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ICICI Direct FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

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ICICI Direct is a retail trading and investment service from ICICI Securities, the largest retail stock broker firm in India offering a wide range of investment options to the retail and institutional customers. ICICI Securities is part of ICICI Group, India's top financial service provider offering banking and other financial services. ICICI Secur...

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ICICI Direct Special Offer

ICICI 3-in-1 Account

ICICI Direct offers a 3-in-1 account, a combination of saving bank, trading and demat account. It offers one-click investment in Equity, Derivatives, Mutual Funds, IPO, ETF, Life Insurance, General Insurance, Currency, and Fixed Deposits.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is AMC for ICICI Direct?
ICICI Direct charges ₹0 Annual Maintenance Charge (AMC) for a trading account and ₹700 for a demat account. AMC is charged to maintain the accounts.
How much ICICI Direct charge for delivery?
ICICI Direct charge 0.55% for equity delivery trade. These trades are also known as cash & carry trades or CNC.
How much ICICI Direct charge for intraday?
ICICI Direct charge 0.275% for intra-day trades. These orders are also known as Margin Intraday Square-up or MIS orders. All open intraday orders are auto squared-off at the end of the day. Extra leverage is offered for these trades.
How much ICICI Direct charge for futures?
ICICI Direct charge 0.05% to 0.03% for equity futures trading.
How much ICICI Direct charge for options?
ICICI Direct charge ₹95 to ₹35 per lot for equity options trading. Options are highly leveraged derivative products. Options trading is used in many ways including hedging or to reduce the risk exposure of the portfolio.
How much ICICI Direct charge for commodity?
ICICI Direct brokerage charges for commodity futures is NA and commodity options is NA. Commodities futures are agreements to buy or sell raw material (food, energy or metal) at a specific date in the future at a particular price. Commodity options contracts are the right to buy (call option) or sell (put option) underlying commodity futures at predetermined prices on the date of contract expiry.
How much ICICI Direct charge for currency trading?
ICICI Direct charge 0.050% to 0.030% for currency futures trading and ₹25 to ₹10 per lot for currency options trading.

What are transaction charges in ICICI Direct?

Transaction Charges (or Exchange Turnover Charges) is a fee charged by the stock exchanges for trades done through them. Most brokers include clearing changes to it. These changes can be seen in the contract note.

ICICI Direct Transaction Charges 2020

Segment	Transaction Fee
Equity Delivery	NSE ₹310 per Cr (0.0031%) \| BSE ₹280 per Cr (0.0028%) (each side)
Equity Intraday	NSE ₹310 per Cr (0.0031%) \| BSE ₹280 per Cr (0.0028%) (each side)
Equity Futures	₹180 per Cr (0.0018%)
Equity Options	₹5000 per Cr (0.05%) (on premium)
Currency Futures	₹120 per Cr (0.0012%)
Currency Options	₹5000 per Cr (0.05%) (on premium)
Commodity	NA

Does ICICI Direct offer IPO?
Yes. ICICI Direct offers online IPO applications to its customers. Initial Public Offer (IPO) offers an early opportunity to buy shares of companies that are not previously traded publicly.
Does ICICI Direct offer Mutual Funds?
Yes. You can buy/sell Mutual Funds if you have an account with ICICI Direct. In a Mutual Fund, asset management companies (AMC) collect money from several investors and invest them into certain stocks, bonds, debt funds, etc.
Does ICICI Direct provide margin funds?
Yes. ICICI Direct provide margin funding.
What is ICICI Direct intraday auto square-off time?
ICICI Direct auto square-off all open intraday positions at 3:30 PM.
Does ICICI Direct provide tips?
Yes. ICICI Direct provide trading tips for stock and commodity trading to its customers.

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