Zerodha Vs ICICI Direct

Zerodha & ICICI Direct

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Zerodha is Discount Brokers & ICICI Direct is Full service broker. Zerodha Charges Flat Brokerage of Rs 20 per trade maximum & where ICICI direct charges turnover based brokerage which vary around 0.25% to 0.55% . Zerodha is having overall higher rating compared to ICICI Direct Securities. Zerodha is rated 9.2 out of 10 where ICICI Securities is rated only 8.5 out of 10.

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Zerodha

Zerodha is top discount brokerage firm by Client base. Zerodha offers to trade in stocks, currency, commodities at very low brokerages.

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Segment Wise Broekerage

Commodity Futures Brokerage	0.01% or ₹ 20/executed order (whichever is lower)
Commodity Options Brokerage	0.01% or ₹ 20/executed order (whichever is lower)
Currency Futures Brokerage	0.01% or ₹ 20/executed order (whichever is lower)
Currency Option Brokerage	0.01% or ₹ 20/executed order (whichever is lower)
Equity Delivery Brokerage	Zero Rupee
Equity Future Brokerage	0.01% or ₹ 20/executed order (whichever is lower)
Equity Intraday Brokerage	Flat Rs. 20 or 0.03% (whichever is lower)
Equity Option Brokerage	₹ 20/ executed order

Account Charges

Offline Order Placing Charge	Rs. 50 per executed order
Tips & Research	No
Trading & Demat A/C Opening Charge	₹ 300
Commodity A/C Opening Charge	₹ 200

Specification

Brokarage Type	Flat Brokerage
DP Transaction Charge	₹ 13.5
Segment Supported	BSE, Currency, MCX, MCX-SX, NSE
AMC Charge (Yearly)	₹ 300
Services	Commodity Trading, Currency Trading, Derivatives Trading, Equity Trading, ETF, G-Sec Bonds (Government Securities Bonds), Mutual Fund

On one hand, ICICI Direct is bank broking house of ICICI Bank which provides 3-in-1 account while zerodha is a discount broker so they don’t offer 3 in 1 account. Zerodha offer stock trading at much cheaper rate in comparsion to ICICI Direct. ICICI Direct provides different research reports and intraday tips to its customers.We have provided side by side comparison on specification & overview, Brokerage Charges, Account related transaction charges, Margin/Leverage/Exposure details other features, AMC, Investment services, Research/recommendations, Mobile App & account opening offer if any.

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ICICI Direct

Icici direct is full service broker with Integrated 3-in-1 trading platform & allow Share trading in both NSE and BSE offering services as ...

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Segment Wise Broekerage

Equity Future Brokerage	0.05%
Equity Intraday Brokerage	0.05%
Equity Option Brokerage	₹ 95 /lot for overnight & ₹ 25/ lot for intraday

Account Charges

Offline Order Placing Charge	Nil
Tips & Research	Yes
Trading & Demat A/C Opening Charge	₹ 975
Commodity A/C Opening Charge	NA

Specification

Brokarage Type	Turnover Based
Segment Supported	BSE, Currency, NSE
Services	Currency Trading, Derivatives Trading, Equity Trading, ETF, G-Sec Bonds (Government Securities Bonds), Mutual Fund
DP Transaction Charge	₹25 or 0.05% (Whichever is higher)
AMC Charge (Yearly)	₹ 450

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Basic Details

Zerodha

ICICI Direct

Type Of Broker(Discount/Full Service)

Discount Broker

Full Service Broker

Founded in Year

2010

2000

Exchanges enabledNSE, BSE & MCX

NSE, BSE, MCX

NSE, BSE

Demat Service(NSDL/CDSL)

CDSL

NSDL & CDSL

Contact DetailsCostumer Care Number

08040402020

020-28307700

Website

www.zerodha.com

www.icicidirect.com

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Account Opening Charges

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ICICI Direct

Trading & Demat Account(One Time)

Rs. 300

Rs. 975

Commodity Trading Account(One Time)

Rs. 200

Annual Maintenance ChargesBilled annually

Rs. 300

Rs. 450

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Brokerage

Zerodha

ICICI Direct (I-Secure Plan)

Brokerage TypeFlat/Turnover Based

Flat

Turnover Based

You will save alot brokerage with broker who charge flat brokerage.

Equity Delivery

Free

0.55%

Equity Intraday

Rs 20/executed order or 0.01% (whichever is lower)

0.275%

Equity Futures

0.01% or Rs. 20/executed order (whichever is lower)

0.03% to 0.05%

Equity Options

Rs 20/executed order

₹35 to ₹95 per lot

Currency Futures

0.01% or Rs. 20/executed order (whichever is lower)

0.03% to 0.05%

Currency Options

0.01% or Rs. 20/executed order (whichever is lower)

₹10 to ₹25 per lot

Commodity Futures

0.01% or Rs. 20/executed order (whichever is lower)

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Trading Platform

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5paisa

Desktop (Software)Trade from PC

Web/HTML 5Trade from PC & Mobile

Mobile ApplicationTrade from Mobile

Support & Tools

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ICICI Direct

Call & TradeOffline order placing Charge

Rs.20 per executed order

Free

Demat Debit charges (DP charges)Per Script Based Charge selling Shares from Demat

Rs. 8

Rs.25 or 0.05% which ever is higher

Training & EducationDetailed Education Initiatives

Margin CalculatorCalculate Leverage for any trade

Brokerage CalculatorCalculate Brokerage for any trade

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Investment Service

Zerodha

ICICI Direct

Stock/Equity Trading

Commodity Trading

Currency Trading

Allow Mutual fund Investment

Type of Mutual Funds offered(Direct/Regular)

Direct

Regular

Direct Mutual Funds are better then Regular Mutual Fund.

Mutual Funds Fee(Free/Chargeable)

Free

Chargeable (less than 1.5% per year)

Few Stockbroker offer Free Mutual Fund Investment.

Allow IPO Investment

Margin/Leverage

Zerodha

ICICI Direct

Equity Delivery

Equity Intraday

Upto 16x

Upto 5x

Equity Futures

Upto 2.5x

Upto 2x

Equity OptionsFor Shorting/Writing

2.5x

Upto 2x

Currency Futures

Upto 2x

upto 4x

Currency OptionsFor Shorting/Writing

Upto 2x

Upto 4X

Commodity Futures

Upto 2.5x

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