OBPP fees: compare the charge and its scope

Published fee statements, checked 11 October 2026

Each row links to the statement supporting it. The wording applies to the specified platform or service fee, not automatically to every custody or third-party charge. Rows with an unknown amount cannot be used to calculate or rank an all-in bill.

Read Wint’s detailed tariff alongside its headlines

Wint’s pricing page has separate exchange, depository and other-charge tabs. Its detailed brokerage entry says up to 0.5% for any transaction. This is a ceiling in the published tariff, not an assumption that every purchase incurs that percentage. The same page marks account opening and AMC nil; those entries do not erase its transaction tariff.

The detailed depository table marks market-buy credits and market-sell debits nil, but separately lists an NSDL settlement charge of ₹4 per debit transaction. Its funding table marks UPI and bank transfer nil and netbanking up to ₹12 per transfer. Applicable taxes and statutory charges remain separate under the page’s notes. Ask which entries apply to your order and account rather than summing every optional service.

Compare the purchase price before comparing a fee headline

Use a like-for-like instrument and settlement date. Record the security identifier, face value, quantity, quoted price, accrued interest and total settlement amount. A clean price and a settlement amount including accrued interest are different numbers; Jiraaf’s FAQ explains this distinction. A higher payment can include interest accrued since the previous coupon date rather than an extra platform fee.

Request the full quote and the list of explicit charges. Compare the same instrument’s actual buy and available sell quotes if considering an early exit. We do not estimate a hidden spread from marketing claims or publish a universal spread percentage. Liquidity and prices can change, and an advertised exit facility does not assure a buyer at your preferred price.

Account and exit costs are separate checks

If units are credited to an existing demat account, read that DP’s tariff. If a new account is opened, check opening charges, recurring AMC, debit charges and optional physical-document or transfer services. Establish whether a displayed charge includes taxes. Payment gateways and banking routes can also have their own charges.

Keep the bond’s cash flows and investor tax treatment separate from platform fees. A tax deduction is not platform commission; a tax-free coupon claim does not establish exemption of every transaction gain. Review the issuer documents and obtain advice for your own tax position. KYB’s comparison is a dated fee evidence table, not a recommendation of a security or a forecast of returns.

Coverage gaps remain explicit

IndiaBonds and TheFixedIncome public pages blocked this read. Stable Bonds advertises zero brokerage and exit fee, but its linked detailed tariff could not be read in the browser, so we have not confirmed a complete fee row. Bondbazaar’s inspected FAQs did not establish a tariff. BondsKart’s fee answer is dated April 2021, too old to stand as a current fee row. BondsIndia redirected to Digifinn without an accessible numerical fee schedule in the inspected public pages; InCred’s bond link led to a sign-in flow.

Those platforms are omitted from the fee table. Aspero and Altifi have readable fee-disclosure statements but no public amount in the inspected pages, so their amounts are explicitly unknown. Missing coverage is a source limitation, not a finding that a product is unavailable or unregistered. Start with the platform register and use the Retail Direct versus broker checklist for government-security access.