A successful discount broker in India, 5 paisa provides different trading and investing services across various segments. Its parent company is IIFL that has built a great name in the retail broking industry.
5paisa Capital Ltd. is a new age company that believes in making the entire process of getting started with trading as simple as possible, offering account opening in three simple steps. One of the leading stockbrokers in India, 5paisa Capital Ltd is publicly-traded, and managed by IIFL founders. This provides the company with valuable experience in the financial markets coupled with its expertise in simplifying the trading experience has enabled it to offer best-in-class services at an extremely low cost.
Based out of Mumbai, 5paisa.com commenced operations in March 2016 and since then has become 2nd largest discount stock broker in India (As on Dec 2018). It is listed on both BSE as well as NSE.
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Kotak Mahindra Bank is a renowned bank that has well-established itself in the country and a pioneer in embracing newer technological implementations in the banking sector. It has thrived in offering surplus services and features to its customers to simplify the overall banking process.
With this, Kotak Mahindra also offers Kotak Securities, a subsidiary under its name that provides traders and investors alike to trade in the Stock Market. As a broker, it provides quite an impressive array of features and services, which does come in handy while trading and investing in the stock market.
Established in 1994 in Mumbai, Kotak Securities comes under Kotak Mahindra Bank and offers services related to investing and trading in the stock market. Financial services are also included. The bank is targeted primarily towards India and has a broad chain of outlets that spans 1209 branches handling well
Charge | 5paisa | Kotak Securities |
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Demat Account Opening Charges | ₹0 (Free) | ₹0 |
Trading Acc Opening Charges | ₹650 | ₹750 |
Trading Account AMC | ₹0 (Free) | ₹0 |
Demat Account AMC | ₹540 yearly (charged as ₹45 per traded month) | ₹600 per year |
Charge | 5paisa | Kotak Securities |
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Plan Name | Optimum Plan | Fixed Brokerage Plan |
Equity Delivery | ₹20 per trade | 0.49% |
Equity Intraday | ₹20 per trade | 0.049% (both side) |
Equity Futures | ₹20 per trade | 0.049% (both side) |
Equity Options | ₹20 per trade | ₹300 per lot |
Currency Futures | ₹20 per trade | N/A |
Currency Options | ₹20 per trade | N/A |
Commodity Options | ₹20 per trade | Futures 0.070% |
Mutual Fund | N/A | N/A |
Segment | 5paisa | Kotak Securities |
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Equity Delivery | Upto 4x | N/A |
Equity Intraday | Upto 20x | N/A |
Equity Future | Intra-day: 3.5x | Carry forward: 1x (no margin) | N/A |
Equity Options | Intra-day: 1x | Carry forward: 1x | N/A |
Currency Future | Intra-day: 1 time | Carry forward: 1x | N/A |
Currency Options | Intra-day: 1x | Carry forward: 1x | N/A |
Commodity Future | N/A | N/A |
Commodity Options | N/A | N/A |