EdelWeiss Vs HDFC Securities : Side By Side Comparison

In this page, I am providing side by side comparison of Edelweiss Vs HDFC Securities.

HDFC Securities is a brokerage arm of HDFC bank and hence provide 3-in-1 demat account. It enables seamless transfer of funds within the accounts. Brokerage of this broker is on higher side.

Whereas Edelweiss is a full service broker and provides many services to its clients. Both of these brokers offer research and recommendation to their customers.

But still there are lot of differences between these two brokers.

I have equated both these brokers based on Company overview, Account related charges, Brokerage Charges, Transaction charges, Exposure provided, other features, Investment services, Customer service , Research/recommendations and promotion offer on account opening if any.

However, if you already have account with any of these brokers, kindly share your experience with me and fellow readers through comments.

Here is the comparison of Edelweiss vs HDFC Securities:

Parameters	Edelweiss	HDFC Securities
Review	Edelweiss Review	HDFC Securities Review
Type of Broker	Full Service Broker	Full Service Broker
Incorporation Year	2002	2000
Supported Exchanges	NSE, BSE, MCX-SX , MCX and MSEI	NSE & BSE
Account Related Charges
Trading Account Opening Fees	Rs 1000	Rs 990
Trading Account AMC	Rs 0	Rs 0
Demat Account Opening Fees	Rs 0	Rs 0
Demat Account AMC	Rs 500 (Free for first Year)	Rs 750
Brokerage Charges
Equity Delivery Brokerage	0.45%	0.5%
Equity Intraday Brokerage	0.06%	0.1%
Equity Futures Brokerage	0.06%	0.05%
Equity Options Brokerage	Rs 150/lot	Rs 100/lot
Currency Futures Trading Brokerage	0.05%	Rs 23 per contract
Currency Options Trading Brokerage	Rs 50/lot	Rs 20 per contract
Commodity Trading Brokerage	NA	NA
Minimum Brokerage Charges	3 paisa per share	Rs 25 per trade
Monthly Unlimited Plans
Brokerage Calculator	Edelweiss Brokerage Calculator	HDFC Securities Calculator
Transaction Charges
Equity Delivery	0.00325%	0.0031%
Equity Intraday	0.00325%	0.0031%
Equity Futures	0.0019%	0.00180%
Equity Options	0.050% (On Premium)	0.050% (On Premium)
Currency Futures	0.00115%	0.00120%
Currency Options	0.040% (On Premium)	0.050% (On Premium)
Commodity	NA	NA
Exposure
Equity	Upto 20 times Intraday and 4 times for Delivery	Upto 20 times Intraday and 2 times Delivery
Equity Futures	3 times for Intraday	No Leverage for Intraday
Equity Options	No leverage for Buying and upto 3 times for shorting	No Leverage for Intraday
Currency Futures	Upto 2 times intraday	No Leverage for Intraday
Currency Options	No leverage for Buying and upto 3 times for shorting	No Leverage for Intraday
Commodities	NA	NA
Features
3 in 1 Account
Mobile Trading
Charting
Automated Trading
After Trading Hour Orders
SMS Alerts
Margin Funding
Trading Platform	Xtreme trader, Traders Lounge and Mobile Trader	HDFC Securities BLINK
Investment Services
Stock / Equity
Commodity
Currency
Initial Public Offers (IPO)
Mutual Funds
Customer Service Channels
24/7 Customer Service
Email Support
Onine Live Chat
Phone Support
Toll Free Number
Support Through Branches
Relationship Managers
Research Reports/Tips/Recommendations
Daily Market Report
Tips/Recommendations
Quarterly Result Analysis
News Alerts
Robo Advisory
Promotional Offers
	NIL	NIL

And if you are interested in checking the details these two brokers with few more stock brokers, see the below tables.

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