Basic data of broker
Recommended for Investors and traders looking for solid research and great trading platforms
Recommended for Traders and investors focusing on the Indian market
USA
India
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, high fund fees
Average trading fees, low non-trading fees, low stock and ETF fees
Stock and ETF fees
Forex fees
Fund fees
Bond fees
Options fees
Futures fees
Crypto fees
CFD fees
Non-trading fees
Deposit and withdrawal
16
1
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$0
1-3 days
1-3 days
Proof of identity: SSN / passport / national ID card / driver's license
Proof of identity: ID / passport / driver's license/ Aadhaar card / PAN card Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Great
Great
Customer service
Security
$500k (securities up to $500k, cash up to $250k)
No investor protection
$500k (securities up to $500k, cash up to $250k)
No investor protection
1946
2000
USA
India
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Fidelity's service is better than Sharekhan's and a comparison of their fees shows that Fidelity's fees are much lower than Sharekhan's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at Fidelity compared to Sharekhan, deposit and withdrawal processes are more seamless at Fidelity, while customer service quality is somewhat lower than Sharekhan's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Fidelity as somewhat better than the platform of Sharekhan, found that clients have access to more markets and products with Fidelity, while Sharekhan provides just about the same quality of research and education.