https://v2.webnotes.in/tags/expiry-charges/Recent content in Expiry Charges on WebNotesHugoen-INFri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://v2.webnotes.in/options-exercise-charges-zerodha/Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://v2.webnotes.in/options-exercise-charges-zerodha/<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p><strong>Options exercise charges</strong> are the statutory levies and broker costs that apply when an in-the-money option position is settled at expiry on <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/zerodha/">Zerodha</a> rather than squared off in the market beforehand. The defining cost is securities transaction tax (STT) at 0.15 per cent of the intrinsic, or settlement, value of the exercised quantity, charged on the exercised contracts as recorded on the contract note (Zerodha charges page, as of 19 June 2026). This is a different and usually larger bill than the 0.15 per cent STT on premium that a trader pays when selling the same option to close.</p>