For novices

A type of security that signifies ownership in a corporation and represents a claim on part of the corporation's assets and earnings.

A holder of stock has a claim to a part of the corporation's assets and earnings.

a shareholder is an owner of a company.

Ownership is determined by the number of shares a person owns relative to the number of outstanding shares.

Stock exchange is a form of exchange which provides services for stock brokers and traders to buy or sell stocks, bonds, and other securities.

Provide facilities for issue and redemption of securities and other financial instruments, and capital events including the payment of income and dividends.

Measurement of the value of a section of the stock market.

Computed from the prices of selected stocks (typically a weighted average).

Tool used by investors and financial managers to describe the market.

To compare the return on specific investments.

New York Stock Exchange

NASDAQ

Japan Exchange Group

Euronext

London Stock Exchange Group

Bombay Stock Exchange

National Stock Exchange of India

Multi Commodity Exchange

The first and largest securities market in India, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) was established in 1875 as the Native Share and Stock Brokers' Association.

Based in Mumbai, India, the BSE lists over 5,000 companies.

One of the largest exchanges in the world. The BSE has helped develop the ◦ country's capital markets, ◦ retail debt market, ◦ Indian corporate sector.

Securities listed by the BSE include stocks, stock futures, stock options, index futures, index options and weekly options. The BSE's overall performance is measured by the Sensex, an index of 30 of the BSE's largest stocks covering 12 sectors.

It is a free-float market-weighted stock market index of 30 well-established and financially sound companies listed on Bombay Stock Exchange.

S&P BSE SENSEX is regarded as the pulse of the domestic stock markets in India

The National Stock Exchange is India's largest financial market.

Established in 1992, the NSE has developed into a sophisticated, electronic market, which ranks third in the world for transacted volume.

The NSE conducts transactions in the wholesale debt, equity and derivative markets.

NSE's flagship index, the CNX Nifty, is used extensively by investors in India and around the world to take exposure to the Indian equities market.

The CNX Nifty index is a free float market capitalisation weighted index.

Nifty is owned and managed by India Index Services and Products (IISL), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the NSE Strategic Investment Corporation Limited.

The CNX Nifty is a well-diversified 50 stock index accurately reflecting overall market conditions.

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