ICICIDirect Vs Ventura (Compare ICICIDirect and Ventura)
The side-by-side comparison of ICICIDirect and Ventura. Compare ICICIDirect Vs Ventura brokerage, charges, exposure margin, demat account. Read Ventura and ICICIDirect review.
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ICICIdirect 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...
Incorporate in 1994, Ventura Securities Ltd is Mumbai, India based popular stock broker. Ventura also provides wide range of investment products and services though it's over 25 branches and over 500 business partners (sub brokers) located across 300...
Type of Broker
Full Service Broker
Full Service Broker
Supported Exchnage
BSE, NSE
BSE, NSE, MCX
Account Type
3-in-1 Account (I-Secure Plan)
Plan 3500
Broker Enquiry
Year of Incorporation
2000
1994
Number of Branches
154
35
ICICIDirect Vs Ventura Charges
ICICIDirect
Ventura
Trading Account Opening Fees
₹975
₹150
Trading Account AMC
₹0
NIL
Demat Account Opening Fees
₹0
₹300
Demat Account AMC
₹450
₹400
Demat Account is Mandatory?
No
No
ICICIDirect Vs Ventura Brokerage
Brokerage Plan 1
ICICIDirect
Ventura
Account Type
3-in-1 Account (I-Secure Plan)
Plan 3500
Fixed Charges
Equity Delivery Brokerage
0.55%
0.20%
Equity Intraday Brokerage
0.275%
0.03%
Equity Futures Brokerage
0.05% to 0.03%
0.03%
Equity Options Brokerage
₹95 to ₹35 per lot
₹50 per lot
Currency Futures Trading Brokerage
0.050% to 0.030%
₹20 per lot
Currency Options Trading Brokerage
₹25 to ₹10 per lot
₹20 per lot
Commodity Futures Trading Brokerage
NA
Commodity Options Trading Brokerage
NA
Brokerage Plan 2
ICICIDirect
Ventura
Account Type
I-Saver Plan
Plan 18000
Fixed Charges
₹18000 per year
Equity Delivery Brokerage
0.75% to 0.25%
0.15%
Equity Intraday Brokerage
0.75% to 0.25%
0.015%
Equity Futures Brokerage
0.05% to 0.03%
0.015%
Equity Options Brokerage
₹95 to ₹65 per lot
₹35 per lot
Currency Futures Trading Brokerage
0.05% to 0.03%
₹20 per lot
Currency Options Trading Brokerage
₹95 to ₹65 per lot
₹20 per lot
Commodity Futures Trading Brokerage
NA
Commodity Options Trading Brokerage
Brokerage Plan 3
ICICIDirect
Ventura
Account Type
3-in-1 Account (I-Secure Plan)
Plan 72000
Fixed Charges
₹72000 per year
Equity Delivery Brokerage
0.55%
0.10%
Equity Intraday Brokerage
0.275%
0.01%
Equity Futures Brokerage
0.05% to 0.03%
0.01%
Equity Options Brokerage
₹95 to ₹35 per lot
₹18 per lot
Currency Futures Trading Brokerage
0.050% to 0.030%
₹20 per lot
Currency Options Trading Brokerage
₹25 to ₹10 per lot
₹20 per lot
Commodity Futures Trading Brokerage
NA
Commodity Options Trading Brokerage
NA
Other Charges
Minimum Brokerage Charges
₹35 per trade
Delivery - 2p per share, Intraday - 1p per share
Other Brokerage Charges
Call & Trade Charges
₹25 per call after first 20 free calls per month
Nil
ICICIDirect Vs Ventura Taxes
ICICIDirect
Ventura
Securities Transaction Tax (STT)
Equity Intraday
0.025% (on Sell trade)
Equity Delivery
0.1% (on Buy and Sell)
Equity Futures
0.01% (on Sell trade)
Equity Options
0.05% (on Sell trade premium) or 0.125% (on excersied options)
Currency Futures
Nil
Currency Options
Nil
Commodities
0.01% on sell side (Non-Agri)
Exchange Transaction Charges
Check table below
SEBI Charges
Rs 15 per Crore
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
18% on (brokerage + transaction charges)
Stamp Duty
Charged as per the state of the client's correspondence address.
ICICIDirect Vs Ventura Transaction Charges
ICICIDirect
Ventura
Equity Delivery
NSE: 0.0031% | BSE: 0.0028%
0.0038%
Equity Intraday
NSE: 0.0031% | BSE: 0.0028%
0.0038%
Equity Futures
0.0018%
0.0027%
Equity Options
0.05% on Premium
0.075% (on premium)
Currency Futures
0.0012%
Currency Options
0.05% on Premium
Commodity
NA
0.0025%
ICICIDirect Vs Ventura Exposure Margin
ICICIDirect
Ventura
Equity Delivery
5x with Interest
2x with 24% interest per year
Equity Intraday
Upto 25x
Upto 5x
Equity Futures
4x
3x
Equity Options
2x for shorting
Nil
Currency Futures
NA
Upto 2x
Currency Options
NA
NA
Commodity Futures
NA
3x
Commodity Options
ICICIDirect and Ventura Feature Comparison
ICICIDirect
Ventura
3 in 1 Account
Charting
Automated Trading
SMS Alerts
Online Demo
Online Portfolio
Margin Trading Funding Available
Margin Against Shares (Equity Cash)
Margin Against Shares (Equity F&O)
Trading Platform
ICICIdirect.com (website), Trade Racer, ICICIDirect Mobile App
POINTER, Web
Intraday Square-off Time
3:30 PM
Other Features
Bullet Trading, Can trade in 32 exchanges through Saxo Trader
Fundamental data available on chart
Referral Program
ICICIDirect Vs Ventura Review
ICICIDirect
Ventura
403 Customer Reviews
173 Customer Reviews
Fees Ratings
Trading Brokerage Rating
Trading Platform Usability
Customer Service Ratings
Overall Ratings
Broker Rating
ICICIDirect is Rated 2.4 / 5 based on 403 customer reviews
Ventura is Rated 3.6 / 5 based on 173 customer reviews
Zerodha
Zero Account Opening Fee