TD Ameritrade
Zerodha
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Investors and traders looking for solid research and a well-equipped desktop trading platform
Best broker for bonds
Recommended for Traders and investors (including beginners) focusing on the Indian market and looking for low fees
USA
India
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, high 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
1
1
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$0
1-3 days
>3 days
Proof of identity: SSN and national ID / passport / driver's license
Photograph, Aadhar Card, Pan card details, Bank Statements, Signature specimen
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Great
Great
Customer service
Security
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
No protection
1975
2010
USA, Hong Kong, Singapore
India
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TD Ameritrade's service is slightly better than Zerodha's and a comparison of their fees shows that TD Ameritrade's fees are slightly higher than Zerodha's.
Account opening takes less effort at TD Ameritrade compared to Zerodha, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat more complicated at TD Ameritrade, while customer service quality is somewhat better than Zerodha's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of TD Ameritrade as somewhat better than the platform of Zerodha, found that clients have access to more markets and products with TD Ameritrade, while Zerodha provides just about the same quality of research and education.