ICICI Broker - IPO JI

ICICI

ICICI

Full Service Broker

About Broker

ICICI Securities Limited is a member of the nationally renowned ICICI Group. ICICI Direct, a prominent division of ICICI Securities, provides a wide array of investment options, including stocks, mutual funds, bonds, and more. As of October 2024, ICICI Direct has an active client base of 19,34,288.


Product Basket

The segments in which you can invest (includes Equity, Commodity, Currency, Futures and Options) through this broker

Equity Commodity Currency Futures Options

Brokerage Plan

1 or more plans offered by this broker, which outlines, Account opening and maintenance fees charged by this broker, Brokerage charges and Margins provided. Use plan switcher to see the difference in offerings, if multiple plans are available.

Charges

account opening

Free

account maintenance

₹700

call trade

Free

Brokerage

equity delivery

0.55% on order value

equity intraday

0.05% on order value

equity futures

0.05% on order value

equity options

₹95 per order

currency futures

₹20

currency options

₹20

commodity futures

₹20

commodity options

₹20

Margins

Equity Delivery

2x As per exchange

Equity Intraday

7x As per exchange

Equity Futures

4x As per exchange

Equity Options

4x/2x As per exchange

Currency Futures

4x As per exchange

Currency Options

0x As per exchange

Commodity Futures

2.5x As per exchange

Commodity Options

0x As per exchange

Charges

account opening

Free

account maintenance

₹300

plan charges

₹299

call trade

₹50

Brokerage

equity delivery

0.55% on order value

equity intraday

₹20 up to Rs 20

equity futures

₹0 up to Rs 20

equity options

₹20 per order

currency futures

₹20

currency options

₹20

commodity futures

₹20

commodity options

₹20

Margins

Equity Delivery

2x As per exchange

Equity Intraday

7x As per exchange

Equity Futures

4x As per exchange

Equity Options

4x/2x buy/sell

Currency Futures

4x As per exchange

Currency Options

0x As per exchange

Commodity Futures

2.5x As per exchange

Commodity Options

0x As per exchange

Platforms Offered

Set of software & applications offered by the broker for executing buy and sell orders online. These are names of their portals and mobile apps, for full desc- Full Platform Details.

Market App Trade Racer i-Track Money App

Other Details

Pros

Advantages and Strengths of this broker.

Access a single website to invest online in mutual funds, IPOs, postal savings schemes, and GOI bonds.

Experience a reduced bandwidth website for trading on smartphones or slower internet connections.

Technical analysis and stock tips are offered to customers at no charge.

Enjoy the convenience of placing multiple orders with Basket Order functionality.

Utilize the featured platform, Sensibull, for options trading.

Cons

Disadvantages of this broker that it needs to improve upon.

ICICI Direct imposes high brokerage fees across various plans.

A premium plan is necessary to access preferred brokerage rates.

Higher brokerage fees are charged by ICICI Direct to customers who trade in penny stocks.

The charge for call & trade is high (after exhausting the first 20 free calls in a month).

There is no provision for free mutual fund investments.


Additional Features

Extra features provided by the broker at little or no extra cost. Like research reports, SMS alerts etc.

3 in 1 Account
free trading calls
free research
sms alerts
margin funding
margin against share

Other Investment Options

Services provided by the broker for investing in other financial assets such as Mutual funds, Insurance, Bonds etc.

mutual funds
ipo platform
bonds debt
exchange traded funds
insurance

Equily Charges

transaction charges

NSE:

clearing charges

--

dp charges

₹ 18.5 per company

gst

18% on Brokerage + Transaction + Demat Charges

stt

0.1%

sebi charges

₹ 5 per crore

transaction charges

NSE:

clearing charges

--

dp charge

--

gst

18% on Brokerage + Transaction

stt

0.025%

sebi charges

₹ 5 per crore

transaction charges

NSE:

clearing charges

NSE:

dp charge

--

gst

18% on Brokerage + Transaction + Clearing Charges

stt

0.02%

sebi charges

₹ 5 per crore

transaction charges

NSE:

clearing charges

NSE:

dp charge

--

gst

18% on Brokerage + Transaction + Clearing Charges

stt

0.1%

sebi charges

₹ 5 per crore