silverbyte, all offer web based trading...but ODIN or s/w is purely for the benefit of a day trader...and offcourse convenience...I have been on the lookout for the best "package" and the following is what I have gathered:
1. Indiabulls: excellent software, good customer care, pretty good brokerage scheme.
Brokerage I was offered without AMC (advance margin) was Intra-day 0.02% (both buy and sell) and Delivery - 0.2%
2. Sharekhan: again good software...pathetic service - Have heard the IVR for longer times and that sounds better than the customer support team, high brokerage, beware of hidden charges!
0.05 - 0.03% (one leg) Various AMC schemes
3. RK Global: a super-duper deal when it comes to brokerage...Just Rs 9 per order, ODIN is decent (they charge minimum 299 pm for the software...but who cares when the brokerage is damn cheap)...doesnt have great charting...fixed a few bugs over the years...minor security issues (what I feel...may be few other users will agree) useful customer care (at least from the few calls that I made for a demo and yeah, they do have a problem escalation procedure...they know the users will face problems and they would like to solve it)
My Pick would either be Indiabulls or RK Global! or Maybe I should say pick both
Really!
jk