I am looking at a good broker myself.
To start with, one
unmissable is to look at the no.of complaints/disputes the brokers have against their name on the NSE/BSE
Next, drill down the list with the brokers one has in mind and check out individual agreements ..... I zeroed in on a few but am disconcerted by the a few clauses in their agreements. Zerodha, for eg., has a lien part to their agreement!
Why would someone sign that?!
Is there any brokerage whatsoever which offers an online trading a/c without a PoA? After all there is a speed-e facility available with NSDL .....