Edelweiss is a full-service broker that offers equity, derivatives, currency, mutual funds, IPOs, bonds, commodities, depository services, trading accounts, and portfolio management. It has various trading platforms including mobile and browser-based options. Edelweiss charges brokerage fees on different plans for traders and investors. It also provides ongoing offers such as free demat accounts and reduced brokerage charges. While reviews praise its analytical tools and research, some note it does not offer integrated broking.

1. EDELWEISS –
REVIEW

2. Highlights
- Background of Edelweiss
- Products offered by Edelweiss
- Services offered by Edelweiss
- Fee, brokerage and other charges
- Ongoing offers
- Trading platforms offered by Edelweiss
- Advantages/disadvantages
- Users’ review ratings

3. About Edelweiss
- Full service broker
- Part of Edelweiss Group
- Founded in 1995
- Currently it is worth INR 32,000 Cr with 6000+ employees
- 4700 sub brokers across 680 cities in India
- Has acquired some major companies like Anagram Capital, Forefront & recently JP Morgan
AMC

4. Products offered
- Equity
- Derivatives – F&O
- Currency
- Mutual funds
- IPOs
- EFT /Gold ETFs
- Bonds
- Commodity

5. Services offered
- DEMAT
- Depository services
- Trading account
- Portfolio management services

6. Brokerage and Fees
- Offers separate plans for traders and investors. One can choose depending upon the
preference.
- Investor : for those who are looking for long term or secured form of investment like
mutual fund
- Traders : for those who wants to invest in equity
: plans are based on the margin amount that a client would want to start the
stock investment with.
: client is asked to pay an upfront subscription fee while applying for these
plans

7. Offers
- Free DEMAT Account
- Shortest time to open DEMAT account
- Waiver of AMC for first year
- 0.10% brokerage changes for delivery trading & 0.01% brokerage charges for intraday
trading

8. Trading platform
- Edelweiss mobile trader – Mobile App based platform
- Edelweiss.in – Browser based platform
- Trader’s lounge
- Xtreme trader – software based trading platform
- Mobile WAP – works with slow internet connection
- Edelweiss express – JAVA based browser; does not require downloading

9. Advantages/disadvantages
- Offers excellent analytical tools
- Has a strong research team
- Offers offline and online trading in
an integrated manner
- Levies minimum brokerage charges
- Does not offer integrated broking

10. Users’review