What investors assume
- "Brokerage is the whole cost."
- "Small trades are just smaller versions of big trades."
- "Fees scale evenly with trade size."
Built for Kenyan retail investors
Small trades are losing you 8%+ in fees.
Stamp duty, broker charges, and statutory levies eat returns on small NSE trades. Calculate exactly what you'll pay — and find the sweet spot — before you trade.
Example from today's market
ABSA
Buy 1 share @ KES 30.20
You pay
KES 32.67
8.18%
in fees
ABSA
Buy 332 shares @ KES 30.20
Fee drops to
1.61%
You save
KES 102.47
Stamp duty is KES 2 per KES 10,000 bracket. The same KES 2 becomes negligible on larger trades.
The gap we solve
NSE investors see the share price, but not the true trade cost.
This calculator turns hidden charges into one clear number before you place an order — so you know exactly what you'll pay or receive.
Without this tool
You estimate fees from brokerage only, then discover later that stamp duty and levies pushed your break-even much higher.
With NSE Fee Calculator
You see brokerage, VAT, statutory levies, stamp duty, and break-even in one place — tuned for NSE realities and Kenyan retail trade sizes.
On a single ABSA share (KES 30.20), the KES 2 stamp duty is 6.6% of the trade value alone.
Stamp Duty
KES 2 per KES 10,000 bracket — charged separately on every trade, buy and sell.
Statutory Levies
NSE (0.12%), CMA (0.08%), CDSC (0.08%), and ICF (0.01%) apply to all trades.
Broker Rates Vary
From 1.00% to 1.50% — and some brokers charge minimum fees that hit small trades hard.
Calculator
Your trade, fully priced
Results update instantly as you adjust inputs.
Enter current market price
YOU PAY
KES
0.00
Low
1.6%
3.0%
5.0%+
Stamp Duty Impact
KES 0.00 = 0.00% of trade
See full breakdown
Shares Value
Brokerage
KES 0.00
VAT (16%)
KES 0.00
NSE Levy
KES 0.00
CMA Levy
KES 0.00
CDSC Fee
KES 0.00
ICF Levy
KES 0.00
Stamp Duty
KES 0.00
Total Fees
KES 0.00
TOTAL
KES 0.00
Fee Impact by Quantity
Buying more shares reduces the fee percentage
| Shares | Trade Value | Fees | Fee % |
|---|
Break-Even Analysis
Broker Comparison
Understanding NSE Fees
Why are small trades expensive?
Why are small trades expensive?
The KES 2 stamp duty applies per KES 10,000 bracket. On a KES 150 trade, that's 1.33% just in stamp duty! On larger trades, the same KES 2 becomes negligible.
What's the sweet spot?
What's the sweet spot?
The sweet spot is the maximum shares you can buy while staying within one KES 10,000 stamp duty bracket: floor(10000 / price). For SCOM at KES 32.30, that's 309 shares.
Ziidi's "1.5%" explained
Ziidi's "1.5%" explained
Ziidi's "~1.5% all-in" refers to brokerage only. Statutory levies (NSE 0.12%, CMA 0.08%, CDSC 0.08%, ICF 0.01%) are charged on top, making the true total ~2.04%.
Why it matters
The smallest trades pay the highest price.
NSE stamp duty is fixed per KES 10,000 bracket and charged on every trade. Flat fees are manageable on larger orders, but punitive on tiny positions.
What the market charges
- Brokerage plus VAT, plus NSE, CMA, CDSC, and ICF levies
- Stamp duty is a fixed charge that hits tiny trades hardest
- Buy and sell both carry charges, so break-even rises fast
A 2% total buy fee and a 2% total sell fee means you need roughly a 4% price move just to break even. On very small trades, the fixed stamp duty can push that hurdle even higher.
For low-value transactions, fixed stamp charges can outweigh what investors expect to pay from percentage fees alone.
Features
Everything you need, nothing extra
Simple enough for first-time investors, detailed enough for seasoned traders.
Instant fee breakdown
Brokerage, VAT, NSE levy, CMA levy, CDSC, ICF, stamp duty — all visible.
Fee impact by quantity
See how fees drop as trade size grows and spot the sweet spot.
Break-even calculator
Exact iterative break-even pricing, not an approximation.
Broker comparison
Compare brokers side-by-side and pick the best rate for your trade.
Shareable results
Generate a clean share card or copy a link instantly.
Offline ready
Install as a PWA and calculate even when data is slow.
How it works
Three steps to clarity
Pick your stock
Choose any NSE company with the latest closing price.
Enter your trade
Select buy or sell, shares, and your broker.
Get insights
See total cost, fee impact, and break-even instantly.
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