Trade Plus Online Vs Interactive Brokers – Indian Share Brokers Comparison
Trade Plus Online Vs Interactive Brokers
Here is a point by point comparison of Trade Plus Online Vs Interactive Brokers. TradePlus Online is a discount broker and started as an Equity broker with NSE in 1995 and with BSE recently in 2010. It has a unique pricing model where it charges a fixed monthly fees for unlimited trading on trading segments including Currency, Options and Commodity. They are one of their own kind when it comes to using Social Media as they use Twitter to handle clients’ issues keeping TAT pretty quick and customer satisfaction high. 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 Trade Plus Online 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 Trade Plus Online 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 | Trade Plus Online Review | |
OVERVIEW | ||
Broker Type | Discount Broker | Discount Broker |
Incorporated In the Year | 1977 | 1995 |
Number of branches across India | 1 | 300 |
Exchanges | NSE, BSE | NSE, BSE, MCX |
ACCOUNT CHARGES | NSE, BSE, MCX-SX | |
Trading Account Opening Charges | ₹0 | ₹199 |
Trading Account Annual Maintenance Charges | ₹0 (Monthly ₹200 brokerage must be generated otherwise the differential amount will be levied) | ₹499 (for 5 years) |
Demat Account Opening Charges | ₹0 | ₹0 |
Demat Account Annual Maintenance Charges | ₹0 | ₹0 |
Transaction Charges | Interactive Brokers Transaction Charges | TradePlus Online Transaction Charges |
BROKERAGE | ||
Equity Delivery | ₹6 to ₹20 per executed trade | 0.1% |
Intraday Delivery | ₹6 to ₹20 per executed trade | 0.01% |
Equity Futures | ₹6 to ₹20 per executed trade | ₹799 per month for Unlimited trading or 0.01% whichever is lower |
Equity Options | ₹6 to ₹20 per executed trade | ₹99 per month for Unlimited trading or 0.01% whichever is lower |
Currency Futures | ₹6 to ₹20 per executed trade | ₹99 per month for Unlimited trading or 0.01% whichever is lower |
Currency Options | ₹6 to ₹20 per executed trade | ₹99 per month for Unlimited trading or 0.01% whichever is lower |
Commodity | NA | ₹99 per month for Unlimited trading or 0.01% whichever is lower |
Brokerage Calculator | TradePlus Online Brokerage Calculator | |
EXPOSURE OR LEVERAGE | ||
Equity | 4 times for intraday, 2 times for delivery | 4 times for Delivery on Shares when VAR margin is less than 20% |
Equity Futures | Upto 3 times Intraday | NA |
Equity Options | Buying No Leverage, Shorting Upto 3 times | Upto 2 times for Intraday |
Currency Futures | Upto 2 times Intraday | NA |
Currency Options | Buying No Leverage, Shorting Upto 2 times | Upto 2 times for Intraday |
Commodities | NA | Upto 2 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 | Nest On Web, Infini Trader, TradPlus Mobile |
Total BSE+NSE Complaints | 0.04% | 140 |
OVERALL RATING | ||
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