Edwelweiss Vs Zerodha: Side By Side Comparison

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

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

Whereas Zerodha belongs to Discount Broker category. Hence they offer limited services but charges flat brokerage charges.

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 Zerodha:

Parameters	Edelweiss	Zerodha
Review	Edelweiss Review	Zerodha Review
Type of Broker	Full Service Broker	Discount Broker
Incorporation Year	2002	2010
Supported Exchanges	NSE, BSE, MCX-SX , MCX and MSEI	NSE, BSE, MCX and NCEDEX
Account Related Charges
Trading Account Opening Fees	Rs 1000	Rs 300
Trading Account AMC	Rs 0	Rs 0
Demat Account Opening Fees	Rs 0	Rs 100
Demat Account AMC	Rs 500 (Free for first Year)	Rs 300
Brokerage Charges
Equity Delivery Brokerage	0.45%	Rs 0
Equity Intraday Brokerage	0.06%	Rs 20 per executed order
Equity Futures Brokerage	0.06%	Rs 20 per executed order
Equity Options Brokerage	Rs 150/lot	Rs 20 per executed order
Currency Futures Trading Brokerage	0.05%	Rs 20 per executed order
Currency Options Trading Brokerage	Rs 50/lot	Rs 20 per executed order
Commodity Trading Brokerage	NA	Rs 20 per executed order
Minimum Brokerage Charges	3 paisa per share	NIL
Monthly Unlimited Plans
Brokerage Calculator	Edelweiss Brokerage Calculator	Zerodha Brokerage Calculator
Transaction Charges
Equity Delivery	0.00325%	0.00325%
Equity Intraday	0.00325%	0.00325%
Equity Futures	0.0019%	0.00210%
Equity Options	0.050% (On Premium)	0.053% (On Premium)
Currency Futures	0.00115%	0.00135%
Currency Options	0.040% (On Premium)	0.044% (On Premium)
Commodity	NA	Non Agri 0.0036%, Agri 0.00275%,
Exposure
Equity	Upto 20 times Intraday and 4 times for Delivery	Upto 20 times Intraday
Equity Futures	3 times for Intraday	upto 2.5 times
Equity Options	No leverage for Buying and upto 3 times for shorting	upto 2.5 times
Currency Futures	Upto 2 times intraday	upto 2.5 times
Currency Options	No leverage for Buying and upto 3 times for shorting	upto 2.5 times
Commodities	NA	upto 2.5 times
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	Zerodha Kite
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	Zero Account Opening Charges

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