ICICIdirect Vs Dhani Stocks Demat Account Comparison

ICICI Bank is India's largest private sector bank with total assets of Rs. 6,461.29 billion (US$ 103 billion) at March 31, 2015 and profit after tax Rs. 111.75 billion (US$ 1,788 million) for the year ended March 31, 2015. ICICI Bank currently has a network of 4,050 Branches and 12,817 ATM`s across India.

Dhani Stocks Limited, part of Indiabulls Group that was earlier known as Indiabulls Ventures/Securities Limited, is a online discount broker offering trading services to its customers across Equity, Derivatives, Currency, and, Commodity. Dhani Stocks is the first brokerage house in India to be assigned the highest broker quality grading by CRISIL and has its stocks listed on NSE, BSE & Luxembourg stock exchange.

ICICI Bank Tower, 5Th Flr South Wing,
Tower ii, Plt No 12 Financil Dist,
Gachibowli Hyderabad,
Andhra Pradesh, India - 500032

M-62 & 63, First Floor, Connaught Place, New Delhi - 110001

ICICI Bank offers a wide range of banking products and financial services to corporate and retail customers through a variety of delivery channels and through its specialised subsidiaries in the areas of investment banking, life and non-life insurance, venture capital and asset management.

Trading and Depository Services. The depository services include account opening, Demat requests, Remat requests, redemption, account transfer instructions, client master changes freezing, de-freezing, account closure, pledge creation, confirmation, closure, invocation, etc.

Stamp Duty at actuals

Nil

For Individual account: ₹700 p.a.

For Corporate account: ₹1500 p.a.

Nil

₹0 for ICICI Bank customers.

₹7500 for Non ICICI BANK customers.

Nil

₹50 Per Demat Request Form and ₹10 For Each Certificates

₹25 + CDSL charges at actual

For Normal Market & Off Market sell (0.04% of trans value for each CID)(subject to minimum ₹30)

For Debt instruments Market & Off Market sell (0.04% of trans value for each CID)(subject to minimum ₹30 & maximum ₹25,000 )

0.02% or minimum of ₹35

0.02% or minimum of ₹35

0.02% or minimum of ₹35

₹200 for restoring services if account is suspended for non payment of charges.

1. Margin Pledge /Unpledge: ₹15
2. Margin pledge Invocation: Nil
3. Fax Indemnity - Actual
4. Demat Rejection - ₹25 + Courier Charges
5. Renewal charges for resuming the Services - ₹100 per account.
6. Interest at 24% p.a for NSDL client and 13% p.a for CDSL client is charged on the outstanding bill after one month from the due date.