Upstox is the trading platform offered by RKSV. It is the popular discount broker that is tech-first low cost broking firm in India. It provides the different trading opportunities at unbeatable prices. The company provides trading services in different segments i.e. equities, commodities, currency, futures, and options that are available on Upstox pro web and Upstox pro mobile trading platforms.
The Upstox trading platforms offers trading, analysis, charting and many more rich trading features. This platform makes placing order easy through mobile phones and web browser. It is built on Omnisys NEST OMS (Order Management System) and Omnisys NEST RMS (Risk Management System).
Upstox provides trading account and trading in equity delivery segment for free. The trading in Equity F&O, Equity Intraday, Commodities and Currency derivatives is available in the updated version of Upstox i.e. Upstox Pro. The Pro version of Upstox is the paid service for traders.
Brokerage Charges and the Pricing structure for Equity, Currency and Commodity
Brokerage charges in Upstox are different for equity, currency and commodities segments. Detailed charges for each segment are explained below:
EQUITY
UPSTOX CHARGES
EQUITY DELIVERY
EQUITY INTRADAY
EQUITY FUTURES
EQUITY OPTIONS
Brokerage
Zero brokerage
Rs. 20 per executed order or 0.05% (whichever is lower)
Rs. 20 per executed order or 0.05% (whichever is lower)
Flat Rs. 20 per executed order.
STT/CTT
0.1% on both buy & sell.
0.025% only on sell.
0.1% only on sell.
0.1% only on sell.
Transaction Charges
NSE: 0.00325% per trade on buy & sell. BSE: charges vary as per the scrip group
NSE: 0.00325% per trade on buy & sell. BSE: charges vary as per the scrip group
A stop-loss order is an order placed with a broker in order to buy or sell a specific stock once the stock reaches a certain price. A stop-loss is designed in order to limit an investor's loss on a security position.
While carrying Intraday orders, we trade using margins and thus the trade goes in loss showing the negative balance. It will show the negative balance till the time we square off our trade or their RMS team do so. Your AMC might be deducted and this is the reason why it shows negative balance.
Rs.20 brokerage and 15x intraday margin are the most suited for a new trader. Whereas, the Priority plan is best for the experienced traders who require higher (20x) leverage. The brokerage charges (Rs. 30 per trade) are also higher under the Priority Plan.
The Upstox has pioneered the low-cost brokerage model. Thus while trading with Upstox, equity delivery trades are free of cost. For intraday trading on BSE, NSE and MCX and F&O. It is 0.05% or up to Rs. 20 per order traded.
The Upstox provides three trading platforms. There is Upstox Pro web that you can access from your favorite browser. The other software Upstox Mobile which is available on both Android and iOS will help you in trading on the go.
Upstox runs a partner program wherein you can become a sub-broker and start referring customers from your network. You can earn commissions when they trade. You can receive earnings in two ways in this program either earn a part of the brokerage paid by your referrals or earn incentives for referrals when they open an Upstox account.
You can withdraw money from your Upstox account directly from the application. You go to the balance section of the app and choose to “withdraw funds” from your securities or commodities account. Once after selecting the account, click on the “withdraw” screen. Now enter the amount you want to withdraw and click on “submit”.
There is no limit of how many banks accounts you can link with Upstox. One bank account will be marked as the primary account and rest of them will be marked as the secondary bank accounts.
The trading with Upstox is completely safe. The company started offering its services in 2012 and since then it has grown exponentially. It has lakhs of trusted customers and over 5 lakh customers traded in January 2020. This made it rank as the second largest discount stock broker in India.
The company is registered with the SEBI, BSE, NSE, MCX, CDSL and NSDL. It is regularly audited by the exchanges and no violations have been noticed so far. The company is backed with the leading investors like Ratan Tata, Tiger Global and GVK Davix.
The client can freeze his account in case he does not wish to do any transaction in the near future. This helps in curbing the unauthorized use of demat account & prevention of frauds. The account will be de-freeze only on the instructions of the account holder.
To reactivate your Upstox account, all you need to do is to fill the reactivation form and email it to us at support@upstox.com. You also need to send a bank statement of the last three months that have been self-attested. Once after we receive this, your account will be reactivated within 24–48 business hours.
You can upgrade your Upstox account by just sending an email from the registered email Id to support@upstox.com. Remember to keep the subject line "Request to change brokerage plan." Make sure that you mention your Name and UCC in the email. The request for changing brokerage plans will be processed in 24-48 hours during business days.
One of the major advantages of having trading account with Upstox is their low-cost structure. As a result, they do not provide any RM (Relationship Manager) services, even in Mumbai.
The Trigger price in Upstox is the pre-set price on a buy or sell order in trading. The order here is a special order such as a “stop-loss order”, a “take-profit order”, “bracket order” and a “cover order”.
The withdrawal of money procedure is an online process. Thus, every request is processed within 24 business hours after the trading day has ended. The Upstox staff get notified of your withdrawal request and hence they process all withdrawals once at the end of each day.
Yes, the account opening in Upstox is free with a ₹249 prepaid brokerage plan. Currently the company does not charge any account opening fee for the individual trading accounts.
In order to change your phone number in the Upstox account, you will have to open an online service request.
To change phone number in Upstox, follow the below mentioned steps:
a) Go to www.upstox.com
b) Click on 'Sign in' > 'Dashboard'
c) Login to the dashboard (Upstox back office)
d) Choose and click on the 'Service Request' box
e) Then, click on 'Change your Mobile Number"
f) Enter the new phone number and verify the OTP.
Once after the request is submitted, it will be processed in 24 to 72 hours.
Upstox is not a listed company. It is a privately owned company run by the promoters of the company including Mr. Ravi Kumar and Mr. Shrinivas Viswanath.
Four major investors that include Mr. Ratan Tata, Tiger Global Management, GVK Davix and Kalaari Capital Partners invested in this company.
The “Validity in Upstox” means the tenure or period for which a placed order is valid. The price of a stock moves up and down on a regular basis and thus the order is executed only when the matching price is available.
If you are deciding to close your account then you can delete it, then you can delete it. Upstox does not charge any fees to close your demat or trading account. Just make sure that all your dues are clear and transfer all existing securities from your Upstox demat account.