : 0.07%	Equity Delivery : Rs 0 (Free)
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : Rs 15 per order	Equity Intraday : 0.007%	Equity Intraday : Rs 20 per executed order or .03% whichever is lower
Equity Future	Equity Future : Rs 15 per order	Equity Future : 0.007%	Equity Future : Rs 20 per executed order or .03% whichever is lower
Equity Options	Equity Options : Rs 15 per order	Equity Options : Rs 7 Per Lot	Equity Options : Rs 20 per executed order
Currency Futures	Currency Futures : Rs 15 per order	Currency Futures : 0.007%	Currency Futures : Rs 20 per executed order or .03% whichever is lower
Currency Options	Currency Options : Rs 15 per order	Currency Options : Rs 7 Per Lot	Currency Options : Rs 20 per executed order or .03% whichever is lower
Monthly Fee	Monthly Fee : NA	Monthly Fee : -	Monthly Fee : -
Margin Trading	Margin Trading : Rs 15	Margin Trading : Rs 15	Margin Trading : Rs 20
Commodity Futures	Commodity Futures : Rs 15 per order	Commodity Futures : 0.007%	Commodity Futures : Rs 20 per executed order or .03% whichever is lower
Commodity Options	Commodity Options : Rs 15 per order	Commodity Options : Rs 7 Per Lot	Commodity Options : Rs 20 per executed order or .03% whichever is lower
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TradeSmart vs Zerodha Exchange Transaction Charges

TradeSmart Exchange Transaction Charges Equity Future is 0.0024% and Equity Options is 0.0715% . Zerodha Exchange Transaction Charges Equity Future is NSE Rs 190 per Cr (0.0019%) | BSE Rs 0 and Equity Options is NSE Rs 5050 per Cr (0.0505%) | BSE Rs 500 per Cr (0.005%) (on premium) .

	TradeSmart	Zerodha
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : 0.0035%	Equity Delivery : NSE Rs 335 per Cr (0.00335%) \| BSE Rs 375 per Cr (0.00375%) (each side)
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : 0.0035%	Equity Intraday : NSE Rs 335 per Cr (0.00335%) \| BSE Rs 375 per Cr (0.00375%) (sell side)
Equity Future *	Equity Future : 0.0024%	Equity Future : NSE Rs 190 per Cr (0.0019%) \| BSE Rs 0
Equity Options *	Equity Options : 0.0715%	Equity Options : NSE Rs 5050 per Cr (0.0505%) \| BSE Rs 500 per Cr (0.005%) (on premium)
Currency Futures *	Currency Futures : 0.00165%	Currency Futures : NSE Rs 90 per Cr (0.0009%) \| BSE Rs 90 per Cr (0.0009%)
Currency Options	Currency Options : 0.06%	Currency Options : NSE Rs 3500 per Cr (0.035%) \| BSE Rs 100 per Cr (0.001%) (on premium)
Commodity	Commodity : 0.0039%	Commodity : Group A - Rs 260 per Cr (0.0026%)
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TradeSmart vs Zerodha Other Charges

TradeSmart Minimum Brokerage is Rs 15 per executed order and Call & Trade is Rs 20 per executed order . Zerodha Minimum Brokerage is 0.03% in Intraday and F&O and Call & Trade is Rs 50 per executed order .

	TradeSmart	Zerodha
Minimum Brokerage	Minimum Brokerage : Rs 15 per executed order	Minimum Brokerage : 0.03% in Intraday and F&O
Call & Trade	Call & Trade : Rs 20 per executed order	Call & Trade : Rs 50 per executed order
Stamp Duty *	Stamp Duty : -	Stamp Duty : Delivery: 0.015%, Intraday: 0.003%,
DP Charges (on sell side)	DP Charges (on sell side) : Rs 15 per scrip	DP Charges (on sell side) : ₹13.5 per scrip
Other Miscellaneous Charges	Other Miscellaneous Charges : Intraday positions (MIS, CO & BO) squared off by RMS team is charged at Rs 20 per executed order	Other Miscellaneous Charges : Physical contact notes: Rs 20, Trade SMS Alerts: Rs 1 per SMS
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TradeSmart vs Zerodha Features

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

	TradeSmart	Zerodha
Trading Platform	Trading Platform : NEST, NOW, Spin	Trading Platform : Kite Web, Kite Mobile for Android/iOS and Coin
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 : No	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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TradeSmart vs Zerodha Demat Account Charges

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

	TradeSmart	Zerodha
Depository Service Provider	Depository Service Provider : CDSL	Depository Service Provider : CDSL
Account Opening Fee	Account Opening Fee : Rs 500	Account Opening Fee : Rs 50 (Stamp charges payable upfront)
Advance Deposit	Advance Deposit : Nil	Advance Deposit : Rs 0
AMC	AMC : Individual Account: Rs 300 per year Corporate Account: Rs 800 per year	AMC : Individuals/Non Individual (except Corporate) - Rs 300 + GST Non Individual - Corporate - Rs 1000
Dematerialisation Charges	Dematerialisation Charges : Rs 500 per certificate per market lot of 100 shares or less and minimum Rs 500 per request./p>	Dematerialisation Charges : Rs 150 per certificate (+ Rs 100 Courier charges)
Rematerialisation Charges	Rematerialisation Charges : Rs 500 per certificate per market lot of 100 shares or less and minimum Rs 500 per request./p>	Rematerialisation Charges : Rs 150 per certificate + CDSL charges + Rs 100 Courier charges
Transaction Charges (Credit)	Transaction Charges (Credit) : -	Transaction Charges (Credit) : -
Transaction Charges (debit)	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.	Transaction Charges (debit) : Rs 8 + Rs 5.5 (CDSL charges)
Pledge Creation Charges	Pledge Creation Charges : Rs 200 per scrip	Pledge Creation Charges : Rs 30 per request + GST
Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : Nil	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : Rs 0
Pledge Invocation Charges	Pledge Invocation Charges : Rs 200 minimum or 0.01% which ever is higher	Pledge Invocation Charges : Rs 20
Failed Instruction Charges	Failed Instruction Charges : Nil	Failed Instruction Charges : Rs 50 per ISIN
Other Charges	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	Other Charges : Cheque Bounce: Rs 350 Physical Statement - Rs 50 (+Courier charges at actual) Modification in CML - Rs 25 per request KRA Upload / Download - Rs 50 per request Note: Interest at 18% p.a is charged on the outstanding bill amount if not paid within the due date.
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TradeSmart vs Zerodha Basic Details

TradeSmart Year of Incorporation is 1994 and Total Number of Clients is 30376 and Total Number of Branches is 1 . Zerodha Year of Incorporation is 2010 and Total Number of Clients is 7223525 and Total Number of Branches is 22 .

	TradeSmart	Zerodha
Year of Incorporation	Year of Incorporation : 1994	Year of Incorporation : 2010
Active Exchange Memberships	Active Exchange Memberships : BSE, NSE, MCX	Active Exchange Memberships : NSE, BSE, MCX and NCDEX
Demat Services	Demat Services : No	Demat Services : No
Website	Website : https://tradesmartonline.in/	Website : https://zerodha.com
Contact Details	Contact Details : 022 61208000	Contact Details : 080-40402020
Total Number of Clients	Total Number of Clients : 30,376	Total Number of Clients : 7,223,525
Total Number of Branches	Total Number of Branches : 1	Total Number of Branches : 22
Products *	Products : -	Products : Kite Web, Kite Mobile for Android/iOS and Coin
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TradeSmart vs Zerodha Orders

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	TradeSmart	Zerodha
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) : 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) : No	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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TradeSmart vs Zerodha Research and Advice / Trading Tips

Research and Advice / Trading Tips

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

Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

	TradeSmart	Zerodha
Availability for franchisee / AP	Availability for franchisee / AP : -	Availability for franchisee / AP : Yes
Investment required for Franchisee / AP	Investment required for Franchisee / AP : -	Investment required for Franchisee / AP : Rs.11,000
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TradeSmart vs Zerodha Product & Services

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

	TradeSmart	Zerodha
Delivery Based Trading *	Delivery Based Trading : Yes	Delivery Based Trading : Yes
Margin Trading *	Margin Trading : No	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 : No	Limit Order : Yes
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 : No	NRI Services : Yes
SMS Alerts *	SMS Alerts : No	SMS Alerts : No
Offers Multiple Plan *	Offers Multiple Plan : Yes	Offers Multiple Plan : No
IPO Investment *	IPO Investment : No	IPO Investment : No
Portfolio Analysis *	Portfolio Analysis : No	Portfolio Analysis : Yes
Advanced Charting Features *	Advanced Charting Features : Yes	Advanced Charting Features : Yes
Brokerage Calculator *	Brokerage Calculator : Yes	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 : No	Market Trading : Yes
Monthly & Yearly Plan *	Monthly & Yearly Plan : Yes	Monthly & Yearly Plan : No
Aumtomated Trading *	Aumtomated Trading : No	Aumtomated Trading : No
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TradeSmart vs Zerodha Customer Services

TradeSmart and Zerodha 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:

	TradeSmart	Zerodha
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 : No	Branch Offices : Yes
Customer Care *	Customer Care : No	Customer Care : Yes
Community Service *	Community Service : No	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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TradeSmart vs Zerodha Other Investement

TradeSmart and Zerodha 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:

	TradeSmart	Zerodha
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 : No	Investment in Mutual Funds : Yes
Investment in Bonds *	Investment in Bonds : No	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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TradeSmart vs Zerodha Trading Platform

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

	TradeSmart	Zerodha
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 : Yes
Virtual Trading *	Virtual Trading : -	Virtual Trading : No
iPhone Mobile App *	iPhone Mobile App : Yes	iPhone Mobile App : Yes
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