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ICICI Direct charges & fees

Full fee schedule for ICICI Direct (also known as ICICIdirect): brokerage by segment across every plan, demat (DP) charges, subscription fees, and the statutory charges (STT, GST, stamp duty, SEBI, exchange) that apply on every trade.

Charges verified 2026-06-13

Brokerage by plan

ICICI Direct offers 5 plans. Brokerage shown is per executed order; "Free" means zero brokerage on that segment.

Segment	MoneySaver (Default)	iValue (₹299 one-time)₹299 one-time	Prime 999 (₹999 one-time)₹999 one-time	Prime 4999 (₹4,999 one-time)₹4,999 one-time	Prime 9999 (₹9,999 one-time)₹9,999 one-time
Equity delivery	0.29%	0.29%	0.22%	0.1%	0.07%
Equity intraday	0.029%	₹20 / 0.05%	0.022%	0.01%	0.007%
Futures	0.029%	Flat ₹20	0.022%	0.01%	0.007%
Options	Flat ₹49/lot	Flat ₹20	Flat ₹49/lot	Flat ₹19/lot	Flat ₹9/lot

Which ICICI Direct plan fits whom

ICICI Direct runs 5 plans. The right one depends on how often you trade and which segments you use — not on the headline rate alone.

MoneySaver (Default)

Percentage-of-turnover brokerage, usually bundled with research and advisory — fits investors who want guidance and trade less often.

iValue (₹299 one-time) · ₹299 one-time

A paid plan — worth it once the brokerage you save each month clears the subscription, i.e. for frequent, higher-volume traders.

Prime 999 (₹999 one-time) · ₹999 one-time

A paid plan — worth it once the brokerage you save each month clears the subscription, i.e. for frequent, higher-volume traders.

Prime 4999 (₹4,999 one-time) · ₹4,999 one-time

A paid plan — worth it once the brokerage you save each month clears the subscription, i.e. for frequent, higher-volume traders.

Prime 9999 (₹9,999 one-time) · ₹9,999 one-time

A paid plan — worth it once the brokerage you save each month clears the subscription, i.e. for frequent, higher-volume traders.

Not sure which one nets out cheaper for your trade size? Run both through the ICICI Direct brokerage calculator — switch plans in the dropdown to see the landed cost change.

Demat & account fees

Charged separately from brokerage. DP charges apply on equity delivery sells; subscription fees (if any) apply to the broker’s paid plan.

DP charges (per sell)

₹20

Charged once per scrip per day on delivery sells, regardless of quantity.

Subscription fee

None

Default plan: MoneySaver (Default). Other plans may charge a different fee — see the brokerage table above.

Account opening

Rs 0 (free)

One-time, charged at signup. Demat AMC is Demat AMC for individual accounts approximately Rs. 700 per annum (varies by plan; some plans/promotions waive the first year). See account opening for the full process.

Statutory & exchange charges

These are set by the government and exchanges — they apply on every trade through any Indian broker, not just ICICI Direct. Values are percent of turnover (per side).

Charge	Equity delivery	Equity intraday	Futures	Options
STT / CTT	0.1%	0.025%	0.05%	0.15%
Stamp duty	0.015%	0.003%	0.002%	0.003%
SEBI charges	0.0001%	0.0001%	0.0001%	0.0001%
Exchange txn charges	0.00297%	0.00297%	0.00173%	0.03503%
GST (on brokerage + SEBI + exch)	18%	18%	18%	18%

STT is charged on the sell side for equity delivery and intraday, on the sell side for options (on premium) and both sides for futures. Stamp duty applies on the buy side only. GST is computed on the sum of brokerage + SEBI + exchange transaction charges. DP charges apply separately on delivery sells. The calculator handles all of this automatically.

See your actual cost for any trade

The ICICI Direct brokerage calculator runs a real trade through these rates and breaks every charge out — brokerage, STT, GST, stamp duty, exchange, DP — by segment.

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More on ICICI Direct: read the ICICI Direct review, compare the ICICI Direct demat account AMC and DP charges, run the numbers on the ICICI Direct brokerage calculator, or see ICICI Direct next to every broker in the brokerage charges comparison.

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Frequently asked

What people ask about ICICI Direct brokerage charges.

On ICICI Direct's default MoneySaver (Default) plan, equity delivery brokerage is 0.29%, charged per executed order. Statutory charges (STT, stamp duty, SEBI, exchange, GST) apply on top. Other ICICI Direct plans may differ — see the brokerage table above.

ICICI Direct charges 0.029% on equity intraday, 0.029% on futures and Flat ₹49/lot on options, per executed order. Run any trade through the ICICI Direct brokerage calculator to see the landed cost including STT, GST, exchange and stamp duty.

No — ICICI Direct charges 0.29% on equity delivery on its default plan, unlike the zero-delivery discount brokers. Statutory charges apply on top.

ICICI Direct charges ₹20 per scrip as DP (depository participant) charges on the sell side of every equity delivery trade — flat, regardless of quantity. It is levied via the depository (CDSL/NSDL), separate from brokerage.

Account opening is Rs 0 (free) (one-time). Demat AMC is Demat AMC for individual accounts approximately Rs. 700 per annum (plan-dependent). These are separate from per-trade brokerage — see the ICICI Direct demat account page for the full recurring-cost picture.

Every ICICI Direct trade also carries statutory and exchange charges that are identical across all Indian brokers: STT/CTT, stamp duty (buy side), SEBI turnover fees, exchange transaction charges, and 18% GST on brokerage + SEBI + exchange. On small trades these often exceed the brokerage itself.