Stock Market in India

Stock Market refers to a market place where investors cab buy and sell stocks. The price at which each
buying and selling transaction takes I determined by the market forces. Here market forces are demand and
supply for a particular stock.

In earlier times, stock brokers assembles at a stock exchange to purchase and sale stock or in one word to
make transactions. But now stock market became paperless. Almost all transaction are done electronically.

1. Bombay Stock Exchange

2. National Stock Exchange
3. Ahmedabad Stock Exchange
4. Bangalore Stock Exchange
5. Bhubaneshwar Stock Exchange
6. Calcutta Stock Exchange
7. Cochin Stock Exchange
8. Coimbatore Stock Exchange
9. Delhi Stock Exchange
10. Guwahati Stock Exchange
11. Hyderabad Stock Exchange
12. Jaipur Stock Exchange
13. Ludhiana Stock Exchange
14. Madhyapradesh Stock Exchange
15. Madras Stock Exchange
16. Magadh Stock Exchange
17. Mangalore Stock Exchange
18. Meerut Stock Exchange
19. OTC Exchange of India
20. Pune Stock Exchange
21. Saurashtra Stock Exchange
22. Uttar Pradesh Stock Exchange
23. Vadodara Stock Exchang

*Important Points*

* Oldest Stock Exchange in India Bombay Stock Exchange

* Largest Stock Exchange in India National Stock Exchange
* Regulatory Authority of Stock Market SEBI
* Youngest stock exchange in India Coimbatore Stock Exchange

Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)

Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is a stock exchange located on Dalal Street, Mumbai. Bombay Stock
Exchange is the oldest Stock Exchange in Asia. This stock exchange was initially started by five stock
broker outside Mumbai Town hall Under a banyan tree in 1850. In 1875 it become an official organization
known as The Native Share & Stock Brokers Association.

After Independence, In 1956 Bombay Stock Exchange became the first stock exchange to be recognized by
the Indian Government under the Securities Contracts Regulation Act.

* BSE Founded in 1875

* CEO and MD of BSE Madhu Kannan
* No. of Company listed 5,085
* BSE Indexes- BSE SENSEX,BSE Small Cap,BSE Mid-Cap,BSE 500
 * Oldest Stock Exchange in Asia

National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)

National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) In order to lift the Indian stock market trading system on par with
the International standards and on the basis of the recommendations of high powered Pherwani Committee,
the National Stock Exchange was incorporated in 1992 by Industrial Development Bank of India, Industrial
Credit and Investment Corporation of India, Industrial Finance Corporation of India, All Insurance
Corporations, Selected commercial banks and others.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is the 9th largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalization
and largest in India by daily turnover and number of trades, for both equities and derivative trading. NSE is
located in Mumbai, Maharastra.

* In November,1992 SEBI was incorporated as a tax-paying company.

* In April 1993, it was recognized as a stock exchange under the
Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956.
* NSE Incorporated on the recommendation of Pherwani Committee.
* 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
* In October 1995 NSE Became largest stock exchange in the country
* Derivatives segment commenced in June 2000.
* Managing Director of NSE- Ravi Narain
* No. of listings- 1,552
* NSE Indexes S&P CNX Nifty,CNX Nifty Junior,S&P CNX 500