@zerodha, Have been tracking your thread silently for a while, what you started was pretty innovative or should I say you thought about it before everyone else did..
But I think what you guys have done is not a good thing for the broking business.. Today we have every tom, dick and harry becoming stock brokers and I just fear the fate of all of them when the market crashes like 2008 once again.
It is like a weapon's race, Rs 20, Rs 18, Rs 15, 2000/month, 1500/month 500/month.. What about Risk management? Networth of the broker? Liquid assets?? Aren't these all important when a retail trader puts his hard earned money with a broker?? Everyone thinks saving that little on brokerage will make them more profitable in the markets..
I am a CA and have been running a research for the last few months for this project for an international broking firm who want to get a perspective of the business in India. Have looked at the balance sheet of both public and private stock broking firms.. Spoke to your team as a journalist
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My view is that, doing business based only on NOW being free is detrimental to this industry. People like sharekhan, angel, MOSL etc who have to spend so much on technology, doesn't give an even playing field.. I think you guys have opened the Pandora's box and this can cause few people to be hurt eventually..
Thanks for all the insights provided by your team and tell Nithin that Ajay the journalist he spoke to was not really he, He was " CREEP" ..
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