--- title: "Charges by kind: brokerage, STT, GST | RupeeCase" description: "The kinds of charge behind a strategy's estimated costs: brokerage, securities transaction tax, GST, exchange charges, SEBI fee, stamp duty and platform fee." source_url: "https://www.rupeecase.com/learn/terminal/cost-per-year-by-kind" --- ## Watch: Charges by kind Cost per year opens its kinds of charge when it is served.Charges by kind: what are brokerage, STT, GST and the platform fee? 5 chapters, 0:59, with voice and music 1. [Chapter 1Where it is0:13](/instiv2/media/tut4/cost-per-year-by-kind-where-phone-dark-v4-va2.mp4) 2. [Chapter 2What it means0:14](/instiv2/media/tut4/cost-per-year-by-kind-meaning-phone-dark-v4-va2.mp4) 3. [Chapter 3Worked example0:06](/instiv2/media/tut4/cost-per-year-by-kind-example-phone-dark-v4-va2.mp4) 4. [Chapter 4How to read it0:16](/instiv2/media/tut4/cost-per-year-by-kind-reading-phone-dark-v4-va2.mp4) 5. [Chapter 5Watch out0:10](/instiv2/media/tut4/cost-per-year-by-kind-watch-phone-dark-v4-va2.mp4) Screens from the RupeeCase app on sample data. Strategy figures are model, back tested, as of the date on screen. Formula and example numbers are illustrative. Mark as watched 3In this screen ## Every button the video points at. A still from each chapter with its buttons and fields numbered. Pick a number to zoom in on it; hover the still for a close up; Esc shows the whole screen again. Sample data, no order is placed. **1**Where it is**2**What it means**4**How to read it ### Chapter 1: Where it is 1 Show the whole screen 1. 1**Cost per year**Cost per year opens its kinds of charge when it is served. Shown in the video, not on this still ### Chapter 2: What it means 1 Show the whole screen 1 Show the whole screen 1. 1**Full history**The Charges card shows the model's charges over the full history. Shown in the video, not on this still ### Chapter 4: How to read it 1 Show the whole screen 1 Show the whole screen 1. 1**Before and after**Here: 94.5 points of a 100 start over the whole history. Shown in the video, not on this still ## Where it is ScreenStrategy key figures and Charges cardBasic The strategy key figures: Cost per year opens a sheet by kind of charge when the figure is served. The Returns tab: the Charges card shows the model's estimated charges over the full history. Basic and Advanced. Index in this video: [Allcap](/strategies/allcap) (strategy page). ## What it means The model's estimated costs are split into kinds. Brokerage is the broker's commission on each trade. Securities transaction tax (STT) is charged on equity delivery trades. GST is charged on brokerage and exchange charges. Exchange charges are the exchange's transaction fees. One row holds the SEBI turnover fee and stamp duty. The row labelled Slippage and platform fee holds the platform fee charged on turnover. The Cost per year sheet lists each kind as a percent of the portfolio a year, and the rows add up to Cost per year. ## The formula Each kind of charge a year, as a share of the portfolio value; the rows add up to Cost per year. The Charges card shows the same kinds in points of a 100 start over the whole history. As computed in the RupeeCase app`Cost per year sheet: one row per kind above zero, percent a year, 2 decimals; rows add up to Cost per year Charges card: points of a 100 start over the full model history Slippage and platform fee: the platform fee on turnover SEBI fee and stamp duty: one row` ## Worked example Example only * Before charges a 100 start became 700; after charges, 600 * Charges: 100 points of that 100 start * Brokerage 15 of those points: 15% of the charges ## How to read it * Each kind grows with turnover: a strategy that trades more pays more of each. * On Allcap the Charges card reads 94.5 points over the full history. * In this recording Cost per year reads n/a: no published yearly figure. ## Watch out * The Charges card is always full history, whatever the period. * The slippage label holds only the platform fee; price impact is not estimated. * Taxes on your gains are not part of these charges. ## Transcript Tap Sound on for voice and music. These are the captions of the video, chapter by chapter. 1. 0:00**Where it is.** Cost per year opens its kinds of charge when it is served. 2. 0:13**What it means.** The Charges card shows the model's charges over the full history. 3. 0:27**Worked example.** Worked example, example only: Before charges a 100 start became 700; after charges, 600. Charges: 100 points of that 100 start. Brokerage 15 of those points: 15% of the charges. 4. 0:33**How to read it.** Here: 94.5 points of a 100 start over the whole history. 5. 0:49**Watch out.** Watch out: The Charges card is always full history, whatever the period. The slippage label holds only the platform fee; price impact is not estimated. Taxes on your gains are not part of these charges. ## Terms in this tutorial * [Brokerage](/learn/glossary#brokerage)The fee a broker charges for carrying out a buy or sell order. * [STT](/learn/glossary#stt)Securities Transaction Tax. * [GST](/learn/glossary#gst)Goods and services tax, 18 percent, charged on brokerage and on exchange and SEBI charges, not on the value of the shares themselves. * [Exchange charges](/learn/glossary#exchange-charges)A fee NSE or BSE charges on the value of every trade, passed on by the broker in the contract note. * [Stamp duty](/learn/glossary#stamp-duty)A duty the buyer pays on shares bought: 0.015 percent of the value on a delivery trade, the same in every state since July 2020. * [Platform fee](/learn/glossary#platform-fee)A fee for using a platform, charged on top of the broker's and the exchange's charges. * [Cost per year](/learn/glossary#cost-per-year)The estimated trading charges of a year, as a percent of the portfolio's value. * [Charges](/learn/glossary#charges)The costs of trading taken out of a return: brokerage, securities transaction tax, GST, exchange charges, SEBI fee and stamp duty, and a platform fee. ## Learn it in depth * [Module 1.5: Orders, Costs & Taxation12 min read, free](/learn/path-1/module-1-5-orders-costs-taxation) * [Module 10.2: The Real Cost of Trading: Slippage & Transaction Costs11 min read, free](/learn/path-10/module-10-2-the-real-cost-of-trading-slippage-and-transaction-costs) TKeep watching ## Next tutorial. 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