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

Arbitrage funds, which have gained popularity recently, will likely see some impact on its returns due to the STT hike on futures and options announced in Union Budget 2026. Analysts have suggested ...

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

The Budget 2026 hike in Securities Transaction Tax is expected to reduce arbitrage fund returns by about 0.5% next year, ...

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 ...

According to estimates shared by Edelweiss Mutual Fund, the incremental increase in STT could lead to an annualised impact of around 0.32 percentage points on arbitrage fund returns.

The hike in securities transaction tax (STT) on futures and options (F&O) trades is set to pinch arbitrage funds — the short-term investment option preferred by investors to park extra cash. Experts ...

Arbitrage funds are mutual funds that exploit price differences between cash and derivatives markets. They buy stocks in the ...

Pairs trading and statistical arbitrage strategies represent a sophisticated suite of quantitative techniques designed to capitalise on pricing inefficiencies in financial markets. At their core, ...

Fees are Below Average compared to funds in the same category. AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund has an expense ratio of 1.69 percent.