Sameer Sawant

HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Investment Management) (HDFC-IM) is the fund management division of HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd. (NSE: HDFCAMC), which is ultimately owned by HDFC Bank Ltd. (NSE: HDFCBANK) in India. The firm was founded in 1999 as a joint venture between HDFC and Standard Life Investments Ltd. Headquartered in Mumbai, HDFC-IM manages a range of mutual funds and provides portfolio management and advisory services for institutional investors and private individuals.

Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co. Ltd. (KMAMC) is the wholly-owned fund management subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (BOM: 500247) in India. Headquartered in Mumbai, KMAMC was founded in 1994 and provides portfolio management and mutual fund management services for high-net worth and institutional investors.

Aditya Birla Group manufactures aluminum, copper, cement, viscose staple fiber and branded apparel. It offers carbon black, chemicals, fertilizers, sponge iron, and insulators. The firm also provides equity investment, advisory, and management services. The company was founded by Seth Shiv Narain Birla in 1857 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

HDFC Securities Ltd. is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a subsidiary of HDFC Bank Ltd. (NSE: HDFCBANK). HDFC provides brokerage services across different asset classes such as equity, gold, debt, real estate, stocks, derivatives, mutual funds, fixed deposits, NCDs, insurance, bonds and currency derivatives.

Motilal Oswal Securities Ltd. (MOSL) is a diversified brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai with an extensive network of branch offices throughout India. The firm is a subsidiary of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. (NSE: MOTILALOFS). MOSL provides research-based brokerage services that covers equity and derivatives. Their clients are international institutions from the US the UK, Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as corporations, high-net worth individuals and retail investors.

Karvy Stock Broking Ltd. (KSBL) is an independent brokerage firm headquartered in Hyderabad, India. The firm offers stock broking services to corporate, institutions and individual investors. Their services include share trading, currency trading, demat services and investment in various financial products at competitive brokerage charges in each segment. KSBL offers a user-friendly online trading platform in the industry that provides the benefits of trading in equities, derivatives and currencies. It also facilitates investments in bonds, NCDs, exchange traded funds (ETF) and mutual funds.

KPMG India Pvt Ltd. provides accounting services. It specializes in risk consulting, strategic alliances, deal advisory, infrastructure advisory and government advisory services. The company was founded in September 1993 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India.

Sharekhan Ltd. is an independent brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. Founded in 2000, the firm provides trading and investment solutions to its clients.

DAM Capital Advisors Ltd. (Broker) (DAM Capital-Broker) is the securities broker division of DAM Capital Advisors Ltd., an integrated full-service equity-focused Investment Bank and Institutional Equities platform headquartered in Maharashtra, India. The firm was founded in 1993 and formerly known as IDFC Securities Ltd. DAM Capital-Broker offers proficient and effective research and broking services to marquee global and local institutions investing in Indian equities.

Prabhudas Lilladher Pvt Ltd. (PL) is an investment research firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 1983 and provides various global equity research reports for institutional and retail clients. PL covers over 150 stocks that span across 20 mid and large sectors. Their Research Desk is comprised of dedicated teams for technical and fundamental research, conducting painstaking research to beat the market time and again. The lab has internally developed analytical tools and models that have consistently provided clients with an edge over the market. The findings of the research team take shape in the form of their various daily, monthly and quarterly; fundamental & technical research reports.

Anand Rathi Financial Services Ltd. (ARFS) is an independent securities brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 1994 as Anand Rathi Securities Ltd. ARFS provides Indian equities trading capabilities in the mid and small-cap companies to institutions, corporations, high net-worth individuals and families.

Dolat Capital Market Pvt Ltd. is an independent brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 1970 to offer equity research services, trade execution and settlement (equities and derivatives) to institutional clients. They specialize in the Indian mid-market coverage across sectors.

Batlivala & Karani Securities India Pvt Ltd. (B&K Securities) is an independent brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. Founded in 1998, B&K Securities offers investment and financial services such as equity, debt, currency and derivatives research, sales and trading for institutional and corporate clients.

IDBI Capital Markets & Securities Ltd. (ICMS) is the brokerage subsidiary of IDBI Bank Ltd. (NSE: IDBI). The firm is headquartered in Mumbai. ICMS provides brokerage services to their clients.

Ambit Capital Pvt Ltd. (Ambit) is a brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 2005 and is a subsidiary of Xero Ltd. (ASX: XRO) in New Zealand. Ambit provides customized execution services to family office, HNIs and professional investor clients. They offer innovative tactical trade ideas for special situations, Futures & Options and derivative trading, hedging strategies, block trades and Interest Rate Futures.

Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd. (Broker) (Emkay-Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd. (NSE: EMKAY), a publicly held financial services company headquartered in Mumbai, India. Founded in 1995, Emkay-Broker offers commodities, currency derivatives and retail broking services to various investors.

MAQ LLC provides digital marketing, analytics and technology solutions. Its services include data analytics and website, applications and mobile development, launch and maintenance. The company was founded by Rajeev Agarwal in 2000 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA.

Part of BNP Paribas SA, BNP Paribas Securities India Pvt Ltd. is an Indian company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Mumbai, India and was founded in 2008.

Part of Reliance Capital Ltd., Reliance Securities Ltd. is an Indian company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Mumbai, India.

Part of Centrum Capital Ltd., Centrum Broking Ltd. is an Indian brokerage company. The company is based in Mumbai, India. The company was founded in 1977. Nischal Maheshwari has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Antique Stock Broking Ltd. is the broker/dealer subsidiary of Investment Trust of India Ltd. (NSE: THEINVEST) in India. Headquartered in Mumbai, the firm offers Equities and Derivatives broking services to high net-worth individuals and institutional investors.

Monarch Networth Capital Ltd. (Broker) (MNCL-Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Monarch Networth Capital Ltd. (BOM: 511551), headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 1993 as a strategic amalgamation of two financial service providers Monarch Group of Companies and Networth Stock Broking Ltd. MNCL-Broker provides stock broking services to retail, corporate, and high net-worth individuals.

Systematix Shares & Stocks (India) Ltd. is the securities brokerage subsidiary of Systematix Group in India. Headquartered in Mumbai, the firm provides broking services to an array of clients such as Foreign Institutional Investors, Domestic Financial Institutions, Insurance Companies, Bank Treasuries, Corporates, Corporate Treasuries, Promoters, Ultra HNIs, HNIs and retail investors.

Daiwa Capital Markets India Pvt Ltd. (DCMI) is the brokerage subsidiary of Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (TYO: 8601). The firm is headquartered in Mumbai and was founded in 2007. DCMI provides brokerage services to their global institutional clients investing in Pan Asian markets.

Credence Analytics (India) Pvt Ltd. provides mission-critical software and information technology services. The firm offers iDEAL, iDEAL Wealth & Funds, MercuryFX, and CashTrea. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

PhillipCapital (India) Pvt Ltd. is the Indian securities brokerage subsidiary of Phillip Securities Pte Ltd., which is owned by PhillipCapital in Singapore. Headquartered in Mumbai, the firm was founded in 2012 and offers brokerage services across the asset classes of cash and derivatives (equities, commodities and currencies), Advisory Services, Distribution of IPOs/Mutual Funds/Insurance etc., Research Services, Demat services, Clearing Services, Portfolio Management Services (PMS) and Merchant Banking Services to Corporates, Foreign & Domestic Institutions, High Net Worth Individuals (HNI) and Retail clients.

CGS-CIMB Securities (India) Pvt Ltd. (CGS-CIMB India) is a securities broker headquartered in Jakarta, India. The firm was founded in 2012 and is a subsidiary of CGS-CIMB Securities International Pte. Ltd., ultimately held by government-owned China Investment Corp. CGS-CIMB India provides equities brokerage services to retail, corporate and institutional clients.

ICRA Ltd. (Research Firm) (ICRA Research) is the research division of ICRA Ltd., which is ultimately held by Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm is headquartered in Gurgaon, India. ICRA Research provides research services to their clients.

Mahindra Manulife Investment Management Pvt Ltd. (MMIMPL) is the Indian investment management subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corp. (TSE: MFC) in Canada. The firm was founded in 2013 as Mahindra Asset Management Co. Pvt Ltd. Headquartered in Mumbai, MMIMPL acts as the investment manager of Mahindra Manulife Mutual Funds.

Sys Two Analytics & Research (India) Pvt Ltd. Ppovides fundamental equity research services. The company was founded on February 5, 2014 and is headquartered in Chennai, India.

Part of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd., PwC India LLC is an Indian company that provides accounting advisory, tax and regulatory services. The company is based in Gurgaon, India.

UBS Securities India Pvt Ltd. is a broker-dealer headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 1996 and is a subsidiary of UBS AG, which is owned by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG; NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities India provides stock broking services to corporate, institutional and wealth management clients.

JM Financial Institutional Securities Ltd. (JMF-IS) is the securities arm of JM Financial Services Ltd., which is owned by JM Financial Ltd. (NSE: JMFINANCIL), an integrated financial services group based in India. Headquartered in Mumbai, the firm was founded in 1995 as ASK-Raymond James & Associates Pvt Ltd., a joint venture between India-based ASK Investment and Financial Consultants Ltd., US-based Raymond James Financial, Inc. and Bharat Shah. JMF-IS provides trade execution services as well as research and analysis with a strong focus on the Indian economy. Their clients are domestic and offshore institutions, high-net worth individuals and non-resident Indians.

Elara Securities (India) Pvt Ltd. (Elara Securities India) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 2007 and is a subsidiary of Elara Capital (India) Pvt Ltd., which is owned by Elara Capital Plc in Great Britain. Elara Securities India is a market maker across Indian cash equities and equity derivatives and offers execution services across a host of platforms, state of the art services in term of DMA, algorithm trading, and state of the art programs. They serve long only funds, hedge funds and asset management companies and private banks amongst other institutions.