Sub-brokers and Authorised Persons can offer advisory and algo products by partnering with a SEBI-registered research analyst or a compliant execution platform, instead of registering themselves. AlphaQuark gives an AP a branded, April-2026-compliant execution rail across 14 brokers, which they offer their own clients as a recurring-revenue product.
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| Who it is for | Sub-brokers and Authorised Persons (APs) |
|---|---|
| What the AP offers | Branded app-grade execution, model portfolios and compliant retail algos |
| Regulation | SEBI retail-algo rules from April 2026: registered algos, strategy reports, broker-controlled execution |
| Brokers supported | 14: Zerodha, Angel One, Upstox, Groww, Dhan, Fyers, ICICI Direct, Kotak Securities, HDFC Securities, Axis Direct, IIFL Securities, Motilal Oswal, 5Paisa and AliceBlue |
| Start | Paid 60-day pilot |
AlphaQuark is a platform built for sub-brokers and Authorised Persons in India. Brokerage is shrinking, the April-2026 algo rules are coming, and clients want app-grade automation. AlphaQuark turns all three into one opportunity: a compliant, branded execution rail you offer your own book, across every broker, as a new recurring revenue line. Three forces are reshaping the desk. Brokerage is compressing, because uniform fees, true-to-label norms, and F&O curbs have squeezed per-trade income across the board, so volume alone no longer pays. April-2026 raises the bar, because SEBI's retail-algo rules require registered algos, strategy reports, and broker-controlled execution, which is hard to build alone. And clients are drifting to apps, because discount-broker apps offer the automation your clients want, and without a product of your own you lose them. The solutions for your desk are organised as a cluster. Algo execution and April-2026 compliance is the compliant retail-algo rail for your clients, with registered algos, strategy reports, and every broker. Multi-broker integration lets you connect and execute across 14 brokers from one place, under your brand. Model portfolios let you deploy portfolios your clients subscribe to and auto-execute. SEBI compliance and security covers automated compliance, audit-ready records, and consent management. A Tradetron comparison shows how a done-for-you, compliant execution rail compares to a DIY strategy platform, and a free AP income calculator projects the recurring revenue you could add to your desk. The page also offers the Sub-Broker's Survival Playbook, six moves to grow income and retain clients as brokerage compresses: add a paid, app-grade execution product to your book before brokerage compresses further; get April-2026 algo-compliant without building RA registration or exchange empanelment; stop losing clients to discount-broker apps; eliminate the daily 6 AM token failure that breaks client automation; run strategies across every broker your clients already use, with no migration; and turn execution into recurring revenue instead of shrinking per-trade brokerage.
Uniform fees, true-to-label norms, and F&O curbs have squeezed per-trade income across the board for sub-brokers and Authorised Persons. Volume alone no longer pays the desk, which is why an additional paid product line matters more than incremental order flow.
SEBI's retail-algo rules require registered algos, strategy reports, and broker-controlled execution. Meeting that bar alone is hard to build. AlphaQuark provides the compliant retail-algo rail so an Authorised Person can offer automation without building RA registration or exchange empanelment.
Discount-broker apps offer the automation clients want. Without a product of your own you lose them. A branded execution rail lets a sub-broker offer app-grade automation under their own brand, across every broker clients already use, with no migration required.
Six linked solutions: algo execution and April-2026 compliance, multi-broker integration across 14 brokers, model portfolios clients subscribe to and auto-execute, SEBI compliance and security with audit-ready records and consent management, a Tradetron comparison, and a free AP income calculator.
Six moves to grow income and retain clients as brokerage compresses: add a paid execution product, get April-2026 compliant, stop losing clients to discount-broker apps, eliminate the daily 6 AM token failure that breaks client automation, run across every broker, and turn execution into recurring revenue.
Book a paid 60-day pilot and offer your clients an app-grade product under your brand. The pilot is the entry point for a sub-broker or Authorised Person who wants a compliant, branded execution rail running on their own book before the April-2026 rules land.
An AP cannot give paid advice without SEBI RA or IA registration. The practical route is to partner with a registered RA, or use a compliant platform that carries the registered strategies and lets the AP offer execution under their own brand. AlphaQuark provides that rail across 14 brokers.
Retail algos must be registered, come with strategy reports and run through broker-controlled execution. Sub-brokers who offer automation to clients need a compliant provider rather than unregistered scripts.