Broker profile
IIFL Securities Review (2026): Brokerage, Platforms, API & Execution - The Published Facts
IIFL Securities (IIFL Capital) is a long-established Indian full-service broker offering equity, derivatives, commodity and currency trading with in-house research and a trading API for its customers. Its public rate card (Investor Plan - Online Plus) charges 0.25% on delivery, 0.025% on intraday and futures, and ₹25 per lot on options. Its execution-speed figure here is taken from the AlgoTest Broker Speedtest, where it is measured as IIFLNest.
At a glance
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- Type
- Full-service broker
- Official website
- https://www.iiflcapital.com
- Delivery brokerage
- 0.25% per order (Investor Plan - Online Plus, per official rate card)
- Intraday brokerage
- 0.025% per order (Investor Plan - Online Plus)
- F&O brokerage
- Futures 0.025% per order; options ₹25 per lot (Investor Plan - Online Plus)
- Account opening
- Free (₹0 online)
- AMC
- Free first year, then ₹250 + GST per year
- Platforms
- IIFL Markets app, IIFL web (Trading Terminal), IIFL NEST desktop
- Trading API
- IIFL Securities API - pricing Not Disclosed (docs)
- Products
- Equity, F&O, Currency, Commodity, Mutual funds, IPO
- Exchanges
- NSE, BSE, MCX
- Algo support
- Yes - via IIFL trading API
- Reported execution speed
- ≈ 95 ms (median)
- Margin
- MTF available
- Research
- Yes - in-house research
Strengths (published)
- Long-established full-service broker with wide product coverage
- Trading API available for IIFL customers
- Single published rate card (Investor Plan - Online Plus)
Limitations
- Percentage-based delivery and intraday brokerage with no flat cap, and options charged per lot
- Interface and onboarding trail the newest discount brokers
Who is it best for?
Investors who want a full-service broker with in-house research and wide product coverage.
This profile is compiled only from the sources listed below. Fields marked Not Disclosed mean no verifiable published figure existed at review time - we never estimate or infer. This is information, not investment advice, and this site has no relationship with IIFL Securities.
Frequently asked questions
What brokerage does IIFL Securities charge?
Per its official pricing at our last review: delivery 0.25% per order (Investor Plan - Online Plus, per official rate card); intraday 0.025% per order (Investor Plan - Online Plus); F&O Futures 0.025% per order; options ₹25 per lot (Investor Plan - Online Plus). Statutory charges apply on top. Verify the current schedule on the official pricing page, as rates change without notice.
Does IIFL Securities offer a trading API?
Yes - IIFL Securities API. Published pricing: Not Disclosed. See the official documentation for rate limits and terms.
How fast is IIFL Securities's order execution?
The published figure is ≈ 95 ms (median), from a published third-party comparison. It is approximate, not independently audited, and varies with device, network and market conditions.
Who is IIFL Securities best suited for?
Investors who want a full-service broker with in-house research and wide product coverage.
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Sources
- IIFL Securities - official website - https://www.iiflcapital.com
- IIFL Securities - official pricing page - https://www.iiflcapital.com/brokerage-charges
- IIFL Securities - official API page - https://www.iiflcapital.com
- AlgoTest Broker Speedtest - https://openbroker.in/ (Independent, live place-order latency measured by AlgoTest and refreshed every 15 minutes during market hours. The figure shown is the median of AlgoTest’s 15-minute measurement windows; latency varies with network path and market conditions.)