Breakeven Price Calculator

Your breakeven isn't your buy price — brokerage and charges push it higher. Enter quantity, price and charges to find the sell price where you truly break even.

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Why breakeven sits above your buy price

Every Indian equity trade pays brokerage, STT, exchange transaction charges, SEBI fees, GST and stamp duty — on both sides. Your true breakeven is the sell price where proceeds after sell-side charges equal your all-in buy cost:

Breakeven = (qty × buy price + buy charges) ÷ (qty × (1 − sell charge %))

For delivery trades the drag is typically 0.1–0.3% each way with a discount broker; for intraday it's smaller per trade but compounds across dozens of trades. Traders who track only gross P&L routinely believe they're profitable while charges quietly eat the edge — the gap shows up only in net-of-charges journaling.

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Frequently asked questions

What sell-side charge percentage should I enter?

For delivery equity with a discount broker, total sell-side charges (STT 0.1%, exchange charges, GST, DP charges) usually land around 0.10–0.15% of sell value plus a flat DP fee. Check one of your actual contract notes for your real number.

Do charges really matter for a long-term investor?

Less than for traders — 0.3% round-trip on a multi-year holding is noise. But for anyone trading weekly, charges can consume several percent of capital per year, which is exactly the margin between profitable and not.

How do I track charge-adjusted P&L across all my trades?

Import your broker files into a journal that reads the actual charges from contract notes and statements — TradeDiary computes net P&L after charges automatically for Zerodha, Groww, Upstox, Dhan, Kotak and more.