| HDFC Securities | |
| Type: | Private |
| Foundation: | 2000 |
| Location City: | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Location Country: | India |
| Area Served: | Worldwide |
| Key People: | Bharat Shah, Chairman Dhiraj Relli Managing Director & CEO |
| Industry: | Financial services Stockbrokerage Mutual funds Capital markets |
| Parent: | HDFC Bank |
HDFC Securities Limited is a financial services intermediary and a subsidiary of HDFC Bank, a private sector bank in India. HDFC Securities was founded in year 2000 and is headquartered in Mumbai, with branches across major cities and towns in India.[1]
HDFC Securities is the stock-broking arm of India’s largest private-sector lender, HDFC Bank,[2] and began operations in April 2000. It began as a joint venture between HDFC Bank Limited, HDFC Limited and Indocean eSecurities Holdings Limited.[3]
Along with its stock broking services, HDFC Securities is a distributor of financial products. In 2006, HDFC Bank bought HDFC Ltd's stake and in 2008, it acquired another 4% from Indocean eSecurities. Currently, HDFC Securities is a subsidiary of HDFC Bank.[4] [5]
HDFC Securities Ltd is the stock broking and distribution arm of the HDFC Group. It is a corporate member of both the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock exchange (NSE). In 2019, it entered into a partnership with Stockal, a US-based financial platform and launched GlobalInvesting.in, which allows its customers to directly invest in Nasdaq listed US stocks.