This is the same post I write in the thread "Compare between sas online broking & and zerodha broking"
Why are all people are so apprehensive about all these discount brokers?
Can any body tell me how many brokers are there in NSE right now and how much of them have just got vanished in the last five years?
By just taking the name of Unicon what we try to prove?
By the way, Unicon was not a discount brokerage firm.
Now one can say that he is more concerned about his own money. It is alright but just imagine we read about 100 or more road accidents daily. Will that imply we should stop moving on the road? Again even taking utmost precaution on Indian road, one can not guarantee his own safety.
If you go through the threads of traderji, you will find numerous cases of cheating by these so called reputed brokerage house. in comparison to that, you will find much less number of cases with discount brokerage firms.
As far as my knowledge is concerned, I know 90% of the new accounts have margin money 50000/- or less. Whether it is a traditional brokerage house or a discount brokerage firm, out of these new accounts, 90% of them get insolvent in the first three months if one trades regularly.
So don't think about much. Law is there to protect you. Yes, in case of any such mishappening, your money may be held by the broker but you will definitely get back your money but some time will take.
As far as SAS is concerned, my account is going to be six month old, still I do not have any complain against them. The most surprising part is whenever I write something through mail within office hour, I got the reply through mail within 30 minutes.
What else I can say?
Hope it will clarify your doubts.