I m looking to open an account in Zerodha . But i came to know that they dont have office in delhi. only office is in Bangalore. Guys wont it be unsafe to open an account in new broker like zerodha that too without any local office. Present customer please comment. Why do u guys feel that ur money is safe with them. And they wont run away with ur money.
Hi Gary,
Times are evolving, businesses have to go online, those that don't will get phased out.. The biggest places of business are
www.amazon.com ,
www.alibaba.com and so on....The savings that can be made by staying online is immense..... Similar to how it happened in US, broking industry is due for a turnaround in the way it works... charles schwabb, zecoo, ameritrade etc got in the concept of discount broking which has changed the way how america trades...
Similarly we are trying to initiate this kind of business model in India. If you trade online, there is no need for you to pay for the office space of your broker...
As far as running away with your money is concerned...
... We are members of NSE ( NSE and SEBI regulates us at all point of time) .... The rules that apply to an icicidirect is the same that applies to Zerodha. There has never been an instance when a NSE member has run away with client's money in the last 15 years of its existence, because it is not possible to do so....
The people who loose money for the retail are the relationship managers, subbrokers and the research team that brokers employ.....
... With our business model, we have ensured that you don't encounter any of these kinds....
Cheers...