According to estimates shared by Edelweiss Mutual Fund, the incremental increase in STT could lead to an annualised impact of ...

In the Budget 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that STT on futures contracts would be raised to 0.05% from ...

The STT hike on futures and options is set to marginally reduce returns for arbitrage and hybrid mutual funds, as higher ...

Arbitrage fund returns to take a 30-50 bps hit from Budget 2026's F&O tax hike, but post-tax advantage over debt funds intact ...

While the increase is small in absolute terms, it has material implications for arbitrage funds, which depend on cash-futures spreads to generate returns.

In the Union Budget 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an increase in STT rates for futures to 0.05% from 0.02% earlier and for options to 0.15% from 0.1%/0.125%, aimed at curbing ...

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The Union Budget 2026 has increased Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on equity derivatives, impacting futures and options trading costs. STT on Nifty futures has risen from 0.02% to 0.05%, increasing ...

Pairs trading and statistical arbitrage strategies represent a sophisticated suite of quantitative techniques designed to capitalise on pricing inefficiencies in financial markets. At their core, ...