3. Stock Market
A stock market is a market for the trading of
publicly held company stock and associated financial
instruments (including stock options, convertibles and
stock index futures).
4. List of Stock Exchanges in India
• Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
• National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)
• Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX)
• United Stock Exchange of India (USE)
• Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX)
• Over the Counter Exchange of India (OTCEI)
• Inter-connected Stock Exchange of India (ISE)
• Madras Stock Exchange (MSE)
• Ahmedabad Stock Exchange (ASE)
• Bhubaneshwar Stock Exchange (BhSE)
• Cochin Stock Exchange (CSE)
6. Bombay Stock Exchange
Bombay Stock Exchange, commonly referred to as
the BSE, (Bombay Śhare Bāzaār) is a stock exchange located
on Dalal Street, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is the oldest
stock exchange in Asia. The equity market capitalization of the
companies listed on the BSE was US$1 trillion as of December
2011, making it the 6th largest stock exchange in Asia and
the 14th largest in the world.The BSE has the largest number of
listed companies in the world.
7. History of BSE
The Bombay Stock Exchange is the oldest exchange in
Asia. It traces its history to the 1850s, when four Gujarati and one
Parsi stockbroker would gather under banyan trees in front of
Mumbai's Town Hall
The group eventually moved to Dalal Street in 1874 and
in 1875 became an official organization known as 'The Native
Share & Stock Brokers Association'. In 1956, the BSE became
the first stock exchange to be recognized by the Indian
Government under the Securities Contracts Regulation Act.
8. As of March 2012, there are over 5,133 listed Indian
companies and over 8,196 scripson the stock exchange,the
Bombay Stock Exchange has a significant trading volume.
The BSE has also introduced the world's first centralized
exchange-based internet trading system, BSEWEBx.co.in to
enable investors anywhere in the world to trade on the BSE
platform
10. National Stock Exchange
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) (Rashtriya Śhare
Bāzaār) is stock exchange located
at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
It is in the top 20 largest stock exchanges in the world
by market capitalization and largest in India by daily turnover and
number of trades, for both equities and derivative trading. NSE
has a market capitalization of around US$1 trillion and over
1,652 listings as of July 2012
11. History of NSE
The National Stock Exchange of India was set up
by Government of India on the recommendation of Pherwani
Committee in 1991.Promoted by leading Financial
institutions essentially led by IDBI at the behest of
the Government of India, it was incorporated in November 1992
as a tax-paying company. In April 1993, it was recognized as
a stock exchange under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act,
1956.
12. NSE commenced operations in the Wholesale Debt
Market (WDM) segment in June 1994. The Capital
market (Equities) segment of the NSE commenced operations in
November 1994, while operations in the Derivatives segment
commenced in June 2000
13. NSE has the following major segments of the
capital market:
• Equities
– Equities
– Indices
– Mutual Funds
– Exchange Traded Funds
– Initial Public Offerings
– Security Lending and Borrowing Scheme
• Derivities
– Equity Derivatives (including Global Indices like S&P 500, Dow Jones and FTSE )
– Currency Derivatives
– Interest Rate Futures
