Religare Securities Vs Interactive Brokers – Indian Share Brokers Comparison
Religare Securities Vs Interactive Brokers
Here is a point by point comparison of Religare Securities Vs Interactive Brokers. Religare Securities, a subsidiary of Religare Enterprises Limited is also a full service broker with more than 8 Lakh clients from more than 500 cities of India. It allows its clients to trade across different segments such as Equity, Derivatives, commodities, currency etc. 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 is Online, be it – customer service, trading, account opening etc. Full service brokers such as Religare Securities, on the other hand, 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 Religare 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.
Comparison
Interactive Brokers Review | Religare Securities Review | |
OVERVIEW | ||
Broker Type | Discount Broker | Full Service Broker |
Incorporated In the Year | 1977 | 1994 |
Number of branches across India | 1 | 500 |
Exchanges | NSE, BSE | NSE, BSE, MCX-SX, MCX & NCDEX |
ACCOUNT CHARGES | NSE, BSE, MCX-SX | |
Trading Account Opening Charges | ₹0 | ₹500 |
Trading Account Annual Maintenance Charges | ₹0 (Monthly ₹200 brokerage must be generated otherwise the differential amount will be levied) | ₹0 |
Demat Account Opening Charges | ₹0 | ₹0 |
Demat Account Annual Maintenance Charges | ₹0 | ₹300 |
Transaction Charges | Interactive Brokers Transaction Charges | Religare Securities Transaction Charges |
BROKERAGE | ||
Equity Delivery | ₹6 to ₹20 per executed trade | 0.5% |
Intraday Delivery | ₹6 to ₹20 per executed trade | 0.05% |
Equity Futures | ₹6 to ₹20 per executed trade | 0.05% |
Equity Options | ₹6 to ₹20 per executed trade | ₹70 per lot |
Currency Futures | ₹6 to ₹20 per executed trade | 0.05% |
Currency Options | ₹6 to ₹20 per executed trade | ₹30 per lot |
Commodity | NA | 0.05% |
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EXPOSURE OR LEVERAGE | ||
Equity | 4 times for intraday, 2 times for delivery | Upto 10 times Intraday, Upto 4 times delivery @interest |
Equity Futures | Upto 3 times Intraday | Upto 3 times for Intraday |
Equity Options | Buying No Leverage, Shorting Upto 3 times | Buying no Leverage, shorting upto 3 times for Intraday |
Currency Futures | Upto 2 times Intraday | Upto 2 times for Intraday |
Currency Options | Buying No Leverage, Shorting Upto 2 times | Buying no Leverage, shorting upto 2 times for Intraday |
Commodities | NA | Upto 3 times for Intraday |
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) | IB Trader Workstation, IB TWS, IB WebTrader | Religare Online, Trade On the Go, ODIN |
Total BSE+NSE Complaints | 0.04% | 139 |
OVERALL RATING | ||
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