India's best trading apps

Selecting the appropriate trading app is crucial for beginning a trading journey. The market offers numerous trading apps, each with various tools, features, advantages, and disadvantages. Finding the best trading app that suits an individual's needs and trading style can be a time-consuming task.

But lets start with what is a demat account

Therefore, a Demat account is something that every investor needs to have if they intend to trade or invest in the stock market. It stores all your shares and securities in a digital format, making trading and investing very easy. There are numerous companies available, including banks and fintech companies, that provide demat accounts, so it's important to research all your options and select the one that fits your requirements and preferences.

1. Upstox app

2. Angle One App

3. Zerodha Kite

4. Groww

1. Upstox

Founded in 2009 in Delhi by Ravi Kumar, Shrini Viswanath, and Raghu, it was originally known as RKSV. Upstox receives funding from Ratan Tata and Tiger Global.

charges-

• ₹0 Account Opening Demat + Trading

• ₹0 Commission Mutual Funds and IPOs

• ₹0 Demat AMC*Account Maintenance Charges

• ₹20 Brokerage Equity, F&O, Commodity and Currency orders

2. Angel One

Angel One was established in 1996 as Angel Broking Limited, a private entity. It is among India's oldest retail brokerage companies. In 2018, it transitioned into a public corporation. Angel One collaborated with Birla Sun Life Insurance to distribute its insurance products. It was registered with AMFI as a mutual fund advisor. On October 5, 2020, it was listed on both the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange.

charges -

• ₹0 brokerage for the first 30 days

• ₹0 account maintenance charges for the first year

• ₹0 commission on Mutual Funds

• Across any segment, no charges for trade

3. Zerodha lite

Brothers Nithin and Nikhil Kamath established Zerodha. In 2010, Nithin founded and bootstrapped Zerodha to address the challenges he encountered during his ten years as a trader. Today, Zerodha has transformed the Indian broking industry.

charges-

• All equity delivery investments (NSE, BSE) are free — ₹ 0 brokerage

• Flat ₹ 20 or 0.03% (whichever is lower) per executed order on intraday trades across equity, currency, and commodity trades. Flat ₹20 on all options trades.

• All direct mutual fund investments are free — ₹ 0 commissions & DP charges.

4. Groww

Groww was established in 2016 by four ex-Flipkart employees—Lalit Keshre, Harsh Jain, Neeraj Singh, and Ishan Bansal—to make investing easier for the average Indian.

charges-

• ₹0 account opening and AMC

• ₹20 equity brokerage

• ₹20 future and option brokerage