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Dhan is the most trader-polished newcomer. Long-term buy-and-hold investors lose nothing by staying with Zerodha/Groww.
4.1/ 5 Visit HDFC Sky |
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| Best for | Active F&O and intraday traders who live in charts. | Cost-aware traders wanting HDFC trust with flat per-order pricing. |
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| Account opening | ₹0 (free)source | FREE (Sky)source |
| Annual maintenance (AMC) | ₹0 lifetimesource | ₹0 for 1st year (Sky)source |
| Equity delivery | ₹0source | ₹20 or 2.5% per ordersource |
| Intraday | ₹20 or 0.03% per ordersource | ₹20 or 2.5% per ordersource |
| Options | ₹20 per ordersource | ₹20 per ordersource |
| Futures | ₹20 per ordersource | ₹20 or 2.5% per ordersource |
| DP charge | — | About Rs.20 per sell transaction (DP charge)source |
| Trading API | ✓ Data + order APIssource | ✓ Open API + algo toolssource |
| Charting | ✓ Full TradingView integrationsource | — |
| IPO investing | ✓ Supportedsource | ✓ UPI-based IPO applicationssource |
| Mobile app | ✓ Dhan + Options Trader appssource | ✓ HDFC Sky app (Android + iOS)source |
| US stocks | ✓ From $1, fractional shares, 10,000+ stocks & ETFs (IFSCA route)source | ✓ Global Investing: US stocks/ETFssource |
| Research & advisory | — | ✓ In-house picks, baskets + Sky Learnsource |
| Customer support | — | ✓ App + phone supportsource |
| Mutual funds | ✓ Supported | ✓ Supported |
| IPO | ✓ Supported | ✓ Supported |
| US stocks | ✓ Supported | ✓ Supported |
| Fees & pricing score | 4.5/5 | 4.2/5 |
| Trading platforms score | 4.7/5 | 4.3/5 |
| Customer support score | 3.8/5 | 4.0/5 |
| Research & education score | 3.0/5 | 3.8/5 |
| Ease of opening score | 4.4/5 | 4.2/5 |
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Genuinely competitive flat pricing with bank-grade trust; delivery investors should still compare ₹0-delivery discount brokers.