RK Global Vs Sharekhan

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RK Global Vs Sharekhan is one of the top stockbroker comparisons traders look for. Here is the comparison with respect to Brokerage, Customer Service, Trading Platforms etc.

This comparison article also provides a video comparison between RK Global Vs Sharekhan so that you get a 360-degree view about which broker to go ahead with.

RK Global Vs Sharekhan Comparison

Here is a point by point comparison of RK Global Vs Sharekhan.

Started in the year 1995 in the equity markets, RK Global opened out to other segments by 2004 with PAN India presence. By 2006, RK Global was already offering e-trading options with unlimited trading plans. Now, as a discount stockbroker, they have a huge presence across 24 states and 150+ locations in India.

Sharekhan is one of India’s leading full-service brokers. Founded back in the year 2000 and today with its presence in more than 575 cities of India, Sharekhan ranks second in retail stock broking in India. The stock broker has been recently sold out to BNP Paribas for INR 2000 crore.

Discount brokers such as RK Global offer trading services at much cheaper brokerage rates and reasonable customer service. Full-service brokers such as Sharekhan 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.

Choosing between the two depends on your preferences, your online appetite, your understanding of the stock market and so on.

To make things easy for you, we have listed out the comparison between RK Global Vs Sharekhan 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

RK Global Vs Sharekhan Compare

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 stockbroking firms.

We hope this article helps you to understand which of the two brokers is better for your needs.



	R K Global Review	Sharekhan Review
OVERVIEW
Broker Type	Discount Broker	Full Service Broker
Incorporated In the Year	1995	2000
Number of branches across India	150	1950
Exchanges	NSE, BSE, MCX and NCDEX	BSE, NSE, MCX, NCDEX, NSEL
ACCOUNT CHARGES
Trading Account Opening Charges	₹0	₹750
Trading Account Annual Maintenance Charges	₹0	₹0
Demat Account Opening Charges	₹50	₹0
Demat Account Annual Maintenance Charges	₹250, First year Free	₹450
Transaction Charges	RK Global Transaction Charges	Sharekhan Transaction Charges
BROKERAGE
Equity Delivery	₹9 per executed order or ₹999 per month for unlimited trading	0.5%
Intraday Delivery	₹9 per executed order or ₹999 per month for unlimited trading	0.1%
Equity Futures	₹9 per executed order or ₹999 per month for unlimited trading	0.1%
Equity Options	₹9 per executed order or ₹999 per month for unlimited trading	₹100 or 2.5% on Premium (whichever is higher of the two)
Currency Futures	₹0.99 per lot or ₹999 per month for unlimited trading	0.1%
Currency Options	₹0.99 per lot or ₹999 per month for unlimited trading	₹100 or 2.5% on Premium (whichever is higher of the two)
Commodity	₹9 per executed order or ₹999 per month for unlimited trading	0.1%
Calculate Brokerage	RK Global Brokerage Calculator	Sharekhan Brokerage Calculator
EXPOSURE OR LEVERAGE
Equity	Upto 8 to 10 times for Intraday, no leverage for Delivery	Upto 10 Times for Intraday & 5 Times for Delivery
Equity Futures	5 times for Intraday	Upto 2 times for Intraday
Equity Options	5 times for Intraday	No Leverage
Currency Futures	Upto 3 times	No Leverage
Currency Options	Upto 3 times	No Leverage
Commodities	5 times for Intraday	Upto 2 times for Intraday
RESEARCH
Daily Market Reports
Tips/Recommendations
Quarterly Analysis
News Alerts
Research		Sharekhan Research
TRADING SEGMENTS
Equity
Mutual Funds
IPOs
Currency
Commodity
CUSTOMER SERVICE OPTIONS
Email Support
Live Chat
Phone
Toll Free Number
Offline Branches
Customer Care		Sharekhan Customer Care
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)	RKG DIET ODIN, RKG MOBILE TRADING	Trade Tiger, Sharekhan Mobile Trading App, Sharekhan Mini
Complaint Percentage of Active Clients	0.05%	0.01%
Complaints		Sharekhan Complaints
OVERALL RATING
	Get a Call Back	Get a Callback

*NSE Complaints Percentage: Lower is this number, Better is the broker.

Before we complete this comparison, we think one quick understanding of brokerage charges is important.

Full-service stockbrokers charge brokerage as a percentage of your trading turnover. For instance, if you place a trade of ₹10,000 for Equity delivery and your broker charges 0.4% or 40 paise as brokerage. This would mean, you will be charged 0.40% of ₹10,000 i.e. ₹40 as the brokerage for that particular trade.

Discount brokers, on the other hand, charge a flat rate brokerage (could be ₹10, ₹20 etc) irrespective of the trade value.

Make sure you understand this difference and then take a call. Here is a brokerage calculator for your reference.

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