From Tuesday onwards i.e effective October 1, 2024, the Indian financial markets will undergo several reforms that investors must know
Stock exchanges and brokers, catering to retail traders, could be hit hard by the regulator Sebi's proposed measures for Futures & Options (F&O) trading regulations, with market volumes slumping 30-40 per cent, according to reports. If these measures are implemented, the number of investors could decrease, it added. Moreover, discount brokers, who depend heavily on retail investors, are expected to be more affected than traditional full-service brokers. Sebi, in its consultation paper in July, proposed seven measures, including increasing minimum contract size and upfront collection of option premiums, intra-day monitoring of position limits, rationalisation of strike prices, removal of calendar spread benefit on expiry day and increase in near contract expiry margin. Sebi stated that these measures are aimed at enhancing investor protection and promote market stability in derivative markets. According to a report by Jefferies, Sebi's proposed measures to reduce the number of .
Buyback and tax-free dividend had a gap and an equalisation was needed. Volumes in F&O trading had gone up rapidly and, in a way, the increase in STT on F&O will protect investor interest, he said
To mitigate the blow from the increased taxes, the amount exempted from the LTCG on listed securities has been increased to Rs 125,000 a year from the earlier limit of Rs 100,000
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The finance ministry clarified on Friday that the securities transaction tax (STT) on selling options has been raised to 0.062 per cent from 0.05 per cent and not from 0.017 per cent to 0.021 per cent
STT was introduced in 2004 and is levied on transactions involving different types of securities through the stock exchange route
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Gupta added that if the trend continues, direct tax collections for FY23 could exceed the budget target of Rs 14.20 trillion
Securities transaction tax (STT), which is levied on purchase and sale of equity shares and their derivative contracts, has emerged as a healthy source of income for the government
The sharp increase in budget estimate for the next fiscal could be on account of government's confidence in the securities market
The biggest positive trigger for Dalal Street in the upcoming Union Budget 2022 could be abolition of Securities Transaction Tax (STT).
The investment industry will benefit if the Securities Transaction Tax is abolished, says Nikhil Kamath, co-founder of Zerodha, as part of his FY23 Budget expectations
Collections already stand at Rs 12K crore, compared to Budget target of Rs 12.5K crore
The STT is a direct tax payable on the value of taxable securities transactions done through a stock exchange
The Income Tax department has got a record of Rs 5373 crore in the head of STT collection during the first quarter of financial year.