In the Budget 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that STT on futures contracts would be raised to 0.05% from ...

Arbitrage fund returns to take a 30-50 bps hit from Budget 2026's F&O tax hike, but post-tax advantage over debt funds intact ...

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

According to estimates shared by Edelweiss Mutual Fund, the incremental increase in STT could lead to an annualised impact of ...

Arbitrage funds, which have gained popularity recently, will likely see some impact on its returns due to the STT hike on futures and options announced in Union Budget 2026. Analysts have suggested ...

While the increase is small in absolute terms, it has material implications for arbitrage funds, which depend on cash-futures spreads to generate returns.

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