ICICI Securities Limited is one of India's leading financial service company and operates across capital market segments including retail and institutional equity, financial product distribution, private wealth management and investment banking. The Company services its customers, comprising retail investors, High Net Worth Individuals (HNIs) and Ultra HNIs, who together hold assets worth Rs 7.0 Lakh Crore by providing research, access to markets as well as distributing financial products. The Company also serves its institutional clients comprising corporates and financial institutions, by offering a range of services.
Apart from these, ICICI Securities is a leading distributor of financial products such as Mutual Funds (MFs), Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), National Pension Scheme (NPS), Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs), RBI bonds, Corporate Fixed Deposits (CFD), REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts), Protection and Loan Products. The Company operates a network of 134 branches and has offices of its wholly owned subsidiary in US and Singapore.
ICICI Securities Limited was incorporated on March 9, 1995 as 'ICICI Brokerage Services Limited', as a public limited company. The name of the Company was changed to 'ICICI Securities Limited' on March 26, 2007. The Company engaged in the business of broking (institutional and retail) including allied services of extending margin trade finance and ESOP finance, distribution of financial products, merchant banking and advisory services. ICICI Bank Limited, the holding company, owns 74.73 % of the Company's equity share capital as on March 31, 2024.
The Company has been the largest equity broker in India since fiscal 2014 by brokerage revenue and active customers in equities on the National Stock Exchange. The Company's retail brokerage and financial product distribution businesses empower its customers to access the Indian financial capital markets through their ICICIdirect platform and provide them with a seamless settleme