From April 1, Indian markets face major regulatory changes as higher taxes and stricter funding norms reshape trading. Securities transacti...

Equity derivatives trading faces higher costs from April 1. New government taxes on futures and options will increase trading expenses. The...

A body of stockbrokers on Thursday urged Finance Minister Nirmal Sitharaman to revoke the budget proposal to hike the securities transactio...

Budget 2026 has increased Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on futures and options trading to curb excessive retail speculation. Effective A...

Budget STT hike memes: As Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed an increase in the securities transaction tax (STT) on futures...

Ace investor Shankar Sharma applauds Budget 2026’s STT hike on derivatives, calling F&O trading a “poison.” Experts say it may curb specula...

The Budget 2026 hike in Securities Transaction Tax is expected to reduce arbitrage fund returns by about 0.5% next year, according to Capit...

In the Union Budget 2026-27, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a hike in Securities Transaction Tax (STT), on both futures...

Under the Budget 2026 proposals, the STT on futures transactions was increased from 0.02% to 0.05%. The STT on options premium was raised f...

Nithin Kamath warns higher derivatives STT hurt trading and revenues. He says post-2024 tax hikes reduced volumes as markets cooled, causin...

The 2024 budget has increased the securities transaction tax (STT) on Futures & Options (F&O) of securities to 0.02 percent and 0.1percent ...

Finance Minister's Union Budget speech raises Securities Transaction Tax and capital gains taxes, impacting stock broking companies. Analys...

The sharp increase in budget estimate for the next fiscal could be on account of government's confidence in the securities market. With par...

The actual STT collections for this year, in fact, are expected to be double of the budget estimate, officials in the finance ministry told...

The Rs 6.75-trillion mutual fund industry lauded the STT cut in Budget 2012 as they believe the move will provide a fillip to the strugglin...

"At a time when govt revenues are under pressure, there is reluctance to do away with what can be an important revenue source," govt source...

Securities transaction tax, which drew flak from brokers on its introduction in 2004-05, has received a support of sort from them with thei...