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

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 ...

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.

Future and Option Trading: The stock market has seen a sharp rise in participation by retail investors in derivatives trading, particularly in futures and options (F&O). But data from SEBI and recent ...

Nifty 50 (25,321) and Nifty Bank (59,610) appreciated 1.1 per cent and 1.9 per cent respectively. While the futures and options data give some positive bias, one needs to be cautious about potentially ...

The China Securities Regulatory Commission recently issued a circular confirming nickel futures and options on SHFE as specified domestic products, and approved the Shanghai International Energy ...

Futures and options products to provide exposure to 10 large-cap U.S. tech and growth stocks Cboe Magnificent 10 Index (new ticker: MGTN Index) includes Magnificent 7 stocks, AMD, Broadcom and ...

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