How sharp STT hike will impact your returns from arbitrage funds, SIFs

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 ...

Budget 2026: Arbitrage fund returns may drop 25–30 bps after STT rate revision, says Edelweiss MF

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

Explained: How will STT hike impact arbitrage and hybrid mutual fund returns?

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

What the STT hike means for your arbitrage fund returns

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

STT hike could cut arbitrage fund returns by up to 30 bps but unlikely to impact investor interest, say fund managers

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 ...

Large HFT traders Jane Street, Jump, Graviton, arbitrage MFs to feel the pinch of STT hike

While the large HFT firms use algos to make massive trades in F&O, arbitrage funds generally interplay between cash and F&O market to make a small profit ...

Risk Arbitrage Explained: Key Concepts, Strategies, and Criticisms

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