Brokerage charges, fees, and Taxes on trading and investing| STT, SEBI charges, GST

This IPO News guide/article covers “Brokerage charges, fees, and Taxes on trading and investing| STT, SEBI charges, GST”. The page is organized around 1. brokerage charges, 2. sebi charges, 3. exchange transaction charges, 4. securities transaction tax or stt, 5. stamp duty. IPO News presents the structured facts and tables in its own layout and wording.

Topics Covered

• 1. Brokerage charges
• 2. SEBI charges
• 3. Exchange Transaction charges
• 4. Securities Transaction Tax or STT
• 5. Stamp Duty
• 6. Good and Service Tax or GST
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Key Facts

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• Total brokerage on trading and investing is the sum of brokerage charges, Exchange Transaction charges, STT, Stamp Duty, SEBI charges, and GST (Brokerage + Exchange transaction charges).
• SEBI or Securities and Exchange Board of India charges for buy and sell transactions of securities in India. It is the same across all brokers be it discount brokers or full-service brokers.
• It is the fixed charge of Rs 10/crore or 0.0001% of equity delivery, Intraday, derivatives, and currency F&O.
• Check out the SEBI charges for trading on BSE, NSE, and MCX;
• Equity, Equity Derivatives, and Currency: Rs 10 per crore or 0.0001%
• Commodity Futures Agri: Rs 1/crore + GST Non-Agri: Rs 10/crore
• Commodity Options – Rs 10/crore
• National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) charges Rs 325 per crore for Equity trades, Rs 190 per crore for Equity Futures, and Rs 5000 per Crore for Equity options on premium value.
• Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) charges Rs 300 per crore for Equity trades, Rs 50 per crore for Equity Futures, Rs 2500 per Crore for Equity options on premium value.
• Equity Delivery – Rs 10,000 per Crore or 0.1% per volume on buy and sell both sides.
• Equity Intraday – Rs 2,500 per Crore or 0.025% per volume on sell-side only and is valued at the actual traded price.
• Equity Futures – Rs 1,000 per Crore or 0.01% per volume on sell side only and is valued at the actual traded price.
• Equity Options – Rs 5,000 per Crore or 0.05% on sell side only on premium value.
• Commodity Futures – 0.01% on sell side (Non-Agri)
• Commodity Options – 0.05% on sell side
• GST is levied on all services provided in India. The current GST rate is 18% in India for trading. For securities transactions, it is calculated on brokerage charges plus transaction costs.
• GST = 18% on (Brokerage + transaction charges)
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