This document discusses online trading in India. It explains that online trading allows securities to be traded through the internet, which overcomes issues with traditional over-the-counter trading being time-consuming and inefficient. The two main stock exchanges in India are NSE and BSE. Online trading provides benefits like faster trading, accessibility to all investors, faster incorporation of price information, increased market size, lower costs and time savings, full transparency, and no errors or frauds due to automated matching of trades.