Pricing
What a trade actually costs
There are two kinds of charge on every Indian trade, and conflating them is the oldest trick in broker marketing. We keep them apart on this page, in the calculator, and on your contract note.
ratesVerified is set to true, treat every figure here — and every
calculator result — as indicative only.
Brokerage is the only charge Trade Grow controls and keeps. If we ever run a nil-brokerage offer, this is the line that goes to zero.
Everything else — STT, GST, Stamp Duty, Exchange charges, SEBI fees, DP charges — is levied by law. We collect it and pass it on. No broker can waive it, and any broker claiming to is misleading you.
Information to be verified — brokerage rates are published here once the plan is approved by Commercial and Compliance. We do not advertise a rate before it exists.
Equity Delivery
Equity Delivery charges
Charge Set by Applies on Rate
Brokerage
Trade Grow
Buy & Sell
Information to be verified
STT
Statutory
Buy & Sell
0.1% of turnover
Exchange Transaction
Statutory
Buy & Sell
0.00297% of turnover
SEBI Turnover Fees
Statutory
Buy & Sell
0.0001% of turnover
Stamp Duty
Statutory
Buy side
0.015% of turnover
DP Charges Levied by the Depository + DP per scrip per day on sell. Set from the approved DP tariff.
Statutory
Sell side
Information to be verified
GST
Statutory
On brokerage + regulatory charges
18%
| Charge | Set by | Applies on | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brokerage | Trade Grow | Buy & Sell | Information to be verified |
| STT | Statutory | Buy & Sell | 0.1% of turnover |
| Exchange Transaction | Statutory | Buy & Sell | 0.00297% of turnover |
| SEBI Turnover Fees | Statutory | Buy & Sell | 0.0001% of turnover |
| Stamp Duty | Statutory | Buy side | 0.015% of turnover |
| DP Charges Levied by the Depository + DP per scrip per day on sell. Set from the approved DP tariff. | Statutory | Sell side | Information to be verified |
| GST | Statutory | On brokerage + regulatory charges | 18% |
Equity Intraday
Equity Intraday charges
Charge Set by Applies on Rate
Brokerage
Trade Grow
Buy & Sell
Information to be verified
STT
Statutory
Sell side
0.025% of turnover
Exchange Transaction
Statutory
Buy & Sell
0.00297% of turnover
SEBI Turnover Fees
Statutory
Buy & Sell
0.0001% of turnover
Stamp Duty
Statutory
Buy side
0.003% of turnover
GST
Statutory
On brokerage + regulatory charges
18%
| Charge | Set by | Applies on | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brokerage | Trade Grow | Buy & Sell | Information to be verified |
| STT | Statutory | Sell side | 0.025% of turnover |
| Exchange Transaction | Statutory | Buy & Sell | 0.00297% of turnover |
| SEBI Turnover Fees | Statutory | Buy & Sell | 0.0001% of turnover |
| Stamp Duty | Statutory | Buy side | 0.003% of turnover |
| GST | Statutory | On brokerage + regulatory charges | 18% |
Equity Futures
Equity Futures charges
Charge Set by Applies on Rate
Brokerage
Trade Grow
Buy & Sell
Information to be verified
STT
Statutory
Sell side
0.02% of turnover
Exchange Transaction
Statutory
Buy & Sell
0.00173% of turnover
SEBI Turnover Fees
Statutory
Buy & Sell
0.0001% of turnover
Stamp Duty
Statutory
Buy side
0.002% of turnover
GST
Statutory
On brokerage + regulatory charges
18%
| Charge | Set by | Applies on | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brokerage | Trade Grow | Buy & Sell | Information to be verified |
| STT | Statutory | Sell side | 0.02% of turnover |
| Exchange Transaction | Statutory | Buy & Sell | 0.00173% of turnover |
| SEBI Turnover Fees | Statutory | Buy & Sell | 0.0001% of turnover |
| Stamp Duty | Statutory | Buy side | 0.002% of turnover |
| GST | Statutory | On brokerage + regulatory charges | 18% |
Equity Options
Equity Options charges
Charge Set by Applies on Rate
Brokerage
Trade Grow
Buy & Sell
Information to be verified
STT (on sell premium)
Statutory
Sell side
0.1% of premium
Exchange Transaction
Statutory
Buy & Sell
0.03503% of premium
SEBI Turnover Fees
Statutory
Buy & Sell
0.0001% of premium
Stamp Duty
Statutory
Buy side
0.003% of premium
GST
Statutory
On brokerage + regulatory charges
18%
| Charge | Set by | Applies on | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brokerage | Trade Grow | Buy & Sell | Information to be verified |
| STT (on sell premium) | Statutory | Sell side | 0.1% of premium |
| Exchange Transaction | Statutory | Buy & Sell | 0.03503% of premium |
| SEBI Turnover Fees | Statutory | Buy & Sell | 0.0001% of premium |
| Stamp Duty | Statutory | Buy side | 0.003% of premium |
| GST | Statutory | On brokerage + regulatory charges | 18% |
On exercised/assigned options, STT is levied on intrinsic value at a different rate. Configure separately once confirmed.
- Charges may vary according to applicable regulations, segment and transaction type.
- Statutory and regulatory charges are levied by the Government, Exchanges, Depositories and SEBI. Trade Grow collects and remits them; it does not retain them.
- GST is applied on brokerage and on applicable regulatory charges.
- Calculator output is indicative. The contract note issued after your trade is the authoritative record of charges.
Cost calculator
Calculate your estimated trading cost
Enter a trade you are actually considering. The result splits out every charge so you can see which part we set and which part is levied by law.
Other charges
Charges outside the trade itself
Account-level and service-level charges. These are the ones that quietly add up, so they belong on the same page as everything else rather than in a PDF three clicks away.
| Charge | Amount | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Demat AMC | Information to be verified | per year |
| Account Opening | Information to be verified | one time |
| Call & Trade | Information to be verified | per order |
| Auto Square-off | Information to be verified | per order |
| Payment Gateway | Information to be verified | per transfer |
| Physical Statement / Courier | Information to be verified | per request |
| Pledge / Unpledge | Information to be verified | per request |
| DIS Booklet | Information to be verified | per booklet |
Why we will not print “zero tax”
Our marketing team, like every broker’s marketing team, would prefer a shorter headline. But taxes on securities transactions in India are set by law. A broker cannot waive STT, GST or stamp duty any more than a shop can waive GST on a shirt.
If a brokerage plan genuinely offers nil brokerage, that is a real and worthwhile thing and we will say so — with the conditions attached. What we will not do is let the word “zero” quietly expand to cover charges we do not control.
The practical consequence for you: when comparing brokers, compare the total cost of a trade, not the headline. The statutory part is identical everywhere.
Where to check what you were charged
After every trading day on which you transact, you receive a contract note. It itemises brokerage and each statutory charge as a separate line. That document, not this page and not the calculator, is the authoritative record.
If a charge appears on your contract note that is not in our published Schedule of Charges, please raise it through support. We will treat it as a grievance with a defined response time, not as a general query.
Now compare this against what you pay today
Run the same trade through your current broker’s charge list. If we do not come out better for how you actually trade, that is useful information too.