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Decision summary | ||
| Overall score | 88 | 91 |
| Trust score | 88 | 100 |
| Cost score | 91 | 92 |
| Platform score | 86 | 92 |
| Withdrawal score | 82 | 89 |
| Best for | Best for India residents and eligible NRIs seeking low-cost access to Indian listed securities, derivatives, mutual funds, ETFs, bonds/G-Secs, IPOs and commodities; not a CFD/spot… | European self-directed investors seeking low-cost access to stocks and ETFs · Investors who prefer web/mobile platforms and exchange-traded products |
| Watch out | Services are India/NRI focused and restricted by FATF/jurisdiction rules · No CFD/spot-FX products; spread and negative-balance-protection fields are not applicable · Investor com… | Needs verification |
Trust & regulation | ||
| Regulators | Regulated by SEBI as stock/commodity broker and CDSL depository participant; trading member of NSE, BSE and MCX. Source | Primarily supervised by BaFin and Bundesbank in Germany; Dutch branch registered with DNB and supervised by AFM and DNB. Source |
| License numbers | INZ000031633; INZ000038238; MCX 46025; IN-DP-431-2019; CIN U65929KA2018PLC116815 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 | Zerodha Broking Limited; Zerodha Commodities Private 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 | No CFD-style negative balance protection; debit balances can incur 0.05% per day delayed-payment charges. 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 | Indian exchange/SEBI investor grievance and ICF references found, but exact investor compensation scheme/limit was not disclosed on the reviewed Zerodha pages. 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 | Resident/online service is India-focused; FATF blacklisted countries prohibited for NRI accounts; FATF greylisted countries require compliance approval. 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 |
Costs & account conditions | ||
| Minimum deposit | No minimum balance; practical transfer minimums: UPI ₹1, internet banking ₹50, IMPS/NEFT/RTGS >₹1. 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 | Not applicable: Zerodha is an Indian exchange-traded securities/derivatives broker, not a CFD/spot-FX spread broker. 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 | ₹0 equity delivery/direct MF; ₹20 or 0.03% intraday/futures; ₹20 options; NRI rates differ. 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 | Up to 5x equity intraday; no leverage for equity delivery/F&O/currency/commodities under peak margin rules. 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 | UPI free; IMPS/NEFT/RTGS free at Zerodha (bank charges may apply); payment gateway/net banking ₹9 + 18% GST. Source | No deposit fee disclosed on UK fee page and homepage; deposits listed as FEE €0 / no deposit-withdrawal fees. Source |
| Withdrawal fee | Instant withdrawal: no charges; regular electronic withdrawal fee not disclosed/none found on reviewed fee pages. Source | No withdrawal fee disclosed on UK fee page and homepage; withdrawals listed as FEE €0 / no deposit-withdrawal fees. Source |
| Inactivity fee | No separate inactivity fee; dormancy after 24 months; AMC applies depending on demat/account type. Source | No inactivity fee; UK fee page lists inactivity fee as €0. Source |
Markets, platforms & payments | ||
| Tradable assets | Indian stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, IPOs, F&O, currency derivatives, commodities, G-Secs/SGBs/bonds. Source | Shares, ETFs, bonds and derivatives such as options and futures; DEGIRO product pages also describe investment funds availability. Source |
| Trading platforms | Kite, Console, Coin, Kite Connect API and partner tools including Sensibull, Smallcase and Streak. Source | DEGIRO provides a web/desktop trading platform (Webtrader) and mobile apps for iOS and Android. Source |
| Account types | Individual, Minor, HUF, NRI PIS, NRI Non-PIS, Corporate/LLP/Partnership, eligible FPI/foreign national accounts. 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 | UPI, net banking/payment gateway, IMPS, NEFT, RTGS, cheque; from linked bank accounts only; cash/DD and digital wallets not accepted. Source | Manual bank transfer from a verified linked/reference bank account; deposits must use the account base currency. Source |
| Withdrawal methods | Withdraw via Kite app/web or Console to verified linked primary bank account; instant withdrawal available if conditions are met. 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 | Instant eligible; regular usually within 24h of cut-off, up to 48h after cut-off; same-day possible before 5 PM under conditions. 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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