{"id":48866,"date":"2026-02-02T16:46:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flattrade.in\/kosh\/?p=48866"},"modified":"2026-02-05T09:18:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T03:48:47","slug":"stt-hike-why-zero-brokerage-matters-more-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flattrade.in\/kosh\/stt-hike-why-zero-brokerage-matters-more-now\/","title":{"rendered":"STT Hike: Why Zero Brokerage Matters More Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"48866\" class=\"elementor elementor-48866\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-511ed56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"511ed56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d83a3a\" data-id=\"7d83a3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfc9403 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfc9403\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Union Budget 2026 introduced a revision in Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on equity derivatives. STT on equity futures has been increased from <strong><b>0.02% to 0.05%<\/b><\/strong>, and STT on options premiums has been raised from <strong><b>0.10% to 0.15%<\/b><\/strong>, effective April 1, 2026.<\/p><p>While the per-trade increase may appear small, the impact can add up for active F&amp;O traders. This makes cost efficiency, especially brokerage, more relevant than before.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89e73db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89e73db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e353fcc\" data-id=\"e353fcc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45515b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45515b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Changed in Budget 2026?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6f1fab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6f1fab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e18e08d\" data-id=\"e18e08d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f27ecd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f27ecd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Securities Transaction Tax (STT) is a government levy applied to trades executed on recognised stock exchanges across equities and derivatives.<\/p><p><strong><b>Key changes:<\/b><\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Futures STT increased by 150%<\/li><li>Options premium STT increased by 50%<\/li><\/ul><p>For traders executing frequent trades, this raises total transaction costs and affects net returns.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2846503 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2846503\" 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elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-299b389 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"299b389\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71585ff\" data-id=\"71585ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59e76ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59e76ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Trading Costs Now Matter More?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-915125d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"915125d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd97e30\" data-id=\"cd97e30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c88d55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c88d55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Trading costs typically include:<\/p><ul><li>STT and statutory levies<\/li><li>Exchange and clearing charges<\/li><li>Brokerage<\/li><\/ul><p>Taxes and statutory charges are fixed by regulation. Brokerage, however, varies by platform &#8211;\u00a0and this is where traders can optimise costs.<\/p><p>Even small per-order brokerage adds up meaningfully for high-frequency traders and strategy-based participants.<\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3><strong><b>Example: Brokerage Impact Over Time<\/b><\/strong><\/h3><p>Consider two traders executing 200 F&amp;O trades in a month:<\/p><ul><li>Trader A uses a broker charging \u20b920 per order<\/li><li>Trader B trades with zero brokerage<\/li><\/ul><p>Trader A pays <strong><b>\u20b94,000 in brokerage<\/b><\/strong>, while Trader B pays <strong><b>\u20b90<\/b><\/strong>.<\/p><p>Cost savings like this can help offset rising statutory charges and improve net outcomes over time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94fd6d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94fd6d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da20afb\" data-id=\"da20afb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a988047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a988047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Role of Real Zero Brokerage<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-314d9ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"314d9ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b047fb0\" data-id=\"b047fb0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61335ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61335ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In an environment where regulatory charges are rising and unavoidable, reducing controllable costs becomes important.<\/p><p>Flattrade offers <strong><b>real zero brokerage across segments<\/b><\/strong>, including:<\/p><ul><li>Equity delivery and intraday<\/li><li>Futures &amp; options<\/li><li>Currency and commodities<\/li><\/ul><p>There are no per-order brokerage charges and no percentage-based brokerage layers.<\/p><p>For active traders who frequently enter and exit positions, eliminating brokerage fees helps maintain cost efficiency and strategy viability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe0a13b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe0a13b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f15157\" data-id=\"9f15157\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0cdb93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0cdb93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Platform Benefits<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c316374 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c316374\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-594f6cb\" data-id=\"594f6cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f062e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f062e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Flattrade also provides:<\/p><ul><li>Advanced trading platforms across mobile, web, and desktop<\/li><li>Free APIs for Algo and automated trading<\/li><li>Instant fund transfers and real-time portfolio tracking<\/li><li>Strong risk management and compliance controls<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11878d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11878d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d529d2\" data-id=\"9d529d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce6b0d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce6b0d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adapting to a Higher-Cost Trading Environment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9477733 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9477733\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f94f60d\" data-id=\"f94f60d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58eb027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58eb027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Market regulations and tax structures evolve. The STT revision is part of that evolution. While traders cannot control statutory charges, platform costs can be evaluated and optimised.<\/p><p>Choosing a cost-efficient brokerage structure can make a measurable difference, especially for active market participants.<\/p><p>When costs rise, efficiency matters more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39bb7bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39bb7bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1af3eb4\" data-id=\"1af3eb4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b1ab84 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7b1ab84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/instakyc.flattrade.in\/Signup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Open Zero Brokerage Account<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Union Budget 2026 introduced a revision in Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on equity derivatives. 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