Securities/Commodities transaction tax
Tax by the government when transacting on the exchanges. Charged on both buy and sell sides when trading equity delivery. Charged only on selling side when trading intraday or on F&O.
When trading at HDFC SKY, STT/CTT can be a lot more than the brokerage we charge. Important to keep a tab.
Transaction/Turnover Charges
Charged by exchanges (NSE, BSE, MCX) on the value of your transactions.
BSE has revised transaction charges in XC, XD, XT, Z and ZP groups to ₹10,000 per crore w.e.f 01.01.2016. (XC and XD groups have been merged into a new group X w.e.f 01.12.2017)
BSE has revised transaction charges in SS and ST groups to ₹1,00,000 per crore of gross turnover.
BSE has revised transaction charges for group A, B and other non exclusive scrips (non-exclusive scrips from group E, F, FC, G, GC, W, T) at ₹375 per crore of turnover on flat rate basis w.e.f. December 1, 2022.
BSE has revised transaction charges in M, MT, TS and MS groups to ₹275 per crore of gross turnover.
Charges for Investor's Protection Fund Trust (IPFT) by NSE
GST
Tax levied by the government on the services rendered. 18% of ( brokerage + SEBI charges + transaction charges)
SEBI Charges
Charged at ₹10 per crore + GST by Securities and Exchange Board of India for regulating the markets.
Pledging charges
₹20 + GST per pledge request per ISIN.
AMC (Account maintenance charges)
For BSDA demat account- Zero charges if the holding value is less than ₹50,000.
For non-BSDA demat accounts: ₹20/month + 18% GST (Free for first year).
Call & trade
Additional charges of ₹20 per order.
Physical Contract Note request
₹20/Contract + Courier charge + 18% GST
Delayed Payment Charges
Interest is levied at 18% a year or 0.05% per day on the debit balance in your trading account.
Payment gateway charges
(Not levied on transfers done via UPI)