Under the new proposals, STT on futures trades has been raised from 0.02% to 0.05%, while options trading now attracts a flat 0.15% STT on both option premiums and exercised contracts. The move marks ...

The hike will adversely impact many HFT traders and wealthy traders who are major players in the Indian F&O market.

According to a PTI report, the government expects to collect ₹73,700 crore through STT in FY27. It is likely to mop up ₹63,670 crore in the current fiscal, lower than the previous estimate of ₹78,000 ...

Learn about futures trading, along with how contracts work, key market factors, risks, and potential benefits, and how investors use futures to hedge or speculate.

Domestic equity benchmarks slid sharply after the Budget presentation, as broad-based selling across most sectors -- except IT -- pulled the indices lower.

Groww’s shares fell about 6.5% on Monday, a day after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed an increase in the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on futures and options (F&O) in her Union Budget ...

The announcement means that the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) charged on futures trading has been increased to 0.05 per cent of the transaction value.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made it clear in her Budget speech that the Securities Transaction Tax, or STT, will go up for derivatives trades from April 1, 2026.

Mostilal Oswal believes that the increase in the securities transaction tax (STT) on futures and options (F&O) announced in the Budget 2026 is a “negative” for Capital market stocks. They expect that ...

The F&O tax hike fits into a broader Budget 2026 theme of promoting financial stability over speculative excess. While the ...

Union Budget 2026 raised securities transaction tax on futures and options, increasing trading costs across India’s ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a major increase in the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on Futures and Options (F&O) trades in her Union Budget 2026 on February 1.