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Dhan vs Shoonya vs HDFC sky
In this article, we will review ‘Dhan vs Shoonya vs HDFC sky‘ on the basis of Brokerage charges, Account maintenance charges, Investment options, Customer service, User reviews, Research and analysis, broker’s track record & reputation.
Company Overview
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Company name
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Dhan
Shoonya by Finvasia
HDFC Sky |
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Headquarters
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Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai |
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Founder
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Mr Pravin Jadhav
Sarvjeet Singh Virk and Tajinder Singh Virk
Dhiraj Relli |
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Establishment Year
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2021
2009
2023 |
Account opening & AMC
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Account Opening Fee
The account opening fee, also known as account setup charges, refers to the one-time charge levied by a brokerage firm when you open a new Demat and trading account to invest in securities like stocks, bonds, or ETFs. These fees can vary depending on the type of account, the brokerage firm, and any current promotions or offers. |
₹0
₹0
₹0 |
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Annual Maintenance Charges (AMC)
This is a yearly fee levied by the depository participant (DP) to maintain your Demat account, where your shares are held electronically. |
₹0
₹0
₹20 / Month (Free for first year) |
Pledge Charges
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Pledge Creation Charges
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₹ 12.5 / transaction / ISIN + GST
₹20
₹20 |
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Pledge Invocation Charges
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₹ 12.5 / transaction / ISIN + GST
₹20
₹20 |
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Interest on Margin Trading
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0.0438% per day on outstanding MTF and non MTF debit and non maintenance of 50:50 margin
Does not provide
12% |
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Margin Re-Pledge
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₹ 12.5 / transaction / ISIN + GST
₹20
₹20 |
Brokerage charges & Fees
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Brokerage Plan
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Standard
Standard account
Standard |
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Equity Delivery Charges
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₹0
₹0
₹20 or 0.1% (Whichever is Lower) |
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Equity Intraday Charges
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₹20 or 0.03% per executed order whichever is lower
₹0
₹20 or 0.1% (Whichever is Lower) |
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Equity Futures charges
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₹20 or 0.03% per executed order whichever is lower
₹0
₹20 or 0.1% (whichever is lower) |
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Equity Options charges
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₹20 per executed order
₹0
₹20 / Order |
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Currency Futures charges
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₹20 or 0.03% per executed order whichever is lower
₹0
₹20 or 0.1% (whichever is lower) |
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Currency Options charges
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₹20 per executed order
₹0
₹20 / Order |
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Commodity Futures charges
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₹20 or 0.03% per executed order whichever is lower
₹0
₹20 or 0.1% (whichever is lower) |
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Commodity Options charges
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₹20 per executed order
₹0
₹20 / Order |
Customer services offered
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Demat Services
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Trading Services
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Intraday Services
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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F&O Services
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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IPO Services
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Share Pledging
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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NRI Services
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✅Yes
⛔No
✅Yes |
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Referral Program
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
Customer Support
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Call Support
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+91 9987761000 (9:00 am to 6:00 pm on Market Trading days)
+91 1726 750 000, +91 9779 097 777
022-39019400 |
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Email Support
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help@dhan.co (24x7)
clientsupport@shoonya.com
customercare@hdfcsec.com |
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Whatsapp Support
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⛔No
⛔ No
⛔No |
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Website Support
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✅Yes, 8 AM to 12 AM (Monday to Friday), 8 AM to 10 PM (Saturday & Sunday)
✅Yes, Chat support
FAQs only |
Leverage (Margin) Offered
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Equity Delivery Margin Leverage
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Upto 1.39x depending on the stock (lower leverage for volatile stocks)
No leverage available; you need the full purchase value in your account.
No leverage available; requires full margin upfront |
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Equity Intraday Margin Leverage
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Upto 4x depending on the stock (lower leverage for volatile stocks)
Upto 5x depending on the stock (lower leverage for volatile stocks)
Upto 5x depending on the stock (lower leverage for volatile stocks) |
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Equity F&O Intraday Margin Leverage
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No leverage available; requires full margin upfront
No leverage available; you need the full purchase value in your account.
No leverage available; requires full margin upfront |
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Equity F&O Carry Forward Margin Leverage
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No leverage available; requires full margin upfront
No leverage available; you need the full purchase value in your account.
No leverage available; requires full margin upfront |
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Currency F&O Margin Leverage
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No leverage available; requires full margin upfront
No leverage available; you need the full purchase value in your account.
No leverage available; requires full margin upfront |
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Commodity F&O Intraday Margin Leverage
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No leverage available; requires full margin upfront
No leverage available; you need the full purchase value in your account.
No leverage available; requires full margin upfront |
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Commodity F&O Carry Forward Margin Leverage
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No leverage available; requires full margin upfront
No leverage available; you need the full purchase value in your account.
No leverage available; requires full margin upfront |
Unique Offerings
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Free Account Opening
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Free Brokerage
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✅Yes, On Equity Delivery, ETFs, IPO & Mutual Funds only
✅Yes
On Mutual Funds and IPOs only |
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Free AMC
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✅Yes
✅Yes
⛔No |
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Free Equity Delivery
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✅Yes
✅Yes
⛔No |
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Free F&O Trading
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⛔No
✅Yes
⛔No |
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Free Intraday Trading
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⛔No
✅Yes
⛔No |
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Free Trading calls
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⛔No
⛔No
⛔No |
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Happy Trading Hours
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⛔No
⛔No
⛔No |
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Flexible Brokerage Plans
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✅Yes
✅Yes
⛔No |
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Referral Offers
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Margin Funding (MTF)/ Pledging
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✅Yes
⛔No
✅Yes |
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Brokerage Cashback
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⛔No
⛔No
⛔No |
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Zero Brokerage for Loss Making Trades
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⛔No
⛔No
⛔No |
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Relationship Manager
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⛔No
⛔No
⛔No |
Services Provided
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Equity Delivery
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Equity Intraday
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Equity Futures
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Equity Options
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Currency Futures
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✅Yes
✅Yes
⛔No |
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Currency Options
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✅Yes
✅Yes
⛔No |
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Commodity Futures
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✅Yes
✅Yes
⛔No |
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Commodity Options
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✅Yes
✅Yes
⛔No |
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Foreign Stocks
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⛔No
⛔No
✅Yes, US stocks |
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Mutual Funds
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Banking
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⛔No
⛔No
⛔No |
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Insurance
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⛔No
⛔No
⛔No |
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Corporate Bonds
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⛔No
⛔No
⛔No |
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Govt. Bonds
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⛔No
⛔No
⛔No |
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Digital Gold
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⛔No
⛔No
⛔No |
Order Types
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Market Order
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Limit Order
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Bracket Order
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✅Yes
✅Yes
⛔No |
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Cover Order
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✅Yes
✅Yes
⛔No |
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After Market Order (AMO)
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Good Till Cancelled (GTC)
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Buy Today Sell Tomorrow (BTST)
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✅Yes
⛔No
⛔No |
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Sell Today Buy Tomorrow (STBT)
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⛔No
⛔No
⛔No |
Research & Reports
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Annual Reports
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✅Yes
⛔No
✅Yes |
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Company Reports
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✅Yes
⛔No
✅Yes |
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Research Reports
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⛔No
⛔No
⛔No |
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Fundamental Reports
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⛔No
⛔No
✅Yes |
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IPO Reports
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Technical Reports
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✅Yes
⛔No
⛔No |
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Stock tips
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⛔No
⛔No
⛔No |
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Daily Market Review
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⛔No
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Monthly Review
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✅Yes
⛔No
✅Yes |
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Weekly Review
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⛔No
⛔No
✅Yes |
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Robo Advisory
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⛔No
⛔No
⛔No |
STT & CTT Charges
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Equity Delivery STT & CTT
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0.1% on buy & sell
0.1% on buy & sell
0.1% on Buy & Sell |
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Equity Intraday STT & CTT
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0.025% on sell transactions
0.025% on the sell side
0.025% on the sell side |
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Equity Futures STT & CTT
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0.0125% on sell side
0.0125% on sell side
0.0125% on the sell side |
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Equity Options STT & CTT
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0.0625% on sell side (on premium), 0.125% on exercised options (on intrinsic value)
0.0625% on sell side (on premium)
0.0625% on sell side (on premium) |
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Currency Futures STT & CTT
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No STT
No STT
⛔ Does not offer |
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Currency Options STT & CTT
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No STT
No STT
⛔ Does not offer |
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Commodity Futures STT & CTT
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0.01% on sell side
0.01% (of Selling Value)
⛔ Does not offer |
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Commodity Options STT & CTT
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0.05% on sell side
0.05% (of Selling Value)
⛔ Does not offer |
Trading Features
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Watchlist
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Real Time Updates
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Portfolio Details
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Price Alert
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Online Mutual Fund Buy
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Global indices
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⛔No
⛔No
⛔No |
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Customized Recommendations
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⛔No
⛔No
⛔No |
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Advanced charting
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✅Yes
✅Yes
⛔No |
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Live market
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Multiple Profile Management
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⛔No
⛔No
⛔No |
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Secure Platform
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
Trading Platforms
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Android App
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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iOS App
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Web Trading Platform
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Trading Terminal
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✅Yes
✅Yes
⛔No |
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Algo Trading Platform
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✅Yes
✅Yes
⛔No |
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Foreign Stocks Trading Platform
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⛔No
⛔No
✅Yes, US stocks only |
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Basket Trading Platform
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✅Yes
✅Yes
⛔No |
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Mutual Fund Investment Platform
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✅Yes
✅Yes
✅Yes |
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Digital Gold Investment Platform
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⛔No
⛔No
⛔No |
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Bonds Investment Platform
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⛔No
⛔No
⛔No |
Transaction Charges
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Equity Delivery Transaction Charges
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BSE: 0.00375%, NSE: 0.00325%
0.00325%
NSE: 0.00325% | BSE: 0.00325% |
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Equity Intraday Transaction Charges
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BSE: 0.00375%, NSE: 0.00325%
0.00325%
NSE: 0.00325% | BSE: 0.00325% |
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Equity Futures Transaction Charges
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NSE: 0.0019%, BSE: 0 (Zero)
Exchange txn charge: 0.0019%
NSE: 0.00230% |
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Equity Options Transaction Charges
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NSE: 0.05% (on premium), BSE: 0.005% (on premium)
Exchange txn charge: 0.05% (on premium)
NSE: 0.056% (on premium) |
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Currency Futures Transaction Charges
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NSE: 0.0009%, BSE: 0.0009%, Interest Rate Derivatives: 0.00015%
Exchange txn charge: 0.0009%
Does not offer |
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Currency Options Transaction Charges
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NSE: 0.035%, BSE: 0.001%
Exchange txn charge: 0.035%
Does not offer |
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Commodity Futures Transaction Charges
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Group A, B : 0.0026%
260/ crore
Does not offer |
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Commodity Options Transaction Charges
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0.05%
5000/ crore
Does not offer |
Stamp Duty charges
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Equity Delivery Stamp Duty
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0.015% on turnover of buy orders
0.015%
0.015% or ₹1500 / crore on buy side |
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Equity Intraday Stamp Duty
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0.003% on turnover of buy orders
0.003%
0.003% or ₹300 / crore on buy side |
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Equity Futures Stamp Duty
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0.0125% on sell side
0.002%
0.002% or ₹200 / crore on buy side |
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Equity Options Stamp Duty
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0.0625% on sell side (on premium), 0.125% on exercised options (on intrinsic value)
0.003%
0.003% or ₹300 / crore on buy side |
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Currency Futures Stamp Duty
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0.0001% on turnover of buy orders
0.0001% on Buy Side
⛔ Does not offer |
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Currency Options Stamp Duty
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0.0001% on turnover of buy orders
0.0001% on Buy Side
⛔ Does not offer |
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Commodity Futures Stamp Duty
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0.002% on turnover of buy orders
0.002%
⛔ Does not offer |
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Commodity Options Stamp Duty
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0.003% on turnover of buy orders
0.003%
⛔ Does not offer |
Other Charges
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SEBI Turnover Charges
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₹10/Crore (For all segments)
₹10/Crore (For all segments)
₹10 / crore |
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DP Charges
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₹ 12.50 / instruction / ISIN + GST.
₹9 + GST/scrip
₹20 |
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GST charges
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18% of (brokerage + transaction charges + Demat)
18% of (brokerage + transaction charges + Demat)
18% |
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Account Closure Charges
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Free
Free
Free |
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Reactivation Charges
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Free
Free
Free |
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Dematerialization Charges
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₹150 per certificate + ₹100 courier charges
₹150 per certificate + ₹100 courier charges
₹50 / Share Certificate + Courier Charges |
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Call and Trade charges
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₹ 50 / order + GST
₹0
₹20 / Call |
