Zerodha
VS
Sharekhan
| Background Services | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of Broker | Discount Broker | Full Service |
| Founded | 2010 | 2000 |
| Active Clients | 9,09,008 | 5,09,787 |
| Product offered | Equity Spot, Futures & Options in Equity, Currency and Commodity, Mutual Funds, Bonds. | Equity Spot, Futures & Options in Equity, Currency and Commodity, Mutual Funds, Bonds. |
| Depository | CDSL | NSDL |
| Advisory / Research tips | ||
| Advisory | No | Yes |
| Charges | ||
| Account Opening Charges | ||
| Trading Account | Rs. 300 | Rs. 0 |
| Demat Account | Rs. 0 | Rs. 0 |
| Commodity Account | Rs. 200 | Rs. 0 |
| Annual Maintenance Charges | ||
| Trading Account | Rs. 0 | After first year Rs. 450 |
| Demat Account | Rs. 300 | After first year Rs. 450 |
| Commodity Account | Rs. 0 | After first year Rs. 450 |
| Brokerage Charges | ||
| Equity Delivery | Rs. 0 | 0.5% on turnover per order |
| Equity Intraday | Rs. 20 or 0.01% on turnover (whichever is lower) per order | 0.1% on turnover per order |
| Equity Futures | Rs. 20 or 0.01% on turnover (whichever is lower) per order | 0.1% on turnover per order |
| Currency Futures | Rs. 20 or 0.01% on turnover (whichever is lower) per order | 0.25% on turnover per order |
| Commodity Futures | Rs. 20 or 0.01% on turnover (whichever is lower) per order | 0.25% on turnover per order |
| Equity Options | Rs. 20 per order | 0.1% on turnover per order |
| Currency Options | Rs. 20 per order | 0.25% on turnover per order |
| Commodity Options | Rs. 20 per order | 0.25% on turnover per order |
| Technology | ||
| Trading Platform | Pi, Kite Mobile & Web. | Trade Tiger. |
| Features | ||
| Shortcut Keys | Yes | Yes |
| Heat Map | Yes | Yes |
| Charting | Yes | Yes |
| Intraday Data (Days) | 21+ Days | 4 Days |
| EOD Data (Days) | 5475+ Days (15 Years) | 4 Days |
| Leverages | ||
| Equity Delivery | No Leverage | 5x on turnover |
| Intraday | ||
| Equity Spot | 14x on turnover | 32x on turnover |
| Equity Futures and Options | 2.5x on ESM | 15x on ESM |
| Currency Futures and Options | 2x on ESM | 10x on ESM |
| Commodity Futures and Options | 2x on ESM | 10x on ESM |
| Intraday with BO & CO | ||
| Equity Spot | 28x on turnover | 32x on turnover |
| Equity Futures and Options | 7x on ESM | 15x on ESM |
| Currency Futures and Options | 4x on ESM | 10x on ESM |
| Commodity Futures and Options | 4x on ESM | 10x on ESM |
| Customer Support | ||
| Phone | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Transaction Alerts | Yes | Yes |
| Live Chat | No | Yes |
| Relationship Manager | No | Yes |
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