Insights, Stories & Updates

The charges that arrive whether or not you trade. Annual maintenance and its traps, the BSDA exception, fees on pledges and transfers, penalties that mean something went wrong, and a twenty minute annual habit.

Zero brokerage applies to one charge on one kind of trade. Where the money comes from instead, why brokers are pushing margin lending, and the four numbers worth comparing ahead of the headline rate.

SEBI's algo framework applies to all brokers from 1 April 2026. White box versus black box strategies, who is accountable when an algo goes wrong, the family-only rule, and five questions before you pay for a strategy.

Large, mid and small cap are ranks in a queue, redrawn every six months, not measures of quality. How the cutoffs have moved, why reclassification matters to funds, and why large cap does not mean safe.

You pay STT even on a losing trade. How STT replaced and then sat alongside capital gains tax, why stamp duty is now one rate everywhere, the April 2026 F&O increase, and what you can actually do about it.

Profit tells you what happened; the balance sheet tells you what shape a company is in. Six items worth checking against last year, consolidated versus standalone, the auditor's opinion and a ten minute routine.