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"Government wants to reduce speculation," says NSE CEO Ashish Kumar Chauha
Updated : 11 hours, 10 min ago IST
National Stock Exchange (NSE) MD and CEO Ashish Kumar Chauhan spoke about the recent hike in Securities Transaction Tax (STT) during the FY 27 budget. He noted that the tax has been raised several times over the years, with the latest increase specifically targeting equity futures and option
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STT hike unlikely to curb speculation, says Zerodha founder Nithin Kamath
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Zerodha founder and CEO Nithin Kamath has said the hike in the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) announced in the Union Budget 2026 is unlikely to reduce speculative activity in India's derivatives markets.
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Trading volume will hold steady despite higher STT imposed in Budget 2026:
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
"Nonetheless, some moderation in derivatives activity remains a risk, which could translate into lower trading turnover and consequently softer brokerage volumes and revenues from the derivatives segment for the securities broking industry," ICRA said. The proposed increase in STT on F&am
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STT hike on F&O aims to put a curb on "speculative" trading options: Arvin
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Earlier in the day, the Income Tax Department issued a clarification on the hike in STT on futures and options trades
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Except F&O, STT rates remain same for others: Income Tax Dept on rate hike
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
It said the total volume of transaction in options and futures is more than 500 times of Indian Gross Domestic Product (GDP). "In Rupee terms, our GDP is 300 lakh crore rupees, while the volume for options and futures is more than 1.5 lakh lakh crore rupees. Therefore, there is justificat
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Stock markets will absorb STT hike, no impact on NSE IPO and asset of list
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
The stock markets will absorb the changes in Securities Transaction Tax (STT) and gradually adjust, with no significant impact on the asset quality of stock brokers or exchange-listed entities, Ashish Chauhan, Managing Director and CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), said on Sunday.
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STT hike will Impact Sentiment of Traders": Sachin Gupta of Share India Se
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 27 (ANI/PNN): Share India Securities Ltd. is a listed, tech-based financial conglomerate which specializes in latency-based trading platform. Talking about the recent hike in STT by the Government, Sachin Gupta, CEO, Share India Securities added, "The Indi
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