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Brokerage & Charges Calculator

Full cost breakdown of an equity or F&O trade — brokerage, STT, exchange charges, SEBI fee, stamp duty, DP charges and GST — plus the move you need just to break even. Free.

Buy turnover₹50,000
Sell turnover₹52,000
Gross P&L₹2,000
Brokerage₹40
STT₹102
Exchange charges₹3
SEBI charges₹0
Stamp duty₹7
DP charges (delivery sell, flat per scrip)₹15
GST (18% on brokerage + exchange + SEBI fee)₹8
Breakeven move needed0.35%
Total charges₹176
Net P&L after charges₹1,824

Rates reflect current statutory STT/exchange/SEBI/stamp-duty rates as of this tool's last update — brokers set their own brokerage, and exchange/regulatory rates are revised periodically. Verify against your broker's tariff sheet before relying on this for tax filing.

The rate is not the problem — frequency is
4 trades a year (buy & hold)₹703/yr
3 trades a month₹6,323/yr9× the buy-and-hold bill
5 trades a day (250 trading days)₹2,19,533/yr313× the buy-and-hold bill

Same per-trade rate (₹176) at every cadence above — only the trade count changes. Illustrative, based on the round trip computed above; verify against your own contract notes.

Brokerage & Charges Calculator

A brokerage and charges calculator computes the full real cost of an equity trade — brokerage, STT, exchange transaction charges, SEBI turnover fee, stamp duty and GST — beyond just the headline brokerage rate.

Formula

Total charges = Brokerage + STT (Securities Transaction Tax) + Exchange Transaction Charges + SEBI Turnover Fee + Stamp Duty + GST (18% on brokerage + exchange charges) — each computed per exchange/segment rules on the trade's turnover.

Worked example

Input: ₹1,00,000 delivery buy + sell trade, flat ₹20 brokerage per order

Result: Total charges typically run to a small fraction of a percent of turnover for delivery trades — STT is usually the largest single component

Frequently asked

Why is STT charged even with a 'zero brokerage' broker?

STT, stamp duty, exchange charges and GST are statutory/exchange levies collected by the broker on behalf of the government and exchanges — they apply regardless of what the broker itself charges.

Are charges different for intraday vs delivery trades?

Yes — STT rates in particular differ meaningfully between intraday (charged only on the sell side) and delivery trades (charged on both buy and sell), which this calculator's segment selection accounts for.

Brokerage Calculator: how it works

A brokerage calculator totals every statutory and broker charge on a trade so you can see the real breakeven, which is materially above the raw price difference.

Formula

Total = brokerage + STT + exchange transaction charges + SEBI turnover fee + stamp duty + DP charges + 18% GST on (brokerage + exchange + SEBI).