ICICIdirect.com is a part of ICICI Securities and offers retail trading and investment services. It is the largest retail broker and financial product distributor in the country trusted by over 50 lakh customers with over 2 decades of service. ICICIdirect.com has revolutionised the world of online investing. This online share trading platform offers a trading account for seamless and hassle free electronic trading. It offers more than 50 products and services like Equity, Mutual Funds, Derivatives, Futures and Options Currency, Commodity, ETF, Insurance, IPOs, Corporate Fixed Deposits, Loans, NPS, Wealth Management, Corporate Services, NRI Services, Portfolio Management Services, Global Investment, Financial Learning, Tax Services etc. under one roof. Customers can open a free trading and demat account. The key difference between a Demat and a Trading account is that a Demat account is used to hold your securities such as your share certificates and other documents in electronic format whereas a Trading account is used for buying and selling these securities in the stock market. The combination of Trading, Demat and savings account is known as a 3-in-1 account in the stock market. The documents required to open a demat account Proof of identity, Proof of Address, Proof of income, Pan card, Passport size photo and Power of Attorney. In order to open a trading account, a pan card, photo, a signature that is the same as the one on your PAN card, address proof such as your Aadhar card, passport or a copy of the last three months' bank statement, bank proof like a copy of a cancelled cheque or a copy of your passbook and income proof like six months' bank statements, Income Tax Return statements or three-month salary slip. More