Starting January 4 2008, mutual fund investors wouldn’t need to pay the existing entry load of 2.25% while investing in a fund directly through the fund house’s website or through its own customer desk. This is applicable to further investments in existing portfolios, schemes and to new schemes launched henceforth; basically, for any new investment [...]
I found this interesting snippet circulated through email by ICICIDirect, which describes in simple anecdotes how Short Term Capital Gain/Loss works in India. I am posting it straight away, without any modifications.
1. Mr. Sharma purchased some securities on May 7, 2008 at a total cost of Rs. 100,000. On July 3, 2008, he sold these [...]