Brokerage Calculator

When you buy or sell stocks in India, several charges are levied beyond brokerage — STT (Securities Transaction Tax), exchange transaction charges, SEBI turnover fees, GST on brokerage, and stamp duty. Together, these can significantly eat into short-term trading profits, especially for intraday and F&O traders. This calculator uses Zerodha's brokerage structure, which is the most popular discount broker in India: zero brokerage on equity delivery, ₹20 per order (or 0.03% whichever is lower) for intraday and F&O futures, and a flat ₹20 per order for F&O options.

STT is a government tax on securities transactions. For delivery trades, STT is charged at 0.1% on both buy and sell sides. For intraday equity, only the sell side is taxed at 0.025%. F&O traders pay STT only on the sell side at varying rates. Stamp duty is collected by state governments on the buy side of transactions. NSE charges exchange transaction fees at 0.00325% of turnover, and SEBI charges a nominal regulatory fee. All these are calculated on your actual transaction values in this tool.

For active traders, total charges can add up to 0.5–1% of turnover on intraday trades, making it crucial to factor in transaction costs when evaluating trade profitability. The breakeven price shown tells you the exact sell price needed to cover all charges on a buy trade. Many retail traders underestimate how much they pay in total charges until they see the actual numbers laid out like this.