About the Brokerage Breakeven Price Calculator
What is the Brokerage Breakeven Price Calculator?
After charges, selling at your buy price is a loss. This break-even price calculator finds the exact sell price at which all costs are covered, for delivery, intraday, futures or options.
It also shows the points and percentage move needed.
How to use the Brokerage Breakeven Price Calculator
- Segment (sample: Equity intraday)
- Buy Price (₹) (sample: 500)
- Quantity (sample: 200)
- Delivery Brokerage per Order (₹) (sample: 0)
- DP Charge per Delivery Sell (₹) (sample: 15)
- Press Find Break-Even Price (results also refresh as you type). The result card shows the Break-Even Sell Price, along with Points needed, Move needed and Charges at break-even.
Formula used
Find sell price S such that S × Qty − Buy × Qty − Charges(S) = 0
Charges depend on the sell value, so the break-even price is found numerically.
Worked example
These are the sample values already filled in the calculator above, and the result it returns for them:
| Input | Sample value |
|---|---|
| Segment | Equity intraday |
| Buy Price (₹) | 500 |
| Quantity | 200 |
| Delivery Brokerage per Order (₹) | 0 |
| DP Charge per Delivery Sell (₹) | 15 |
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| Break-Even Sell Price | ₹500.41 |
| Points needed | 0.41 |
| Move needed | 0.082% |
| Charges at break-even | ₹82.47 |
Charges used
| Charge | Delivery | Intraday | Futures | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STT | 0.1% buy & sell | 0.025% sell | 0.02% sell | 0.1% of premium, sell |
| NSE transaction charge | 0.00297% | 0.00297% | 0.00173% | 0.03503% of premium |
| Stamp duty (buy side) | 0.015% | 0.003% | 0.002% | 0.003% |
| SEBI fee | ₹10 per crore of turnover | |||
| GST | 18% on brokerage + transaction charges + SEBI fee | |||
Rates effective from 1 October 2024.
Tips for using the Brokerage Breakeven Price Calculator
- Larger quantities spread fixed per-order costs, lowering the break-even move.
- Delivery trades need a bigger move because STT applies on both sides.