Whenever you take a trade in any segment apart from paying brokerage, you will be charged with certain statutory charges as well like STT (Security Transaction Tax) which is levied when you transact in equity or CTT (Commodity Transaction Tax) in case of commodity, exchange transaction charges, SEBI Charges, Clearing Member charges, GST and Stamp duty. These all charges together add up to the transactional cost.
Following are the list of statutory charges levied by the government and regulatory bodies for different segments. Check out our Brokerage Calculator for brokerage and charges related inquiries.
How is GST calculated on the total charges?
What is the applicable Securities/Commodity Transaction Tax (STT/CTT) for trading?
FYERS | Equity Delivery | Equity Intraday | Equity Futures | Equity Option | Currency Futures | Currency Options | MCX Futures | MCX Options |
BROKERAGE | Zero Brokerage | Rs. 20 per executed order or 0.03% whichever is lower. | 0.03% or Rs. 20/executed order whichever is lower | Flat Rs. 20 per executed order | 0.03% or Rs. 20/executed order whichever is lower | Flat Rs. 20 per executed order | 0.03% or Rs. 20/executed order whichever is lower | Flat Rs. 20 per executed order |
STT/CTT | 0.1% on buy & sell | 0.025% on the sell side | 0.01% on sell side | 0.05% on sell side (on premium) | No STT | No STT | 0.01% on the sell side | 0.05% on the sell side |
TRANSACTION CHARGES | NSE: 0.00325% | NSE: 0.00325% | NSE: Exchange txn charge: 0.0019% Clearing charge: 0.0005% | NSE: Exchange txn charge: 0.053% Clearing charge: 0.009% | NSE: Exchange txn charge: 0.00115% Clearing charge: 0.0005% | NSE: Exchange txn charge: 0.04% Clearing charge: 0.009% | MCX: Exchange txn charge: 0.0026% Clearing charge: 0.0018% | NSE: Exchange txn charge: 0.0000% Clearing charge: 0.05% |
GST | 18% on (brokerage + transaction charges) | |||||||
SEBI CHARGES | ₹10 / crore | ₹10 / crore | ₹10 / crore | ₹10 / crore | ₹10 / crore | ₹10 / crore | ₹10 / crore | ₹10 / crore |