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Incorporated in 1995, SAS Online is an online discount brokerage firm offering brokerage services for stocks, future and options, currency and commodities at NSE, BSE and MCX exchanges.
SAS Online started offering its discount brokerage services since 2013. As of Aug 2019, they have 30000+ clients spread across 750+ cities of India. They are doing a daily average turnover of ₹10,000+ Cr, contributing to over 1% of the total Indian market turnover with an average of 1 lac + orders a day.
Like most discount brokers, brokerage services are offered to clients from 1 centralized office located in Delhi. The way that is possible is by leveraging technology thereby saving on real estate, HR and other operational costs which are passed onto the client in the form of their deep discount brokerage plans. They have no account minimums or hidden costs, which translates into lower costs and hassle free trading.
SAS Online offers 4 different plans to suite your trading needs:
This SAS Online trading plan offers trading at flat ₹9 per trade irrespective to the size of the trade. The brokerage is charged as ₹9 per executed order or 0.01% whichever is lower. Trading is available at BSE, NSE and MCX stock exchanges in equity, commodities and currency derivative segments.
This trading plan offers unlimited monthly trading in commodities at MCX stock exchange for flat ₹999 per month.
This SASOnline plan offers unlimited trading in equity segment for flat ₹999 per month. Trading under this plan is available at BSE Cash, NSE Cash and NSE F&O segment.
This plan offers unlimited trading in currency derivatives segment at NSE for flat ₹499 per month.
| SAS Online Charges | EQUITY Delivery | EQUITY Intraday |
|---|---|---|
| Brokerage (₹999 MCX Plan / ₹999 Equity Plan / ₹499 Currency Plan) | ₹0 | ₹0 |
| Brokerage (₹9 per trade Plan) | 0.1% or ₹9/Trade whichever is lower | 0.01% or ₹9/Trade whichever is lower |
| STT | 0.1% on both Buy and Sell | 0.025% on the Sell Side |
| Transaction / Turnover Charges | ₹325/crore | ₹325/crore |
| Goods and Services Tax (GST) | 18% on (Brokerage + Transaction Charge) | 18% on (Brokerage + Transaction Charge) |
| SEBI Charges | ₹5/Crore | ₹5/Crore |
| Stamp Duty | * | * |
| SAS Online Charges | Futures | Options |
|---|---|---|
| Brokerage (₹999 MCX Plan / ₹999 Equity Plan / ₹499 Currency Plan) | ₹0 | ₹0 |
| Brokerage (₹9 per trade Plan) | 0.1% or ₹9/Trade whichever is lower | ₹9/trade |
| STT | 0.01% on Sell Side | 0.05% on Sell Side(on Premium) |
| Transaction / Turnover Charges | ₹220/crore | ₹5500/crore on premium turnover |
| Goods and Services Tax (GST) | 18% on (Brokerage + Transaction Charge) | 18% on (Brokerage + Transaction Charge) |
| SEBI Charges | ₹5/Crore | ₹5/Crore |
| Stamp Charges | * | * |
| SAS Online Charges | Currency Futures | Currency Options |
|---|---|---|
| Brokerage (₹999 MCX Plan / ₹999 Equity Plan / ₹499 Currency Plan) | ₹0 | ₹0 |
| Brokerage (₹9 per trade Plan) | 0.1% or ₹9/Trade whichever is lower | ₹9/trade |
| STT | No STT | No STT |
| Transaction / Turnover Charges | ₹120/crore | ₹5500/crore on premium turnover |
| Goods and Services Tax (GST) | 18% on (Brokerage + Transaction Charge) | 18% on (Brokerage + Transaction Charge) |
| SEBI Charges | ₹5/Crore | ₹5/Crore |
| Stamp Charges | * | * |
| SAS Online Charges | Commodity Futures |
|---|---|
| Brokerage (₹999 MCX Plan / ₹999 Equity Plan / ₹499 Currency Plan) | ₹0 |
| Brokerage (₹9 per trade Plan) | 0.1% or ₹9/Trade whichever is lower |
| CTT | 0.01% on Sell Side (Non-Agri) |
| Transaction / Turnover Charges | Non-Agri: ₹360/crore |
| Goods and Services Tax (GST) | 18% on (Brokerage + Transaction Charge) |
| SEBI Charges | ₹5/Crore |
| Stamp Charges | ₹100/Crore |
* stamp duty is charged based on the state.
| ID | Transaction | Demat Charges |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demat Account opening charges | ₹200 |
| 2 | Annual Maintenance charges (AMC) | For Individual- ₹200 For Non Individual- ₹500 |
| 3 | Transaction charges (Debit) | ₹9 per debit instruction + depository charges at actual |
| 4 | Pledge Creation Charges | Rs50 per transaction |
| 5 | Pledge Creation confirmation | Nil |
| 6 | Pledge Closure / Closure confirmation | Nil |
| 7 | Pledge Invocation | ₹50 per Transaction |
| 8 | Dematerialization Charges | ₹2 per certificate + courier charges of ₹35 per demat request for every 500 grams |
| 9 | Rematerialization Charges | ₹25 per certificate or 0.05% of the value whichever is higher + Depository charges at actuals |
| 10 | SLB Charges | ₹25 for Security Lending & Borrowing + Depository charges separately |
| 11 | Failed or Rejected Transactions | ₹30 per transaction |
| 12 | Demat Rejection Charges | ₹35 per rejection for every 500 grams |
Visit SAS Online Brokerage Charges Review for more detail.
For online trading with SAS Online, investor has to open an account. Following are the ways to open an account with SAS Online
SAS Online provides ALPHA online trading platform to its customers for trading at BSE, NSE, and MCX. ALPHA is a re-branded Omnesys NEST trading platform. Omnesys NEST is among the most popular, powerful and secure trading platform available in India.
This platform includes:
This is an installable trading terminal designed for fast execution of orders with real-time monitoring. Build for the frequent trader, this easy to use the trading terminal is available to all the customers for free. ALPHA Trader offers to trade across all segments and exchanges.
This is a web browser-based trading website.
This is a smart phone-based trading app. It allowing customers to monitor quotes, analyze charts, place orders, trade stocks or check your positions - all in real-time. The mobile app is available for Android, Apple and Windows phones.
Visit SAS Online Trading Software Review for more detail.
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SAS Online leverage for intraday, delivery, options, currency and commodities.
| Segment | Margin |
|---|---|
| Equity Delivery | 1x (no margin) |
| Equity Intraday | 13x to 20x with CO (Intraday), 5x to 9x for MIS (Intraday) |
| Equity Future | 5x with CO (Intraday), 2x for MIS (Intraday) |
| Equity Options | 2x for selling 100% premium amount for buying |
| Currency Future | 2x trading margin |
| Currency Options | 2x for selling 100% premium amount for buying |
| Commodity Future | NA |
| Commodity Options |
Visit SAS Online Margin Review for more detail.
| Overall Rating |  4.0/5 |
| Fees |  4.3/5 |
| Brokerage |  4.6/5 |
| Usability |  3.4/5 |
| Customer Service |  3.9/5 |
| Research Capabilities |  3.0/5 |
Based on 67 Votes by SAS Online Customers
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The number of SAS Online customer complaint received by the exchanges. The SAS Online consumer complaint report helps understanding the South Asian Stocks Ltd quality and relibility of service.
| Exchange | Financial Year | Number of Clients* | Complaints** |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSE | 2020-21 | 13,621 | 2 |
| NSE | 2019-20 | 13,027 | 5 |
| NSE | 2018-19 | 12,445 | 11 |
| NSE | 2017-18 | 11,869 | 6 |
| NSE | 2016-17 | 9,384 | 5 |
| NSE | 2015-16 | 6,436 | 8 |
| NSE | 2014-15 | 4,091 | 9 |
| NSE | 2013-14 | 1,933 | 1 |
* The number of active customers reported by the broker.
** The total number of complaints received against the broker at the given exchange.
Visit SAS Online Complaints at BSE, NSE and MCX for detail report.
| Timeline | Event |
| April 2013 | SAS started offering discount brokerage services |
| Oct 2013 | SAS reached first 1000 customers |
| March 2014 | SAS reached 2500 customers. Team size of 15 people handling customers. |
| Oct 2014 | SAS started offering Commodity Trading at MCX |
| March 2015 | SAS reached 6000 customers. Team size increased to 35. |
| June 2015 | SAS started offering Zero AMC Demat Accounts |
| Jan 2016 | SAS's Daily Turnover reached ₹4000 Cr with over 40,000 trading orders placed every-day. |
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