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VS field	ICICI Direct icicidirect.com Options BrokerFutures BrokerETF	DEGIRO degiro.com ETF BrokerMulti Asset BrokerETF
Decision summary
Overall score

Trust score	88	100

Cost score	73	92

Platform score	84	92

Withdrawal score	82	89

Best for	ICICI Bank customers wanting a 3-in-1 account · Indian equity, F&O, commodity and mutual-fund investors · Users who value research and bank-linked settlement convenience	European self-directed investors seeking low-cost access to stocks and ETFs · Investors who prefer web/mobile platforms and exchange-traded products

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Trust & regulation
Regulators	["Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)", "National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE)", "BSE Limited", "Metropolitan Stock Exchange", "Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited (MCX)"] Source	Primarily supervised by BaFin and Bundesbank in Germany; Dutch branch registered with DNB and supervised by AFM and DNB. Source
License numbers	{"SEBI_stock_broker_registration": "INZ000183631", "NSE_member_code": "07730", "BSE_member_code": "103", "MSE_member_code": "17680", "MCX_member_code": "56250", "SEBI_investment_adviser_registration": "INA000000094", "SEBI_research_analyst_registration": "INH000000990", "BSE_membership_certificate": "1336", "CIN": "L67120MH1995PLC086241"} Source	Financial licence number not disclosed in reviewed official sources. Commercial registrations found: flatexDEGIRO Bank SE HRB 141330 on flatexDEGIRO Bank SE imprint; DEGIRO UK footer states HRB 105687; Dutch Branch KvK 82510245. Source
Regulated entities	["ICICI Securities Limited"] Source	DEGIRO is operated by flatexDEGIRO Bank Dutch Branch, a branch of flatexDEGIRO Bank SE; flatexDEGIRO Bank SE is a licensed German bank headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. Source
Negative balance protection	None Source	No negative balance protection found. Official account-profile page warns losses can exceed deposit and result in a negative Balance for derivatives, margin and short-selling services; margin profiles are legacy-only. Source
Investor compensation	Exchange/depository investor grievance/redressal applies to exchange-traded products; non-broking distributed products do not have exchange investor redressal/arbitration mechanism. No separate compensation scheme amount disclosed. Source	Cash in flatexDEGIRO Bank SE Cash Account protected up to €100,000 per customer under German Deposit Guarantee Scheme; investor compensation covers up to 90% of non-returned assets, max €20,000 per customer; UK FSCS does not apply. Source
Restricted countries	Only Indian resident / NRI onboarding is described; country-by-country restrictions were not disclosed on checked public pages. Source	Available via listed country selector in Europe/UK; US persons are not accepted; UK onboarding for new clients was temporarily unavailable on the reviewed UK page. Source

Trust & regulation

Regulators

["Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)", "National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE)", "BSE Limited", "Metropolitan Stock Exchange", "Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited (MCX)"]

Costs & account conditions
Minimum deposit	No minimum deposit disclosed for trading account; account opening has zero charges; demat account has no minimum balance requirement. Source	No fixed minimum deposit identified; DEGIRO homepage says users can add any amount of money to the account for free. Bank-account verification search result states minimum EUR 0.01 for linking a new bank account. Source
Spread from	None Source	Not a quoted-spread CFD/FX broker field. DEGIRO discloses that bid-ask spreads are implicit market costs and not direct broker costs. Source
Commission	{"prime_delivery_from": "0.07%", "prime_margin_or_futures_from": "0.007%", "prime_options_from": "₹9 per lot", "currency_and_commodity": "₹20 per order", "iValue": "₹20 per order for Futures, Equity Intraday, Options trades", "MoneySaver_cash": "0.55% listed on secure brokerageplans; brokerage page example shows ₹2.9 on ₹1000 (0.29%) and ₹29 on ₹10000 under MoneySaver"} Source	Examples from UK fee page: US stocks €1 + €1 handling; LSE £1.75 + £1 handling; selected ETFs €0 + €1 handling; global ETFs €2 + €1 handling; options €0.75 commission. Currency, connectivity, external product and spread costs may apply. Source
Maximum leverage	MTF buying power up to 4X / buy stocks with just 25% funds; subject to margin rules and eligible securities Source	DEGIRO currently does not allow new changes to margin-trading profiles; legacy Active/Trader/Day Trader accounts may have Debit Money / derivatives risk but maximum leverage was not disclosed in reviewed sources. Source
Deposit fee	No separate transfer fee disclosed for linked ICICI Bank 3-in-1 funding; account opening is zero, but trading/demat charges apply. Source	No deposit fee disclosed on UK fee page and homepage; deposits listed as FEE €0 / no deposit-withdrawal fees. Source
Withdrawal fee	Not separately disclosed on checked public pages; demat processing/DP debit charges may apply to sale obligations under some plans. Source	No withdrawal fee disclosed on UK fee page and homepage; withdrawals listed as FEE €0 / no deposit-withdrawal fees. Source
Inactivity fee	None Source	No inactivity fee; UK fee page lists inactivity fee as €0. Source

Markets, platforms & payments
Tradable assets	["stocks", "IPOs", "commodities", "ETFs", "bonds", "mutual funds", "futures", "options", "currency derivatives", "NPS", "fixed deposits", "insurance distribution"] Source	Shares, ETFs, bonds and derivatives such as options and futures; DEGIRO product pages also describe investment funds availability. Source
Trading platforms	["ICICIdirect web platform", "ICICI Direct mobile app", "Call N Trade", "WhatsApp services/alerts", "iLearn app"] Source	DEGIRO provides a web/desktop trading platform (Webtrader) and mobile apps for iOS and Android. Source
Account types	["3-in-1 Savings + Demat + Trading Account", "Prime Plan", "iValue Plan", "MoneySaver default plan", "NRI 3-in-1 account"] Source	DEGIRO account/profile types include Basic, Active, Trader, Day Trader and Custody. Active, Trader and Day Trader are legacy-only and new margin profiles are no longer available. Source
Deposit methods	["Linked ICICI Bank savings account", "3-in-1 account direct investing; no transfer needed"] Source	Manual bank transfer from a verified linked/reference bank account; deposits must use the account base currency. Source
Withdrawal methods	["ICICI linked bank account", "eATM payout for eligible share sales"] Source	Withdrawals go back to the primary registered/linked bank account; only uninvested cash in the Cash Account can be withdrawn. Source
Withdrawal processing time	eATM payout in 5 minutes for eligible sale proceeds; otherwise settlement follows market/plan terms such as remaining amount on T+1 Source	Withdrawals may take up to 2-4 working days; transfers can take up to 2-3 working days to complete. Source

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