Brokerage charges getting morphed with the Futures STT increase. 😳👇
Let’s take an example of buying and selling 5 lots of NIFTY FUTURES in one order:
Nifty lot size: ₹15 Lacs
No of lots traded in 1 order: 5 Lots
Total value of trade: ₹75 Lacs
Brokerage charged by KotakNeo: ₹10X2=₹20
STT: ₹75,00,000 X 0.05% =₹3,750.00
So for 1 lot average brokerage is ₹4/-(Round Trip) while STT is ₹750/-(Round Trip)
That’s 1 : 188
Even if you trade 1 lot in one order, it is 1 : 38 (₹20 v/s ₹750)
In short, Life changes for all Future Traders from tomorrow 1st April, 2026.
1. How to Read Expiry Day Like a Pro - The Open Interest (OI) Method🧵
Expiry Day isn't about "Trends." It's about forced liquidations. Huge money is at stake as traders fight to keep the market above or below specific levels. Use OI method along with price action on expiries.
People all over the world are questioning many actions of USA. I think US has already lost the hegemony it once enjoyed in people's mind.
Similarly there used to be lot of empathy for Israel. That is vanishing fast.
Perception matters a lot.
US and Israel should find a way out to end the current conflict. It is they who started it and they should find a way to end this without any further damage. Human lives and economic well being of the world is at stake.
@R_N_Vaghani Same ..Never buy Eureka Forbes..they don't respond to customers on complaint even after paying 7500 AMC ..Filter is not changed..1 month passed..
Never Buy LG Washing Mashine Ever
We purchased an LG washing machine just 3 months ago. At the time of purchase, both the salesperson and LG assured us of a 2-year comprehensive warranty on all parts.
However, within just 3 months, the ring broke. When we contacted the LG service center, their technician informed us that this part is not covered under warranty and would be chargeable.
This is completely unacceptable.
Neither the salesperson nor LG informed us at the time of purchase that certain parts would be excluded from warranty coverage. Such lack of transparency is misleading and unfair to consumers.
@LGIndia is looting consumers in name of warranty
I Personally recommend that never buy anything from fraud Company LG @LGIndia
@kirubaakaran@marketcallsHQ@openalgoHQ@DhanHQ What a coincidence, I tried fetch options data for last 3 months with program generated by antigravity and its agent. While the could data of active expiry and few days ( approx 7 days) of expired options. The broker flushes out old 1 min data of expiry options beyond 7 days.
I recieved a whatsapp message from @marketcallsHQ Rajendran about his latest update on his @openalgoHQ project where users can easily download historical options data using @DhanHQ API and perform expiry day analysis, generate rolling straddle charts and do backtests.
But I dont know coding, have no idea how to do this. So I used @claudeai and @openclaw for the same task, but let me show efficient Open Claw is 🧵
Why is HDFC Bank so important to the market?
HDFC Bank holds
1. 11% in the NIFTY 50
2.19.69% of the Bank Nifty
3. As of February 2026, 734 to 743 mutual fund schemes hold HDFC Bank in their portfolios.
4. Most FIIs hold HDFC Bank,
HDFC Bank is practically in every protfolio invested in the Indian market!
@sanjufunda I used Kotak and Sahi.
Kotak...Zero brokerage thru API, but very high demat debit charges for stock Delivery. Charts...6/10
Sahi..Everything is excellent, 10 per trade, no api but u have pledge. Their charts are the best and fast.
Considering a switch from Zerodha to Kotak due to high charges for full-time traders and the recent STT hike. It's unlikely Zerodha will lower its brokerage fees. 📉💸 #Trading#Brokerage#Finance
50% CASH COLLATERAL - MANDATORY EVEN FOR INTRADAY TRADING
Lately due to revenue pressures, a few brokers have started charging 2X the brokerage, if 50% cash/cash equivalent is not maintained as margin towards F&O exposures.
Yes. Either Interest is being charged at anywhere between 12% to 18% OR brokerage is being doubled to ₹40 OR both. And Yes, in INTRADAY trading as well.
2X brokerage, even if the balance is negative by even ₹1.
At #KotakNeo, life continues as usual-
- Zero Interest on Intraday trades, even if collateral is 100% in Stock or MF units. (No requirement of 50% Non cash collateral for Intraday trading)
- Brokerage at ₹10 per order for all F&O trades across plans (Zero Brokerage, if trades placed thru Trade APl’s)
- Interest is charged only in case of carry forward trades at 8.99% (Not 12%, not 15%, not 18%) in case 50% is not maintained in cash/cash equivalent on carry forward trades.
Brokerage cost moving up silently, without noise. 🤫
@vivbajaj True..With help of AI Agent and Antigravity, Developed multiple indicator algo along with OI data (Ver 1.1) for trading. Currently testing in Paper Mode. Hopefully it will right way to trade as emotions are not involved.
Overloaded analytics in trading terminal will be history soon. Modern Traders will need fastest simple trading terminal integrated with algo capabilities.
Wip
Got early access to this trading terminal, and it’s bringing features like Price Ladder, Time & Sales, and Volatility Skew to retail traders - usually institutional territory.
It's called DEXT T3 by Dhan. It's Clean, customisable, fast, and usable on both web & desktop.
I would like to see how traders adapt to terminals and where this goes next .
@Nithin0dha I tried both @Zerodha and @Sahi_HQ terminal. With trading view in Zerodha, flow is not as smooth as Sahi. My rating
Zerodha ...6/10 Sahi...8.5/10
Traders and investors have their own preferences on what they want on their screens. An intraday scalper will value speed and a quick order window above all else, while an options trader may always want the option chain open.
Kite's classic web UI was designed to work universally for everybody. More than a decade later, despite us adding a ton of features and capabilities, Kite is still extremely light and fast with a tiny bundle size.
While desktop trading platforms have historically had widgets, web technologies weren't suited for this for the longest time. We've prototyped this on and off over the years, and last year building a web-based trading terminal became doable with native web technologies.
Introducing Kite Terminal mode. We rebuilt Kite web completely and made every single feature it has into a widget. You can now drag, drop, and rearrange all the components inside Kite to design your own interface tailor-made for the way you trade and invest. We have put in a ton of work to make the interface snappy with smooth UX. Now you can build your own trading interface like assembling Lego blocks.
In addition to investment and trading widgets, we've also added a bunch of productivity and personalization ones like notes, clocks, calendars, wallpapers, my Twitter feed (follow me on Kite) 😛 and more.
I'm excited to see how people design their layouts. Share a screenshot of your workspace in the comments.
Tokyo is more populated and congested than Mumbai.
In Tokyo, it is mandatory to provide balcony staircases in high-rise buildings, which could save lives during emergencies.
In India, our government doesn't think to this level, just tell me why?