Brokerage: This is Groww's fee for processing your trade. It's the lower of ₹20 or 0.1% of your trade value. The minimum charge is ₹5.
Regulatory Cap: SEBI guidelines state that brokerage charges cannot exceed 2.5% of the trade value for equity delivery trades.
DP Charges (Depository Participant Charges): When you sell shares from your Demat account on Groww, a DP charge is applied. This includes both the depository’s charge and Groww’s fee:

For debit (sale) values of ₹100 or more:
Male investors: ₹3.50 (Depository) + ₹16.50 (Groww) = ₹20.00 (plus GST)
Female investors: ₹3.25 (Depository) + ₹16.50 (Groww) = ₹19.75 (plus GST)
For debit (sale) values below ₹100:
Groww waives its fee.
Male investors pay only ₹3.50 (plus GST)
Female investors pay only ₹3.25 (plus GST)

Note: These charges apply every time you sell shares on Groww. GST is added on top of these charges.

External Charges (Set by Exchanges & Government):

Stamp Duty: A government tax. It's ₹0 for selling stocks and 0.015% of the buying value for buying stocks.
Exchange Transaction Charges: Fees from the stock exchanges (NSE or BSE) for using their trading platform. It's 0.00297% for NSE trades or 0.00375% for BSE trades.
SEBI Turnover Charges: A small fee from SEBI on your total trade value. It's 0.0001%.
Investor Protection Fund Trust Charge: A very small fee that goes towards protecting investors. It's 0.0001% for trades on NSE.

Taxes:

Securities Transaction Tax (STT): A direct tax on stock transactions. It's 0.1% of the transaction value, applied when you buy and sell for delivery.
GST (Goods and Services Tax): 18% applied to all the charges mentioned above (like brokerage, exchange charges, SEBI charges, DP charges). It is not applied to STT or Stamp Duty.

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