Every time you place an order on Upstox, you may be charged brokerage and a few other charges. Here’s a breakdown of them all.

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Types of charges

Brokerage-Brokerage is levied by Upstox on each order placed.Upstox has a flat fee structure and brokerage charges will never go above ₹20order in any segment

STT/CTT-his is government tax applied on the transaction and it varies as per the segments.

Transaction charges-These charges are levied by the exchanges like BSE, NSE & MCX and are also called Exchange fees or Exchange turnover charges.

GST-This is the tax levied by the government on the services rendered and is 18% (on brokerage + transaction charges + + DP charges)

SEBI charges -These charges are levied by SEBI across all segments

Stamp duty - Stamp duty is charged by the government and now the rates are uniform across the states. This tax is applicable only on buy orders.

IPFT(NSE)- Investor protection Fund trust charges are levied by NSE on Equity(Delivery, Intraday), Futures &Options and Currency Futures &Option

DP Charges- DP transaction charges are levied by CDSL on all ‘Sell’ transactions from your Demat holdings (Equity Delivery). They are charged once per scrip per day. DP charges will be calculated as per your DP plan

Brokerage

Equity Delivery	Equity Intraday	Equity Futures	Equity Options	Currency Futures	Currency Options	Commodity Futures	Commodity Options
₹20 or 2.5% whichever is lower on Equity Delivery	₹20 per executed order or 0.05% (whichever is lower)	₹20 per executed order or 0.05% (whichever is lower)	Flat ₹20 per executed order	₹20 per executed order or 0.05% (whichever is lower).	Flat ₹20 per executed order	₹20 per executed order or 0.05% (whichever is lower).	Flat ₹20 per executed order

Charges Segment wise

	Equity	Currency	Commodities
Upstox Charges	Equity Delivery	Equity Intraday	Equity Futures	Equity Options	Currency Futures	Currency Options	Commodity Futures	Commodity Options
STT/CTT	0.1% only on the turnover (on both buy & sell)	0.025% only on sell side turnover	0.01% only on sell side turnover	0.05% only on sell side turnover	Zero	Zero	0.010% only on sell side turnover (non-agri)	0.05% only on sell side turnover
Transaction Charges	0.00345% per trade on buy & sell under NSE. BSE charges vary as per the stock (scrip) group	0.00345% on turnover under NSE. BSE charges vary as per the stock (scrip) group	0.0020% on turnover under NSE	0.053% on turnover under NSE	BSE: Currency Exchange turnover charges: 0.00022% NSE: Currency Exchange turnover charges: 0.0009%	BSE: Exchange turnover charges: 0.001% NSE: Exchange turnover charges: 0.04%	Non-Agri: Exchange turnover charge: 0.0026%	Exchange turnover charge: 0
GST	18% (on brokerage + transaction charges)	18% (on brokerage + transaction charges)	18% (on brokerage + transaction charges)	18% (on brokerage + transaction charges)	18% (on brokerage + transaction charges)	18% (on brokerage + transaction charges)	18% (on brokerage + transaction charges)	18% (on brokerage + transaction charges)
SEBI Charges	₹10 per crore on turnover	₹10 per crore on turnover	₹10 per crore on turnover	₹10 per crore on turnover	₹10 per crore on turnover	₹10 per crore on turnover	₹10 per crore on turnover	₹10 per crore on turnover
IPFT	₹0.10 per lakh of turnover	₹0.10 per lakh of turnover	₹0.10 per lakh of turnover	₹0.50 per lakh of turnover (premium value)	₹0.05 per lakh of turnover	₹2 per lakh of turnover (premium value)	-	-
Stamp Duty	0.015% or ₹1,500 per crore on buy-side	0.003% or ₹300 per crore on buy-side	0.002% or ₹200 per crore on buy-side	0.003% or Rs 300 per crore on buy-side	0.0001% or ₹10 per crore on buy-side	0.0001% or ₹10 per crore on buy-side	0.002% or ₹200 per crore on buy-side	0.003% or ₹300 per crore on buy-side

DP charges

Equity Delivery	Equity Intraday	Equity Futures	Equity Options	Currency Futures	Currency Options	Commodity Futures	Commodity Options
₹18.5 per scrip per day only on sell	No charges	No charges	No charges	No charges	No charges	No charges	No charges

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