Ventura Securities Vs Interactive Brokers – Stock Brokers Comparison
Ventura Securities Vs Interactive Brokers
Here is a point by point comparison between Ventura Securities Vs Interactive Brokers.
Ventura Securities was launched in the year 1994 as a full service stock broking company across asset classes. Ventura has been one of the least complained about stock broking house at NSE & BSE over the last few years giving a glimpse of the quality this broker brings to the table. Interactive Brokers is actually a US based stock broking company and has a discount broking arm based out of Mumbai as well. With 1100+ employees globally, the broker has presence in 100+ countries and was introduced in India in 2009. However, this discount broker offers limited range of trading and investment products.
Full service brokers such as Ventura Securities will help you, spoon feed you, hand hold you through the process, even if you need an offline help, meet someone, talk to somebody and so on. Everything about discount stock brokers such as Interactive Brokers is Online, be it – customer service, trading, account opening and so on. Ā Choosing between the two depends on your preferences, your online appetite, your understanding of the stock market etc.
To make things easy for you, we have listed out the comparison between Ventura Securities Vs Interactive Brokers to help you find which of the two suits your needs better. The comparison is made on aspects such as:
- Company Overview
- Account Opening Charges
- Brokerage
- Exposure or Leverages
- Research
- Trading Platforms
- Other Features
Generally above mentioned aspects are good enough to make a decision based on your preferences, but feel free to let us know what more areas you would like us to cover. Most of the content has been vetted by the corresponding stock broking firms. We hope this article helps you to understand which of the two brokers is better for your needs.
Ventura Securities Review | Interactive Brokers Review | |
OVERVIEW | ||
Incorporated In the Year | 1994 | 1977 |
Number of branches across India | 525 | 1 |
Exchanges | NSE, BSE, MCX, MCX-SX, & NCDEX | NSE, BSE |
ACCOUNT CHARGES | ||
Trading Account Opening Chargesļ»æ | ā¹150 | ā¹0 |
Trading Account Annual Maintenance Charges | ā¹0 | ā¹0 (Monthly ā¹200 brokerage must be generated otherwise the differential amount will be levied) |
Demat Account Opening Charges | ā¹300 | ā¹0 |
Demat Account Annual Maintenance Charges | ā¹400 | ā¹0 |
Transaction Charges | Ventura Transaction Charges | |
BROKERAGE | ||
Equity Delivery | 0.20% | ā¹6 to ā¹20 per executed trade |
Intraday Delivery | 0.03% | ā¹6 to ā¹20 per executed trade |
Equity Futures | 0.03% | ā¹6 to ā¹20 per executed trade |
Equity Options | ā¹50 per lot | ā¹6 to ā¹20 per executed trade |
Currency Futures | ā¹20 per lot | ā¹6 to ā¹20 per executed trade |
Currency Options | ā¹20 per lot | ā¹6 to ā¹20 per executed trade |
Commodity | NA | NA |
Brokerage Calculator | Ventura Securities Brokerage Calculator | |
EXPOSURE OR LEVERAGE | ||
Equity | Upto 5 times for Intraday, & 2 times for Delivery | 4 times for intraday, 2 times for delivery |
Equity Futures | Upto 3 times Intraday | Upto 3 times Intraday |
Equity Options | No Leverage | Buying No Leverage, Shorting Upto 3 times |
Currency Futures | Upto 2 times Intraday | Upto 2 times Intraday |
Currency Options | No Leverage | Buying No Leverage, Shorting Upto 2 times |
Commodities | Upto 3 times Intraday | NA |
RESEARCH | ||
Daily Market Reports | ||
Tips/Recommendations | ||
Quarterly Analysis | ||
News Alerts | ||
TRADING SEGMENTS | ||
Equity | ||
Mutual Funds | ||
IPOs | ||
Currency | ||
Commodity | ||
CUSTOMER SERVICE OPTIONS | ||
Email Support | ||
Live Chat | ||
Phone | ||
Toll Free Number | ||
Offline Branches | ||
FEATURES | ||
Mobile Trading | ||
Orders Accepted After Trading Hours | ||
Charting | ||
SMS Alerts | ||
Robo Advisory | ||
Automated Trading | ||
Market Tips | ||
Margin Funding | ||
Relationship Managers | ||
3 in 1 Account | ||
Trading Platform(s) | POINTER | IB Trader Workstation, IB TWS, IB WebTrader |
Complaint Percentage of Active Clients | 0.06% | 0.04% |
OVERALL RATING | ||
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