Stock Market is a market where the trading of company stock, both listed securities and unlisted takes place. It is different from stock exchange because it includes all the national stock exchanges of the country. For example, we use the term, "the stock market was up today" or "the stock market bubble."
Stock Exchanges In India
➢ Bombay Stock Exchange ➢ National Stock Exchange ➢ Regional Stock Exchanges ➢ Ahmedabad Stock Exchange ➢ Bangalore Stock Exchange ➢ Bhubaneshwar Stock Exchange ➢ Calcutta Stock Exchange ➢ Cochin Stock Exchange ➢ Coimbatore Stock Exchange ➢ Delhi Stock Exchange ➢ Guwahati Stock Exchange ➢ Hyderabad Stock Exchange ➢ Jaipur Stock Exchange ➢ Ludhiana Stock Exchange ➢ Madhya Pradesh Stock Exchange ➢ Madras Stock Exchange ➢ Magadh Stock Exchange ➢ Mangalore Stock Exchange ➢ Meerut Stock Exchange ➢ OTC Exchange Of India ➢ Pune Stock Exchange ➢ Saurashtra Kutch Stock Exchange ➢ Uttar Pradesh Stock Exchange ➢ Vadodara Stock Exchange
Stock Exchanges are an organised marketplace, either corporation or mutual organisation, where members of the organisation gather to trade company stocks and other securities. The members may act either as agents for their customers, or as principals for their own accounts.
Stock exchanges also facilitates for the issue and redemption of securities and other financial instruments including the payment of income and dividends. The record keeping is central but trade is linked to such physical place because modern markets are computerised. The trade on an exchange is only by members and stock broker do have a seat on the exchange.
History of Indian Stock Market:
Indian stock market marks to be one of the oldest stock market in Asia. It dates back to the close of 18th century when the East India Company used to transact loan securities. In the 1830s,