Facts that change
Core about 5 min
| Fact | Value | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share of individual F&O traders losing money | 87.7% (FY26); 90.9% (FY25, revised) | study released 20 Aug 2026 | SEBI PR 50/2026 and study PDF (https://www.sebi.gov.in/sebi_data/attachdocs/aug-2026/1787233506209.pdf); the PDF's text could not be extracted, so figures are as summarised; full table in M01 · 1.11 Case 1 |
| 0DTE share of index-option turnover | 59% | FY26 | same |
| Intraday equity traders losing money | 71% | FY23 (released 24 Jul 2024) | SEBI PR 13/2024 |
| STCG / LTCG on listed equity | 20% / 12.5% above ₹1.25 lakh | transfers from 23 Jul 2024; reported unchanged for FY 2026-27 | Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024 (secondary summaries; verify on incometaxindia.gov.in) |
| Intraday equity round-trip cost (typical ₹20-cap discount broker, ₹1 lakh) | ≈ ₹82.7 (0.083%) | 6 Nov 2026 | computed from the M01 · 1.7 charge stack |
| STT on futures / options (sell side) | 0.05% / 0.15% of premium | from 1 Apr 2026 | Finance Act, 2026; NSE circular NSE/FATAX/73524 |
| Retail algo framework | in force for all brokers: exchange-tagged API orders, no open APIs, whitelisted static IP, registration above the exchanges' orders-per-second threshold | from 1 Apr 2026 | SEBI circulars SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD-PoD/P/CIR/2025/0000013 (4 Feb 2025) and /2025/132 (30 Sep 2025): https://www.sebi.gov.in/legal/circulars/feb-2025/safer-participation-of-retail-investors-in-algorithmic-trading_91614.html |
| Income-tax Act 2025 | replaced the 1961 Act; classifications unchanged, sections renumbered | 1 Apr 2026 | secondary reports (section numbers not verified); Act text on incometaxindia.gov.in |