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What a trade costs, line by line
The rates behind a trade’s charges are set by law, by SEBI and by NSE; your broker adds its own fee. Here is one invented delivery trade, itemised at the rates NSE publishes.
Bill: delivery trade
Invented trade · NSE rates read 2026-10-13
Buy 100 at ₹1,000.00, sell at ₹1,050.00; brokerage ₹20.00 per order.
- Buy value
- ₹1,00,000.00
- Sell value
- ₹1,05,000.00
- Brokerage (2 orders, invented rate)brokerage per order × 2 orders
- ₹40.00
- Securities transaction tax (STT)0.1% of buy value + 0.1% of sell value
- ₹205.00
- NSE transaction charge₹306.99 per crore, each side
- ₹6.29
- SEBI turnover fee₹10 per crore, each side
- ₹0.21
- Stamp duty0.015% of buy value
- ₹15.00
- GST on brokerage18% of brokerage
- ₹7.20
- Total charges
- ₹273.70
- Gross result (sell − buy)
- ₹5,000.00
- Net result after charges
- ₹4,726.30
- Charges per unit traded
- ₹2.74
- Charges as share of turnover
- 0.134%
Each line is rounded to the paisa; the total is the sum of the lines shown.
Four bills
Each bill has the same lines and its own live calculator. Rates differ by trade type.
What is on every bill
Securities transaction tax, NSE’s transaction charge, SEBI’s turnover fee, stamp duty, brokerage and GST on brokerage. Charges explained sets out who levies each, on what, at what rate; the rate table lists every rate with its source and date.
Not included: depository participant charges when delivery shares are sold, which your DP sets, and any other fees your broker adds.