Union Budget 2026 raised securities transaction tax on futures and options, increasing trading costs across India’s ...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a hike in Securities Transaction Tax (STT), on both futures and options, ...

According to Equirus, higher STT increases the cost of frequent trading, which could discourage retail participation and ...

Starting April 1, 2026, India will see increased Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on futures and options trading. The Finance ...

Every F&O trade now costs more. Frequent, high-volume speculative trading becomes less attractive, which is exactly what the ...

The Indian stock market experienced a sharp decline due to increased Securities Transaction Tax on derivatives, with a 1,547-point drop in the BSE Sensex. Analysts expect the market to recover quickly ...

Since STT is charged on every trade, and not on profits, traders must pay it even if they incur losses. This makes frequent ...

According to Chauhan, the country's strong economic growth will continue to attract more investors to the stock market, while investors will also explore other instruments such as futures and bonds.

Learn about price risk, which involves value declines in securities, and explore strategies for managing it, such as ...

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CHICAGO, November 18, 2025 – Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the world’s leading derivatives and securities exchange network, today announced plans to launch futures and options on the new ...

CME will list options on Solana and XRP futures for the first time, extending regulated crypto derivatives beyond Bitcoin and Ether amid growing US market demand. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group ...