Prostocks Vs Interactive Brokers – Indian Share Brokers Comparison
Prostocks Vs Interactive Brokers
Here is a point by point comparison of Prostocks Vs Interactive Brokers. Prostocks, relatively a new entrant into the Indian stock market, is a discount broker that charges a flat fee per transaction from the customers. This stock broking firm was founded recently in February 2016. 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.
Everything about discount brokers such as Interactive Brokers or Prostocks is internet based, be it – customer service, trading, account opening etc. Choosing between the two depends on your preferences, your online appetite, your understanding of the stock market, your long and short term plans of investing or trading and so on.
To make things easy for you, we have listed out the comparison between Prostocks 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.
Comparison
Prostocks Review | Interactive Brokers Review | |
OVERVIEW | ||
Incorporated In the Year | 2016 | 1977 |
Number of branches across India | 2 | 1 |
Exchanges | BSE, NSE | NSE, BSE |
ACCOUNT CHARGES | ||
Trading Account Opening Charges | ₹300 | ₹0 |
Trading Account Annual Maintenance Charges | ₹0 | ₹0 (Monthly ₹200 brokerage must be generated otherwise the differential amount will be levied) |
Demat Account Opening Charges | ₹0 | ₹0 |
Demat Account Annual Maintenance Charges | ₹1000 (Refundable) | ₹0 |
Transaction Charges | Prostocks Transaction Charges | Interactive Brokers Transaction Charges |
BROKERAGE | ||
Equity Delivery | ₹15 per executed trade | ₹6 to ₹20 per executed trade |
Intraday Delivery | ₹15 per executed trade | ₹6 to ₹20 per executed trade |
Equity Futures | ₹15 per executed trade | ₹6 to ₹20 per executed trade |
Equity Options | ₹15 per executed trade | ₹6 to ₹20 per executed trade |
Currency Futures | ₹15 per executed trade | ₹6 to ₹20 per executed trade |
Currency Options | ₹15 per executed trade | ₹6 to ₹20 per executed trade |
Commodity | NA | NA |
Calculate Brokerage | Prostocks Brokerage Calculator | |
EXPOSURE OR LEVERAGE | ||
Equity | Upto 7 times & Delivery upto 1 time | 4 times for intraday, 2 times for delivery |
Equity Futures | Upto 1.5 times | Upto 3 times Intraday |
Equity Options | Upto 1.5 times | Buying No Leverage, Shorting Upto 3 times |
Currency Futures | NA | Upto 2 times Intraday |
Currency Options | NA | Buying No Leverage, Shorting Upto 2 times |
Commodities | NA | 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) | ProStocks Web, ProStocks Mobile and ProStocks Desktop | IB Trader Workstation, IB TWS, IB WebTrader |
Complaints Percentage of Active Clients | 0.15% | 0.04% |
OVERALL RATING | ||
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