HDFC Securities Ltd, a subsidiary of HDFC Bank. It basically means that you can get a 3-in-1 account service that combines HDFC Securities Trading Account with the HDFC Securities Demat Account, and HDFC Bank account resulting in an amazing trading experience, and above that it also provides a free mutual fund account. It is one of the largest full-service brokers in India with more than 20 lakh customers, including both retail and institutional clients.
HDFC Securites, due to its large customer base, happens to be one of the leading depository participants with both CDSL and NSDL; more than 2.03 million demat accounts with a comprehensive network that has more than 3500 service branches. They have more than 270 branches across 185, catering investment needs of a gigantic diversified customer base including both retail and institutional investors.
HDFC Securities is a registered member of BSE, NSE, IRDA, PFRDA, AMFI,
Fyers Securities is a team of young, enthusiastic business people with over 10 years of trading and security industry experience. They are also associated with IL&FS Securities Services Limited for their demat account services and mutual fund services.
One interesting fact about this stock broker is that it pioneered a new method in investing stock called ‘Themed Investment’ providing the ability to invest in similar category of stocks. The closest similar practice would be with Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). However, Thematic Investment offers more flexibility than ETFs, because the companies to invest in a particular theme are identified by the broker, even the community sometimes.
Based out of Bangalore, Karnataka, Fyers was launched in 2015, and in this limited time period, it has become one of the popular discount brokers in India. Found by Tejas Khoday, Shreyas Khodey & Yashas Khodey, FYERS is basically an acronym for ‘Focus Your
Charge | HDFC Securities | Fyers |
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Demat Account Opening Charges | ₹0 | ₹0 |
Trading Acc Opening Charges | ₹999 | ₹400 |
Trading Account AMC | ₹0 | ₹0 |
Demat Account AMC | ₹750 | ₹300 |
Charge | HDFC Securities | Fyers |
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Plan Name | Basic | Flat Fee Plan |
Equity Delivery | 0.50% | ₹0 |
Equity Intraday | 0.05% | ₹20 per executed order or 0.03% whichever is less |
Equity Futures | 0.05% | ₹20 per executed order or 0.03% whichever is less |
Equity Options | ₹100 per lot or 1% of the premium (whichever is higher) | ₹20 per executed order |
Currency Futures | ₹23 per contract | ₹20 per executed order or 0.03% whichever is less |
Currency Options | ₹20 per contract | ₹20 per executed order |
Commodity Options | 0.02% for Intraday / 0.025% for positional | Futures: ₹20 per executed order or 0.03% whichever is less, Options: ₹20 per executed order |
Mutual Fund | N/A | N/A |
Segment | HDFC Securities | Fyers |
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Equity Delivery | 2x | 1x |
Equity Intraday | Upto 20x | Upto 5x |
Equity Future | Nil | Upto 4x |
Equity Options | Nil | Upto 5x |
Currency Future | Nil | Upto 3x |
Currency Options | Nil | Upto 3x |
Commodity Future | Nil | Upto 3x |
Commodity Options | N/A | Upto 3x |