The Finance Bill, 2026 proposes higher STT rates on derivatives to rein in speculative trading. Options and futures transactions executed from 1 April 2026 will attract increased tax ...

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

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 announced a major increase in the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on Futures and Options ...

Broadridge creates a platform delivering competitive advantages for the Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) community through the introduction of innovative and disruptive technologies The platform ...

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, today announced that January ...

A major data center outage halted futures and options trading early Friday, leaving investors in the dark for more than 10 hours. CME Group, a Chicago-based exchange operator, said trading had resumed ...

In the Budget, the government proposed an increase in the Securities Transaction Tax on several derivatives products. The ...

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