TradeSmart Online vs Upstox vs Groww

Groww is a popular, SEBI registered investment adviser. All personal information entered on the platform is stored using 256-bit encryption. Also, all transactions are done through Asset management companies (AMCs) for mutual funds & Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) for stocks, which means that at no stage does your money reach the company itself.

The Demat account and trading account opening charges with Groww are free. The annual maintenance charge is also free. Additionally, there is no margin money requirement. 

Groww charges an Rs.20 per order or 0.05% whichever is low for Equity Delivery, Equity Intraday, Equity Futures, Equity Options. Commodity & Currency trading is presently not available with Groww.

Groww is a discount broker which is aimed at providing modern online-based financial solutions to its clients at a minimal cost.

Upstox account is a 2-in-1 account. It is a combination of a trading and a demat account. The trading account gives you access to stock exchanges like NSE, BSE and MCX etc. And the demat account is used to hold securities like stocks, mutual funds etc.

The upstox account allows investors to trade in stocks, equity derivatives, currency and commodities. It also offers online mutual fund investment in a lump sum or SIP way.

You can open the Upstox account in 2 easy ways:

1.      Upstox Online Account Opening

• Click on to open an account

•  Enter your Email Address and Mobile Number.

•  Fill in your personal details and bank details.

• Review, confirm and submit the application.

2.      Upstox Offline Account Opening

•  Visit Upstox website, Go to 'Support'

• Click 'Download Forms'

• Click 'Demat & Trading Account'

• Print the form

• Fill and sign the form.

• Attach all the required documents.

• Courier the filled form to Upstox registered office. 

Upstox offers brokerage free equity delivery trading. For all other segments, it charges flat Rs. 20 or 0.01% per executed order. Also, customers have to pay government taxes, exchange turnover charges, demat debit transaction fees etc. Click the link to know more about Upstox brokerage charges.

TradeSmart is a part of  VNS Finance & Capital services, which is a SEBI registered entity and was established in 1992. The company claims to have never had any issue with timely pay-in and pay-out of the client’s securities or funds. The client securities at TradeSmart are kept in the client's demat account, and not in their pool account. The company also ensures that all communication regarding any transaction in your account is timely sent to the client, by sending regular emails and SMS alerts from CDSL regarding pay-in and pay-out of securities in your demat account.

TradeSmart has experience in the industry of over 25 years and has successfully been managing a massive client base. Following are some of the benefits of opening an account with TradeSmart:

1. Low cost, two different brokerage plans that match your trading needs.

2. Flexibility to change between any of the brokerage plans at any point in time.

3. Trade-in multiple markets & product.

4. Zero Demat AMC charge for the first year.

5. Quick account opening in 1 day.

6. Trading, charting, and analysis services in one desktop platform.

7. Instant fund transfers with more than 24 Banks.

TradeSmart offers discount brokerage services in equity, commodity and currency trading segments. There are no account opening charges at TradeSmart and it charges a flat fee of Rs 300 per annum as it accounts maintenance charges (AMC). The other TradeSmart brokerage charges depend upon the product segment and upon the type of plan that you have chosen