What Are the Charges for Opening an Account at Zerodha?
Zerodha is a trading platform and is popular for providing both affordable and reliable brokerage charges. The account opening process is simple, quick, and safe. If your Aadhaar number isn’t linked to your phone number, you can still open an account offline by signing paper forms.
Zerodha Account Opening Charges
Zerodha charges Rs 200 for opening an online account in the equity segment and Rs 300 for the equity and commodity segments. The offline account opening charges for trades on Equity, F&O, and Currency are Rs 400. You can open accounts through Zerodha’s trading platforms and website, but NRI, Partnership, Limited Liability Partnership, HUF, or Corporate accounts must go through an offline process.
| Account Type | Equity | Equity + Commodity |
| Individual Account (online) | Rs 200 | Rs 300 |
| Individual Account (offline) | Rs 400 | Rs 600 |
| NRI Account (offline) | Rs 500 | N/A |
| Partnership, LLP, HUF or Corporate accounts (offline) | Rs 500 | Rs 800 |
Note: Zerodha Demat AMC charges apply to all customers, regardless of usage. An 18% GST is charged in addition to Rs 75 AMC Fees. Close the account if not in use to avoid AMC charges.
To initiate a Zerodha account, payment of an account opening fee and an annual maintenance charge (AMC) is mandatory. To open a Zerodha account, you have to pay account opening charges and annual maintenance charges (AMC).
Zerodha Account Open Charges | Zerodha AMC 2024
| Transaction | Fee |
| Trading Account Opening Charges (One Time) | Rs 200 |
| Trading Annual Maintenance Charges AMC (Yearly Fee) | Rs 0 (Free) |
| Demat Account Opening Charges (One Time) (T&C applied) | Rs 0 |
| Demat Account Annual Maintenance Charges AMC (Yearly Fee) | Rs 300 |