Quick Comparision (Zerodha VS Kotak Securities)

Zerodha
Zerodha Review gives an overall view and updates about the Brokerage Charges, Margin, Trading Software, Demat Account Charges, NRI Account, Branches, Customer Complaints

Kotak Securities
Kotak securities is a full service Broker. KOTAK securities Review gives an overall view and the updates about the Brokerage Charges, Margin, Trading Software, Demat Account Charges, NRI Account, Branches, Customer Complaints, Advantages and Disadvantages.

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Single Margin Facility
Year of Incorporation	2010	1994
Exchanges	NSE, BSE, MCX and NCDEX	NSE, BSE, MCX and NCDEX.
Branches	120+	1449
Brokerage	₹20/ Order or 0.03%	₹20/Order
Broker Type	Discount Broker	Full service Broker
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Trading Account Opening Charge	₹200	₹0 (Free)
Demat Account Opening Charge	₹200	₹0 (Free)
Demat Account AMC	₹300/Year + GST charged quarterly (90 days)	₹500/- Yearly
Trading Account AMC	₹0 (Free)	₹0 (Free)
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Commodity Futures	₹20/ Order or 0.03% (whichever is lower)	Trade Free Youth:-₹0/- \| Trade Free Plan:-Intraday Trades:-₹0/- Carry Forward:- ₹20/Order \| Trade Free Max:- Intraday- ₹0/- Carry Forward- ₹20/Order \| Dealer Assisted Plan:- 0.039%
Currency Futures	₹20/ Order or 0.03% (whichever is lower)	Trade Free Youth:-₹0/- \| Trade Free Plan:-Intraday Trades:-₹0/- Carry Forward:- ₹20/Order \| Trade Free Max:- Intraday- ₹0/- Carry Forward- ₹20/Order\|Dealer Assisted Plan:- ₹9/Lot
Equity Delivery	Zero Brokerage	Trade Free Youth:-₹0/- \| Trade Free Plan:- 0.25% \| Trade Free Max:- 0.25% of transaction value \| Dealer Assisted Plan:- 0.39%
Equity Options	₹20/ Order	Trade Free Youth:-₹0/- \| Trade Free Plan:-Intraday Trades:-₹0/-\| Trade Free Max:- Intraday- ₹0/- Carry Forward- ₹20/Order \| Dealer Assisted Plan:- ₹39/Lot
Commodity Options	₹20/ Order or 0.03%(whichever is lower)	Trade Free Youth:-₹0/- \| Trade Free Plan:-Intraday Trades:-₹0/-\| Trade Free Max:- Intraday- ₹0/- Carry Forward- ₹20/Order \| Dealer Assisted Plan:- ₹39/Lot
Equity Futures	₹20/ Order or 0.03% (whichever is lower)	Trade Free Youth:-₹0/- \| Trade Free Plan:-Intraday Trades:-₹0/-\| Trade Free Max:- Intraday- ₹0/- Carry Forward- ₹20/Order\|Dealer Assisted Plan:- 0.039%
Currency Options	₹20/ Order or 0.03% (whichever is lower)	Trade Free Youth:-₹0/- \| Trade Free Plan:-Intraday Trades:-₹0/- Carry Forward:- ₹20/Order \| Trade Free Max:- Intraday- ₹0/- Carry Forward- ₹20/Order \| Dealer Assisted Plan:- ₹5/Lot
Fixed Charges	₹20/Order	₹20/Order
Equity Intraday	₹20/ Order or 0.03% (whichever is lower)	Trade Free Youth:-₹0/- \| Trade Free Plan:-Intraday Trades:-₹0/-\| Trade Free Max:- Intraday- ₹0/- \|Dealer Assisted Plan:- ₹39/Lot
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
RMS Square Off Charge	(₹50 + GST)	₹0 (Free)
API Charges	₹2000/ Month	₹0 (Free)
Call & Trade Charges	₹50/ Order	₹20/Call (Call & Trade free for first 20 calls) From the 21st call, you pay ₹15/Call
Other Brokerage Charges	₹20 or 0.03% (whichever is lower)	Trade Free Plan:- Carry Forward:- ₹20/Order \| Dealer Assisted Plan:- ₹39/Lot
Minimum Brokerage	₹20/ Order	₹20/Order or ₹39/Lot
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Currency Options	NSE: Exchange txn charge: 0.035% \| BSE: Exchange txn charge: 0.001%	NSE: 0.00095% \| BSE: 0.00022%
Equity Futures	NSE: 0.002%	NSE: 0.002%
Equity Intraday	NSE: 0.00345% \| BSE: 0.00345%	0.025% (On Sell Trade)
Equity Options	NSE: 0.053% (on premium)	NSE: 0.053% on Premium
Commodity	Group A Exchange txn charge: 0.0026% \|Group B: Exchange txn charge \| CASTORSEED - 0.0005% \|KAPAS - 0.0026% \| PEPPER - 0.00005% \|RBDPMOLEIN - 0.001%	MCX FUTURE (for Agri & Non Agri): 0.0026% \| NCDEX: 0.0055% \|\| MCX OPTION :- It is 0.05% for MCX and 0 for NCDEX
Currency Futures	NSE: Exchange txn charge: 0.0009% \| BSE: Exchange txn charge: 0.00022%	NSE: 0.00095% \| BSE: 0.00022%
Equity Delivery	NSE: 0.00345% \| BSE: 0.00345%	NSE: 0.00345% \| BSE: 0.00345%
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Equity Options	1x (100% of NRML margins(SPAN + Exposure)	1x (100% of NRML margin (Span + Exposure)
Equity Intraday	5x (20% margin)	5x (Up to 20% of trade value)
Currency Options	1x (100% of NRML margins(SPAN + Exposure)	1x (100% of NRML margin (Span + Exposure)
Commodity Options	1x(100% of NRML margins(SPAN + Exposure)	1x (100% of NRML margin (Span + Exposure)
Commodity Futures	1x (100% of NRML margins(SPAN + Exposure)	1x (100% of NRML margin (Span + Exposure)
Equity Delivery	1x (no margin)	1x (100% of trade value)
Currency Futures	1x (100% of NRML margins(SPAN + Exposure)	1x (100% of NRML margin (Span + Exposure)
Equity Futures	1x (100% of NRML margins(SPAN + Exposure)	1x (100% of NRML margin (Span + Exposure)
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Online Portfolio
Algo Trading
Margin Trading Facility
Call & Trade Facility
Referral Program
Collateral Margin
Online Demo
3 in 1 Account
Charting
Intraday Square-off Time	Equity Cash: 3:20 PM \| Equity F&O : 3:25 PM \| Currency: 4:45 PM \| Commodities: 25 min before close	Equity & F&O:- 3:20 PM \| Currency: 4:30 PM \| Commodities: 11:20 PM
Trading Platform	Zerodha Kite, Zerodha Coin and Zerodha Varsity, Console, Sentinel	KEAT ProX, Kotak Stock Trader (KST), Fastlane, Xtralite,
SMS Alerts for Trades
Direct Mutual Fund
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Trading Brokerage
Customer Service
Fees
Trading Platform Usability
Mobile App
Research
Desktop Software
Overall Ratings
Broker Rating
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Currency
IPO
Commodity
Debt
Other Options
Stock Cash / Equity
Mutual Funds
Bond / NCD
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Bracket Order/BO/OCO
BTST
Cover Order/CO
Good Till Cancelled (GTC)
BUY ABOVE/SELL BELOW (SL-M)
After Market Order(AMO)
STBT
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Free Tips
Quarterly Result Analysis
Daily Market Report
News Alerts
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Daily Market Reports & News
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Casual Investor
Active Investor
Trader
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Pros	1.It charges zero brokerage for Delivery. 2.\\tIt provides same pricing structure for across all the exchanges. 3.\\tIt charges no upfront fee or turnover commitment. 4.\\tIt provides Z-Connect, Interactive blog, and portal for all the other queries. 5.\\tIt requires no minimum balance to open a trading account with Zerodha. 6.\\tIt provides various trading platforms such as Coin, Sensibull, GoldenPi, Sentinel, Smallcase, Console and Kite Connect API to help the customers.	1. It facilitates its customers with the 3 in 1 demat account that helps in fluent transfer of funds within the accounts. 2. Most of the investment areas can easily be found on the same platform. 3. It has a special provision for the traders having bad or slow internet connection. 4. It has excellent trading platforms. 5. It provides excellent customer service and support by an online chat facility.
Cons	1.It does not provide a three-in one demat account. 2.\\tIt charges ₹20/ Trade in Call and Trade segment	1. No support for the commodity segment is available. 2. Very high brokerage in dealer assisted brokerage plan. 3. High Equity delivery brokerage charges.
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Commodity Futures	0.01% on sell side (Non-Agri)	0.01% on sell trade (Non-Agri)
Currency Futures	No STT	No STT
Equity Intraday	0.025% on the sell side	0.025% only on sell
Equity Options	0.05% on sell side (on premium)	0.05% only on sell
Currency Options	No STT	No STT
Equity Delivery	0.1% on buy & sell	0.1% on both buy & sell
Equity Futures	0.01% on sell side	0.01% only on sell
Commodity Options	0.05% on sell side	0.05% on sell trade
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Equity Demat Transaction Charges	₹13.5 + Gst per scrip (stock)	₹ 18.5 + Gst per scrip per day only on sell
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Equity/Currencies/Commodities ( Delivery & FNO)	Equity:- 18% on (brokerage + SEBI charges + transaction charges) \| Currency & Commodities:- 18% on (brokerage + transaction charges)	18% on (Brokerage + Transaction Charge)
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Equity/Currencies/Commodities ( Delivery & FNO)	₹10/ Crore + GST \| Commodities futures:- Agri: ₹1/ Crore + GST Non- Agri ₹10/ Crore + GST	₹10/Crore
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

Zerodha

Kotak Securities

Trading Account Opening Charge

₹200

₹0 (Free)

Demat Account Opening Charge

₹200

₹0 (Free)

Demat Account AMC

₹300/Year + GST charged quarterly (90 days)

₹500/- Yearly

Trading Account AMC

₹0 (Free)

Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
	Zerodha Review 2024 Zerodha is the well-known largest retail stock broker in India in terms of the highest active clients with more than 4 million. It was founded by Nithin Kamath and Nikhil Kamath on 15th August 2010 in Read more..	Kotak Securities Review 2024 Kotak Securities Limited was established in the year 1994. It provides various stock broking service and distributes various financial products in India. The company is famous for its out of the box ideas over the past years. In other words, they are well-known and well-respected full-service brokerage firm. Kotak securities comp .. Read more..

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	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Commodity Futures	₹20/ Order or 0.03% (whichever is lower)	Trade Free Youth:-₹0/- \| Trade Free Plan:-Intraday Trades:-₹0/- Carry Forward:- ₹20/Order \| Trade Free Max:- Intraday- ₹0/- Carry Forward- ₹20/Order \| Dealer Assisted Plan:- 0.039%
Currency Futures	₹20/ Order or 0.03% (whichever is lower)	Trade Free Youth:-₹0/- \| Trade Free Plan:-Intraday Trades:-₹0/- Carry Forward:- ₹20/Order \| Trade Free Max:- Intraday- ₹0/- Carry Forward- ₹20/Order\|Dealer Assisted Plan:- ₹9/Lot
Equity Delivery	Zero Brokerage	Trade Free Youth:-₹0/- \| Trade Free Plan:- 0.25% \| Trade Free Max:- 0.25% of transaction value \| Dealer Assisted Plan:- 0.39%
Equity Options	₹20/ Order	Trade Free Youth:-₹0/- \| Trade Free Plan:-Intraday Trades:-₹0/-\| Trade Free Max:- Intraday- ₹0/- Carry Forward- ₹20/Order \| Dealer Assisted Plan:- ₹39/Lot
Commodity Options	₹20/ Order or 0.03%(whichever is lower)	Trade Free Youth:-₹0/- \| Trade Free Plan:-Intraday Trades:-₹0/-\| Trade Free Max:- Intraday- ₹0/- Carry Forward- ₹20/Order \| Dealer Assisted Plan:- ₹39/Lot
Equity Futures	₹20/ Order or 0.03% (whichever is lower)	Trade Free Youth:-₹0/- \| Trade Free Plan:-Intraday Trades:-₹0/-\| Trade Free Max:- Intraday- ₹0/- Carry Forward- ₹20/Order\|Dealer Assisted Plan:- 0.039%
Currency Options	₹20/ Order or 0.03% (whichever is lower)	Trade Free Youth:-₹0/- \| Trade Free Plan:-Intraday Trades:-₹0/- Carry Forward:- ₹20/Order \| Trade Free Max:- Intraday- ₹0/- Carry Forward- ₹20/Order \| Dealer Assisted Plan:- ₹5/Lot
Fixed Charges	₹20/Order	₹20/Order
Equity Intraday	₹20/ Order or 0.03% (whichever is lower)	Trade Free Youth:-₹0/- \| Trade Free Plan:-Intraday Trades:-₹0/-\| Trade Free Max:- Intraday- ₹0/- \|Dealer Assisted Plan:- ₹39/Lot
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Equity Options	1x (100% of NRML margins(SPAN + Exposure)	1x (100% of NRML margin (Span + Exposure)
Equity Intraday	5x (20% margin)	5x (Up to 20% of trade value)
Currency Options	1x (100% of NRML margins(SPAN + Exposure)	1x (100% of NRML margin (Span + Exposure)
Commodity Options	1x(100% of NRML margins(SPAN + Exposure)	1x (100% of NRML margin (Span + Exposure)
Commodity Futures	1x (100% of NRML margins(SPAN + Exposure)	1x (100% of NRML margin (Span + Exposure)
Equity Delivery	1x (no margin)	1x (100% of trade value)
Currency Futures	1x (100% of NRML margins(SPAN + Exposure)	1x (100% of NRML margin (Span + Exposure)
Equity Futures	1x (100% of NRML margins(SPAN + Exposure)	1x (100% of NRML margin (Span + Exposure)
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
RMS Square Off Charge	(₹50 + GST)	₹0 (Free)
API Charges	₹2000/ Month	₹0 (Free)
Call & Trade Charges	₹50/ Order	₹20/Call (Call & Trade free for first 20 calls) From the 21st call, you pay ₹15/Call
Other Brokerage Charges	₹20 or 0.03% (whichever is lower)	Trade Free Plan:- Carry Forward:- ₹20/Order \| Dealer Assisted Plan:- ₹39/Lot
Minimum Brokerage	₹20/ Order	₹20/Order or ₹39/Lot
	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Commodity Futures	0.01% on sell side (Non-Agri)	0.01% on sell trade (Non-Agri)
Currency Futures	No STT	No STT
Equity Intraday	0.025% on the sell side	0.025% only on sell
Equity Options	0.05% on sell side (on premium)	0.05% only on sell
Currency Options	No STT	No STT
Equity Delivery	0.1% on buy & sell	0.1% on both buy & sell
Equity Futures	0.01% on sell side	0.01% only on sell
Commodity Options	0.05% on sell side	0.05% on sell trade
	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Equity Demat Transaction Charges	₹13.5 + Gst per scrip (stock)	₹ 18.5 + Gst per scrip per day only on sell
	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Equity/Currencies/Commodities ( Delivery & FNO)	Equity:- 18% on (brokerage + SEBI charges + transaction charges) \| Currency & Commodities:- 18% on (brokerage + transaction charges)	18% on (Brokerage + Transaction Charge)
	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Equity/Currencies/Commodities ( Delivery & FNO)	₹10/ Crore + GST \| Commodities futures:- Agri: ₹1/ Crore + GST Non- Agri ₹10/ Crore + GST	₹10/Crore
	Call Back Open Account

	Zerodha	Kotak Securities
Online Portfolio
Algo Trading
Margin Trading Facility
Call & Trade Facility
Referral Program
Collateral Margin
Online Demo
3 in 1 Account
Charting
Intraday Square-off Time	Equity Cash: 3:20 PM \| Equity F&O : 3:25 PM \| Currency: 4:45 PM \| Commodities: 25 min before close	Equity & F&O:- 3:20 PM \| Currency: 4:30 PM \| Commodities: 11:20 PM
Trading Platform	Zerodha Kite, Zerodha Coin and Zerodha Varsity, Console, Sentinel	KEAT ProX, Kotak Stock Trader (KST), Fastlane, Xtralite,
SMS Alerts for Trades
Direct Mutual Fund
	Call Back Open Account	Call Back Open Account

Zerodha

India's Largest Broker

Equity Delivery Free

Advanced Trading Platforms

Account Opening ₹200/-

Call Back Open Account

Alice Blue

Low Brokerage

FNO @ ₹15/Order

Free Trading Software

Free API Access

Call Back Open Account

Upstox

Free Account Opening

Flat ₹20 Brokerage

Free Technical Software

Backed by Ratan Tata Ji

Call Back Open Account

Angel One

Free Account Opening

Flat ₹20 Brokerage

Free Equity Delivery

Ultra-fast Digital Platform

Call Back Open Account

5Paisa

Various Brokerage Plans

Flat ₹20 Brokerage

Free Technical Software

Free Research Services

Call Back Open Account

Fyers

Free Equity Delivery

Intraday at ₹20/Order

Advanced Charting

Life Time Free AMC

Call Back Open Account

Stoxkart

No Profit No Brokerage

Free Equity Delivery

Brokerage of Flat ₹15/Trade

We earn only when you do

Call Back Open Account

ProfitMart

Free Account Opening

₹20/ Order

Free API Access

FREE Advanced Terminal

Call Back Open Account

Zebu Trade

Free Technical Software

Free API Access

Low Brokerage

Faster Payouts

Call Back Open Account

Flattrade

Free Account Opening

Decent Customer Services

Free Technical Software

Zero Brokerage in All Segments

Call Back Open Account

IIFL Securities

Free Research Reports

₹20/Order

₹0 AMC for 1st Year.

Free Research Services

Call Back Open Account

Kotak Securities

Various Types of Account

Free Account Opening

Flat ₹20/Order Brokerage

Zero Brokerage on Intraday

Call Back Open Account

ICICI Direct

Free Trading Account

Zero brokerage charges

Low Brokerage

Access to Award-winning research

Call Back Open Account

Sharekhan

International Presence

Free Account Opening

Open Account in Just 15 mins

Various Brokerage Slabs

Call Back Open Account

Paytm Money

Zero Account Opening

No Hidden Charges

Research Facility

Lowest Trading Charges

Call Back Open Account

Goodwill Commodities

₹11/ Order

Free Account Opening

Best Charting Software

Call Back Open Account

Groww

Growing Discount Broker

No Hidden Charges

No Transaction Charges in MF

₹20/ Order

Call Back Open Account

Samco

Growing Discount Broker

Free Account Opening

Instant Online Account

₹20/ Order

Call Back Open Account

Bajaj Finserve

Free Account Opening

Innovated Fixed Deposit

AMC Waived for 1 year

Free Advisory Services

Call Back Open Account

Finvasia

₹0 Brokerage on Trading

Free Account Opening

Commission Free Broker

Free Call & Trade

Call Back Open Account

SMC Global

International Presence

Competitive brokerage rates

Free Account Opening

Free Research Services

Call Back Open Account

FundsIndia

Free Investment Guidance

MF | Equities | F&O | NPS & more

Best in-Class Research

Free Account Opening

Call Back Open Account

mStock

Best Discount Broker

Margin Trading Facility

Advance Trading Platform

Provides Technical Analysis

Call Back Open Account

Rupeezy

Indian Stock Broker

Advance Trading Platform

Free Demat Account Opening

Call Back Open Account

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