Tehingutasu

Tehingutasu is a fee charged by a financial intermediary for executing a transaction, typically in the context of buying or selling securities or other financial instruments. The term is used in Estonian financial language and consumer contracts to denote a charge assessed per trade or per order, rather than as a spread or an account fee.

The word tehingutasu is a compound of tehing (transaction) and tasu (fee). It is commonly applied in brokerage and banking services in Estonia, where traders may incur tehingutasu when submitting buy or sell orders for stocks, bonds, ETFs, or other instruments.

In practice, tehingutasu can take several forms. It may be a fixed euro amount per trade, a percentage of the trade value, or a combination that scales with the size or type of the order. Some providers offer promotions or zero-tehingutasu periods, and different asset classes or account types can carry different rates. Tehingutasu is one component of trading costs and is typically separate from other charges such as custody fees, account maintenance, or exchange fees.

Transparency and disclosure are standard expectations in financial services. Providers are generally required to publish tehingutasu in tariff schedules or terms of service, allowing customers to compare total trading costs across platforms. Understanding tehingutasu helps investors assess the price impact of frequent trading and choose cost-effective brokers.