He believes that as global uncertainty and stress increases, the need for investors and institutional participants in the derivatives market for risk management increases. He also indicated that F&O volumes may see further degrowth after the tax hike in April. However, he clarified that the rules made to curb betting will continue in future also,…
STT on Futures and Options Trading: Governments impose heavy taxes on cigarettes, so that people smoke less, and those who do, get revenue for the government… highlights In India, governments have been directing the behavior patterns of the society through taxes for a long time. Cigarettes are a big example of this. Despite being harmful…
After the change in the tax structure related to derivatives in Budget 2026, the movement in the Futures and Options (F&O) segment had intensified. In particular, the increase in Securities Transaction Tax (STT) increased the trading cost, which was bound to increase the concern of small and active traders. Meanwhile, a discussion had started in…
In the budget, STT on futures has been increased from 0.02 percent to 0.05 percent. highlights STT on futures has been increased from 0.02 percent to 0.05 percent. STT on options has been increased from 0.1 percent to 0.15 percent. Due to this announcement of the Finance Minister in the budget, there was a decline…
The proposal in the Union Budget 2026-2027 to increase the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on futures and options (F&O) transactions rattled the Indian stock market investors, triggering a nearly 2% decline in the benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50. In her Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a sharp hike in STT – by…
The latest data from SEBI suggests that retail investors are losing $12 billion a year in futures and options trading, said Saurabh Mukherjea, Founder of Marcellus Investment Managers. “Typically, the person losing this money is a 30–40-year-old male from small-town India, and the average such investor is losing about 1 lakh annually,” added Mukherjea. Those…
