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Zerodha is the number one discount broker in India. Zerodha is the cheapest and technology advance broker since 2014. You can trade in Equity Cash, Equity Intraday, F&O, Currency Derivatives and Commodity with Zerodha, also free mutual fund account with Zerodha Coin where your can investment in Direct Mutual Funds without any added cost or hidden charges. Zerodha is the trading member of NSE, BSE, and MCX.
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This is very commonly asked question by new investors and traders. Cost of trading with Zerodha is divided into two sections.
Let's discuss both the points in more details.
So your total charges will be the sum of brokerage + STT + SEBI Charges + Transaction Charges + STAMP Duty. GST is charged only on brokerage and Transaction Charges.
Now let's see your charges by each segment in tabular format:
Type | Equity Delivery |
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Brokerage | Free |
Transaction Charges | Rs 325 Per Cr |
SEBI Turnover Charges | 15 Rs/Crore |
STT | 0.01% on Both Side(Buy and Sell) |
Stamp Duty* | Varies by State |
GST | 18% on the Brokerage and Transaction charges |
Brokerage Calculator | Equity Delivery Brokerage Calculator |
Type | Equity Intraday |
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Brokerage | 0.01% or Rs 20 whichever is lower |
Transaction Charges | Rs 325 Per Cr |
SEBI Turnover Charges | 15 Rs/Crore |
STT | 0.025% on Sell |
Stamp Duty* | Varies by State |
GST | 18% on the Brokerage and Transaction charges |
Brokerage Calculator | Equity Intraday Brokerage Calculator |
Type | Equity Futures |
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Brokerage | 0.01% or Rs 20 whichever is lower |
Transaction Charges | Rs 210 Per Cr |
SEBI Turnover Charges | 15 Rs/Crore |
STT | 0.01% on Sell |
Stamp Duty* | Varies by State |
GST | 18% on the Brokerage and Transaction charges |
Brokerage Calculator | Equity Futures Brokerage Calculator |
SPAN Margin Calculator | Equity Futures SPAN Margin |
Type | Equity Options |
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Brokerage | Flat Fee Rs 20 |
Transaction Charges | Rs 5200 Per Cr |
SEBI Turnover Charges | 15 Rs/Crore |
STT | 0.05% on Sell |
Stamp Duty* | Varies by State |
GST | 18% on the Brokerage and Transaction charges |
Brokerage Calculator | Equity Options Brokerage Calculator |
SPAN Margin Calculator | Equity Options SPAN Margin |
Other question related to cost of trading:
BTST orders are bought today and sell tomorrow, as you are buying and holding shares overnight and selling on next day, they are considered as delivery orders. You need 100% margin for such orders. The brokerage for BTST orders with Zerodha is same as delivery brokerage, which is Free i.e if you buy shares and sell them the next day, you don’t have to pay any brokerage. Usually, Zerodha add funds in your account as soon as your transaction complete. So in such case, you don’t have to wait for T+2 days for your fund.
When your order executes in multiple transactions, still you need to pay brokerage for one order only.
No, Buying and selling or Selling and buying are two different transactions, so if you are placing cover order or bracket order, you need to pay brokerage on both the sides.
No, This is the beauty of working with a discount broker. Zerodha doesn’t have any hidden charges. Your brokerage will be maximum Rs 20 for each executed order. Other charges are as per the above given list.
Yes, the brokerage is charged on each executed order. So for example, if you have given order for buying 1000 shares of Reliance, and due to your limit only 10 shares order executed in a day, in such case you need to pay .01% or Rs 20 whichever is lower. Broker is not responsible for the number of shares executed in an order.
Zerodha is charging regular transaction charges + PCM fees. PCM fees is required to pay to the clearing member. As Zerodha is not a clearing member with exchange, they need to take external service for clearing member, so this fee is pass on to its clients. Even though clearing member fees is very minimum, this is added in transaction charges.
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