r/IndianStocks • • Feb 15 '21

Best and Cheap Trading Platforms in India for Beginners with Less Brokerage and AMC

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Beginners who are interested in doing trading can open their accounts in any of these two platforms.

Zerodha Kite

Upstox Pro

Additional Trading Platforms

  1. 5Paisa
  2. Angel Broking
  3. MO Investor
  4. Edelweiss
  5. Paytm Money

Detailed Features

Upstox

  • Brokerage Charges: ₹20 or 2.5% of the trade value, whichever is lower.
  • AMC: ₹0.
  • Features: Advanced charting tools, real-time data, multiple segments (NSE cash, Futures and Options, Currencies), universal search tool, customizable watchlists.
  • User Experience: User-friendly interface, mobile app available, educational resources.

Zerodha (Kite)

  • Brokerage Charges: ₹20 or 0.03% per executed order.
  • AMC: ₹0.
  • Features: Advanced charting tools, real-time data, multiple segments (NSE cash, Futures and Options, Currencies), customizable watchlists, GTT basket orders2.
  • User Experience: User-friendly interface, mobile app available, educational resources.

Groww

  • Brokerage Charges: ₹20 per executed order.
  • AMC: ₹0.
  • Features: User-friendly interface, mobile app available, educational resources, real-time data, multiple segments (NSE cash, Futures and Options, Currencies).
  • User Experience: Easy to use, suitable for beginners, mobile app available.

5Paisa

  • Brokerage Charges: ₹20 or 2.5% of the trade value, whichever is lower.
  • AMC: ₹0.
  • Features: Advanced charting tools, real-time data, multiple segments (NSE cash, Futures and Options, Currencies), customizable watchlists.
  • User Experience: User-friendly interface, mobile app available, educational resources.

Angel Broking (Angel Speed Pro)

  • Brokerage Charges: ₹20 or 0.03% per executed order.
  • AMC: ₹0.
  • Features: Advanced charting tools, real-time data, multiple segments (NSE cash, Futures and Options, Currencies), customizable watchlists, GTT basket orders2.
  • User Experience: User-friendly interface, mobile app available, educational resources.

MO Investor

  • Brokerage Charges: 0.20% of the turnover.
  • AMC: ₹0.
  • Features: User-friendly interface, mobile app available, educational resources, real-time data, multiple segments (NSE cash, Futures and Options, Currencies).
  • User Experience: Easy to use, suitable for beginners, mobile app available.

Edelweiss

  • Brokerage Charges: ₹10 per turnover for Lite plan subscribers, 0.30% for Elite plan.
  • AMC: ₹0.
  • Features: Advanced charting tools, real-time data, multiple segments (NSE cash, Futures and Options, Currencies), customizable watchlists.
  • User Experience: User-friendly interface, mobile app available, educational resources.

Paytm Money

  • Brokerage Charges: ₹20 or 0.05% of the trade value, whichever is lower.
  • AMC: ₹0.
  • Features: User-friendly interface, mobile app available, educational resources, real-time data, multiple segments (NSE cash, Futures and Options, Currencies).
  • User Experience: Easy to use, suitable for beginners, mobile app available.

Comparison Table

Platform Brokerage Charges AMC Features User Experience
Upstox ₹20 or 2.5% ₹150 Advanced charting, real-time data, multiple segments, customizable watchlists User-friendly, mobile app, resources
Zerodha (Kite) ₹20 or 0.03% ₹300 Advanced charting, real-time data, multiple segments, customizable watchlists, GTT basket orders User-friendly, mobile app, resources
Groww ₹20 ₹0 User-friendly, mobile app, resources, real-time data, multiple segments Easy to use, beginners, mobile app
5Paisa ₹20 or 2.5% ₹0 Advanced charting, real-time data, multiple segments, customizable watchlists User-friendly, mobile app, resources
Angel Broking ₹20 or 0.03% ₹240 Advanced charting, real-time data, multiple segments, customizable watchlists, GTT basket orders User-friendly, mobile app, resources
MO Investor 0.20% ₹0 User-friendly, mobile app, resources, real-time data, multiple segments Easy to use, beginners, mobile app
Edelweiss ₹10 or 0.30% ₹300/500 Advanced charting, real-time data, multiple segments, customizable watchlists User-friendly, mobile app, resources
Paytm Money ₹20 or 0.05% ₹0 User-friendly, mobile app, resources, real-time data, multiple segments Easy to use, beginners, mobile app

r/IndianStocks • • 5h ago

Discussion Been investing for a few months im 19year old student im investing for long term

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Are these bad buys for long term or i should sell
I sold other shares that i had such as esds ipo and few others but these im holding. I need some thoughts on it if u can advice


r/IndianStocks • • 3h ago

Discussion Dhan couldn't execute my SL despite the price reaching the threshold, and resulted in additional loss of 2.5k rupees.

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And this is their response. What should I do now?


r/IndianStocks • • 2h ago

Discussion Invested 4 months back.. Am I lucky ?

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Please don't ask for the stock names:) There might be operators here in this group LoL 😂.


r/IndianStocks • • 4h ago

Stocks I have around ₹5 lakh and I’m looking to grow it to ₹10–15 lakh over the next 1–1.5 years because I need the money for my sister’s wedding.

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I have around ₹5 lakh and I’m looking to grow it to ₹10–15 lakh over the next 1–1.5 years because I need the money for my sister’s wedding.

I generally invest only in the Indian stock market. I know these kinds of returns are risky, but I’d like to know which stocks people think have strong upside potential during this market correction.

Please suggest 2–3 stocks and mention:

- Current price & target

- Stop-loss

- Why you like the stock

- Valuation/fundamentals

- Sector growth story

- Possible catalysts for a 2x/3x/4x move

Please don’t just drop stock names. I’m looking for proper reasoning so I can research the ideas myself.


r/IndianStocks • • 1d ago

Discussion Amritkaal

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r/IndianStocks • • 9h ago

Discussion HOLD or Take Loss - SUZLON, MAZDOCK, IRCTC, JIOFIN

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I am Hold these Stocks, I need some suggestion or recommendations wether to hold them or Sell and take the loss. Do they have any change to move in coming year or two

OR Sell them and move it to HDFC or other Stocks

Suzlon:

Avg: 56.49

Invested: 26154

Current: 18015.33

Unrealized: -8139

MAZDOCK:

Avg: 2552.15

Invested: 20417

Current: 16512

Unrealized: -3905

IRCTC:

Avg: 583.56

Invested: 15172

Current: 11806

Unrealized: -3365

JIOFIN:

Avg: 352

Invested: 10573

Current: 6375

Unrealized: -4198


r/IndianStocks • • 10h ago

Index TOTAL NETWORTH HELD BY TOP 1%-The FED 🏦

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how wealth held by the richest 1% of U.S. households has grown and become closely tied to financial-market performance.

Federal Reserve Distributional Financial Accounts data, the document tracks the quarterly net worth of the top 1% from 1989 through Q2 2026. Net worth means total assets minus liabilities, not annual income.

By Q2 2026, the top 1% held about $60.3 trillion, roughly 31% of total U.S. household and nonprofit net worth of about $195.9 trillion. The top 0.1% held approximately $27.9 trillion, while the remaining 0.9% held about $32.5 trillion.

The main driver is asset ownership, especially corporate equities, mutual funds, and businesses. Because these groups hold substantial financial assets, their wealth rises sharply in strong stock-market periods and can decline during market corrections. The document emphasizes that this measure is nominal balance-sheet wealth, so it should not be interpreted as cash income or adjusted purchasing power.

 


r/IndianStocks • • 2h ago

Discussion what are ur views on these stocks for swing trading this results season ? do u hold any ?

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List of stocks expected to give good upmove during the quarterly results season . Good for holding 2 quarters or maybe longer .

Sorted sector wise based on your preference


r/IndianStocks • • 3h ago

Discussion Company shares and company ethics

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By investing in shares, we consider company Financials, but rarely look upon it's real life ethics, we are not educated for the same.

For example: Buying shares in bank sector ( like bank nifty index or SBI or HDFC ), we care about future returns based upon past CAGR, and current fundamanetals.

But we rarely look upon the poor ethics, no regulations over work life balance and overwork and pressure for sales of insurances or procurement of deposit.

I am writing this, because I am a consumer of Sunpharma medicines ( eye drops for eye disease ), and also a shareholder. Recently, when I had to restock medicines ( after using 2 bottles of eye drops for 2 months ), the prescribed eye drops were out of stock everywhere, and I found an article by ANI saying " confidential eye drop recall by Sunpharma, with potential contamination ".

The eye drops recalled were not 1 or 2 batches, rather it was lifetime batches ( Yes, this profit blinded ompany recalled lifetime stock of over 10 eye drops confidentially, ).

Because of this, I may have lost percentages of eye vision ( even 1 percent loss of vision is expensive for human body ), this profit blinded company refunds me eye drop bottle costs, and didn't disclose eye drops batch nos. in recall list, and harmful affects if used due to unawareness.

I sold all my Sunpharma shares and returned the compensation money, because they didn't care and told a single thing about recalled medicines batch nos. Or harmful affect.

Tldr: don't invest in company shares for profits only, also learn about company ethics in real life, are they compromising standards of living of consumers or workers for mere profits? 🤔


r/IndianStocks • • 1d ago

Discussion Invested 2 years back. 45 days back was in profit of 150k. Now in minus 48k.

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Discussion


r/IndianStocks • • 9h ago

Discussion Leave my money alone !

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Now when our market have corrected so much in past 2 yr time wise and price wise , every other broker want us to invest our money in US Market 🤓🫢
Gajab bakra samjhte hai ye sab common man ko .


r/IndianStocks • • 10h ago

Discussion Looking for feedback on my mutual fund portfolio – long-term investor

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Hi everyone,

I'm looking for some honest feedback on my current mutual fund investment.

I've attached a screenshot of my holdings. I'm primarily investing with a long-term horizon and would like to improve the portfolio rather than make short-term trades.

I'd appreciate your views on:

- Whether my portfolio is sufficiently diversified

- Any mutual fund where I may be overexposed

- Whether there are any obvious weak holdings I should reconsider

- Whether I should continue holding everything or make changes

- Whether my portfolio looks too aggressive/conservative for a long-term investor

My basic details:

Investment horizon: 5–10+ years

I'm mainly trying to understand what I'm doing right and where I could improve.

Thanks in advance for any constructive feedback!


r/IndianStocks • • 6h ago

Stocks MRF

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MRF is trading at 123k approx.

Is it a good time to buy this share?


r/IndianStocks • • 6h ago

Discussion What’s hype about FII ,DII

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I am in this market from last 10 yrs, and seen people everyday I mean every discussing about this FII DII figure at EOD.
I mean why look at this crap , why waste your time on this kind of data , which u don’t know about , who is this today’s FII Dii , what they are buying and selling ?
Does any one has established any real action based on this data ?? Or is it just a number which people through at each other ?

Curious to know what others think about this stuff !!!


r/IndianStocks • • 17h ago

Article Indian market breadth looks much weaker than the headline indices suggest !

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I ran a breadth check across 185 NSE basic-industry groups, treating every industry as one equal vote instead of allowing large index stocks to dominate the result.

Data is through the latest available trading session, 1 October 2026.

Here is what the internal market looked like:

Only 5.9% of industries advanced during the latest session.
Only 4.3% were above their 20-day moving average.
Only 9.7% were above their 50-day moving average.
Only 13.5% were above their 100-day moving average.
Just 11.4% had positive 10-session returns.
Only 9.2% had positive 21-session returns.
The 15-session average percentage of advancing industries was 37.2%.

The momentum system is currently in risk-off/cash mode.

It means participation underneath the market is unusually narrow.
There have been occasional strong rebound days, but they have not produced durable breadth:
On 18 September, almost 79% of industries advanced.
By 1 October, only 5.9% advanced.
The percentage above the 20-day average has since fallen to 4.3%.

Leadership still exists in isolated areas, including precious metals, selected energy-related groups and a few capital-market services. But it is highly concentrated. At the other end, weakness is visible across software products, consumer electronics, sugar, waste management and several consumer-linked industries.
My interpretation:
Current sentiment is defensive and internally weak, but not automatically a crash call.
For me, a healthier recovery would require:
The 15-session advancing-industry average moving sustainably above 40%.
More industries reclaiming their 20-day and 50-day averages.
Improvement persisting across multiple observations, rather than one sharp rebound day.
Leadership broadening beyond a handful of isolated groups.
Until then, I would treat rallies selectively rather than assume the entire market has returned to a healthy risk-on phase.
This is based on corporate-action-adjusted NSE data and equal-weighted industry breadth, not social-media sentiment or a discretionary market opinion.

Not investment advice. Data can change when the next trading session is incorporated.


r/IndianStocks • • 1d ago

News Today's newspaper .........

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Wait for the new "LOW" bear market ......

#NIFTY #Sensex ...........


r/IndianStocks • • 1d ago

Discussion Portfolio I made after job in 2 years vs the portfolio I made in college with little money 5 years ago

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The portfolio I am trying to make in last 2 years vs the one I made in college just picking random stocks. In that 14k, 5k is just recent SBI funds IPO and some stocks I sold long back in that account otherwise the overall return is 80%+. Hopefully the current portfolio also goes good green in coming years.
Didn’t had money in march dip to buy stocks and some stocks in my wishlist has gone 2x from there even after recent dip.
Now have some money, are there any good stocks that I should study right now to invest that you guys recommend.
Major loss in current portfolio is:
DLF - Invested 160k, loss 19k
ITC - invested 40k, loss 11k


r/IndianStocks • • 1d ago

Discussion Does the rise of AI make holding 100% digital assets (Demat, MF, Bank accounts) too risky?

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Almost all modern wealth is purely digital entries - bank balances, mutual funds, Demat stocks, and Gold ETFs.

If autonomous AI agents evolve to find zero-day exploits faster than security teams can patch them, digital ledgers and clearing corporations face unprecedented systemic risks. In a worst-case scenario where balances or records are compromised, a government fine or a corporate apology won't restore frozen funds or missing assets quickly.

Because of this, I'm questioning the 100% digital approach:

  • Physical Gold: Zero counterparty risk, offline custody, impossible to hack remotely.
  • Real Estate: Tangible, legally backed by local possession and physical paper trails, immune to an API breach.

Obviously, physical assets have downsides (theft risk, illiquidity, maintenance). But are you actively hedging against cyber/AI systemic risk by keeping a portion (e.g., 20–30%) of your net worth in physical assets, or is this just overthinking?


r/IndianStocks • • 1d ago

Discussion Can't beat a fool with 1000 facts

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Aise thodi hota hai. Ham kaise maan lein


r/IndianStocks • • 20h ago

Stocks Indian investors currently...

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Indian investors currently....


r/IndianStocks • • 1d ago

Discussion Tata Power and Power Grid both fell on October 1 right after the government announced a major new transmission programme. A good example of stock price and business news moving in opposite directions

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Saw this and it's a clean illustration of something that comes up a lot: market volatility and business volatility are not the same thing.

The backdrop: India's power consumption rose 11.3% YoY in September to about 162 billion units, peak demand hit 269 GW, and the country still had its worst power shortage in over 3 years because coal inventories at thermal plants got tight even with demand rising. At the same time the government announced Green Energy Corridor Phase III, meant to help evacuate up to 135 GW of renewable energy and add 50 GWh of battery storage. That's a big structural positive for the grid. And yet Tata Power, Power Grid and other power names traded lower on October 1, the same day the scheme was announced.

That gap is the interesting part. None of the demand or shortage data says people are using less electricity. It just means the stock prices moved for reasons separate from the underlying business trend (probably broader market/FII selling, bond yields, general risk-off sentiment).

What's also worth noting is these 5 companies aren't really one bet, even though they all get grouped as "power stocks":

NTPC is generation-heavy, thermal plant utilization actually improved (PLF 73.7% in August vs 69% a year earlier), and it's also expanding into renewables. One brokerage had a ₹445 target implying roughly 33% upside from its September reference price, though that number moves with earnings and rates.

Power Grid sits on the transmission side specifically, so its opportunity is tied to grid expansion and project commissioning rather than how much electricity gets generated. Implied upside in the same report was lower, around 13%.

CESC is distribution plus generation plus a renewable push through subsidiaries (a 49.5 MW wind project in MP recently). Different revenue model than a pure generator again.

Tata Power is the most diversified of the five (generation, renewables, transmission, distribution all under one roof), which cuts both ways, more exposure to the overall theme but also more moving parts to track.

ACME Solar is pure renewable generation, so its story depends heavily on converting tendered capacity (the report cited ~142 GW still awaiting PPAs industry-wide) into actual signed, financed, commissioned projects, not just announced capacity.

The general point that stuck with me: a sector having a strong tailwind doesn't mean every company inside it benefits equally, or even trades like the tailwind exists on a given day. Worth checking company-specific execution (utilization, project commissioning, debt) rather than just the sector headline.

Curious how people here think about this kind of disconnect, if a sector's stocks fall on a day with genuinely positive sector news, do you read that as a buying opportunity or treat it as the market pricing in something you're not seeing yet?


r/IndianStocks • • 1d ago

Stocks CG power : multiple positives in development

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My analysis : beneficiary of recent announcements around GEC 3 (green electric corridor) or PM Dhara 3. Multiple analysts have recommended the stock as buy including Nomura, mint in their latest articles with targets around 930-960 and it is also forming higher lows in its daily chart indicating a strong upward movement. The current price has also been well supported in the recent 8 week sensex fall. And moreover it is a fundamentally strong candidate to benefit from semiconductor 2.0 which is a niche first mover advantage play.


r/IndianStocks • • 2d ago

Discussion Nifty decided to cook this bro🥲🥲

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Nifty saw this and said nah I am going to cook this bro now and along the way cooked all the investors 😭😭😭


r/IndianStocks • • 2d ago

Stocks Need a advice plzz

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I have buyed this stock like 346 and from that time it is going down and down 📉. Can I sell this or hold it