Swissquote
Zerodha
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Affluent investors who value safety and are OK with higher fees
Recommended for Traders and investors (including beginners) focusing on the Indian market and looking for low fees
Switzerland
India
Fees
High trading fees, average non-trading fees, low fund fees
Low trading and 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
22
1
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$0
1 day
>3 days
Proof of identity: national ID / passport Proof of residency: ID with legal address / utility, internet, phone bill / tax bill / official certificate of residence
Photograph, Aadhar Card, Pan card details, Bank Statements, Signature specimen
Trading platform
Markets and products
Disclaimer: 74% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
Research, education
Great
Great
Customer service
Security
CHF 100,000 for cash at the Swiss and UAE entity, £85,000 at the UK entity, HKD 500,000 at Hong Kong entity, none at other entities
No protection
1996
2010
Switzerland, Luxembourg UK, UAE, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malta
India
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For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
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Swissquote's service is on par with Zerodha's and a comparison of their fees shows that Swissquote's fees are much higher than Zerodha's.
Account opening takes less effort at Swissquote compared to Zerodha, deposit and withdrawal processes are more seamless at Swissquote, while customer service quality is somewhat better than Zerodha's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Swissquote as being of the same quality as the platform of Zerodha, found that clients have access to much more markets and products with Swissquote, while Zerodha provides better research and education.