Kotak Securities Vs TradeSmart (Compare Kotak Securities and TradeSmart)

• Offers 3-in-1 Account (trinity account).
• Kotak Security is a full services broker offering wide range of investment options and research reports.
• Kotak Securities has extended network of 1400+ branches across India.
• It offers 3-in-1 account, the combination of broker account, bank account and a demat account. All these accounts are linked together and work seamlessly to make stock market investment very easy especially for beginners in stock market.
• Kotak offers 5 different trading platforms to fulfill almost all customer requirements.

• EquiMax funding offers up to 4x times exposure in equity delivery. This facility could be enabled with an annual subscription fee of Rs 1000.
• Unlike most of the discount brokers; TradeSmart offers 2 unique brokerage plans designed in such a way that it suits every trading strategy. Switching between these plans is made very easy which offers great flexibility.
• TSO offers to invest in Mutual Funds, Bonds and Offer For Sale (OFS). These financial instruments are not available with most discount brokers including other popular discount brokers like Zerodha and RKSV.
• Excellent referral benefits are available. The customer receives 10% credit of the brokerage generated by the clients referred by them.
• No minimum amount is needed to open or maintain a trading account with TSO.
• Customer service is available through live chat on its website. This is very convenient for many customers.
• TradeSmart is in the stock broking industry since 1994.
• TSO's online knowledgebase has a lot of information which is helpful for most customers.

• The brokerage changed by them of higher than the discount brokers.
• Commodity trading is available through another company 'Kotak Commodity Services Ltd'.

• Call and Trade is charged at extra Rs 20 per executed order.
• Physical contract notes Rs 20 per contract note + courier charges
• Intraday positions (MIS, CO & BO) squared off by RMS team is charged at Rs 20.
• 24/7 customer service is not available.
• Facility to invest in IPO's is not available.
• Doesn't provide daily market report, free tips, news alerts and technical analysis.
• 3-in-1 accounts are not available as company doesn't provide banking services.

• Know more about Flat Fee Share Brokers in India (Also known as budget broker or discount broker)

Kotak 3-in-1 Account

Kotak Mahendra Bank offers trinity account, a 3-in-1 account which is a combination of saving bank, trading and demat account. It offers convenient investment in Equity, Derivatives, Mutual Funds, IPO and ETF.

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Limited Time Offer - Free Account Opening (Rs 400 waived)

Open TradeSmart Trading Account and get Free Trading, Demat and Mutual Fund Account + Trade at flat Rs 15 per order.