Scholes for options to futures spot pricing. Understand pricing mechanisms for better financial decision-making.

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

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 ...

STT increase in Budget 2026: In her Budget speech, Sitharaman proposed to increase STT by a massive 150% on futures transactions and by 50% on options transactions. The announcement shook Dalal Street ...

Interactive Brokers is firing on all cylinders as its clients ramp up their activity in the financial markets.

Indian equity markets came under sharp selling pressure on Sunday after the Union Budget 2026–27 delivered a surprise hike in ...

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced in the Budget a 150% hike in STT on futures sold, to 5 paise per rupee from ...

Domestic equity benchmarks slid sharply after the Budget presentation, as broad-based selling across most sectors -- except IT -- pulled the indices lower.

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

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.

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 ...