6. What is the stock exchange? A stock market, or (equity market), is a private or public market for the trading of company stock and derivatives of company stock at an agreed price ; these are securities listed on a stock exchange as well as those only traded privately
8. Bse-bombay stock exchange Situated at the Dalal Streets Started in the year 1875 Annual transaction about 1.79$ trillion Starts from 9:55 am till 3:00 pm Has all the companies of India listed
9. SENSEX Also known the sensitive index The index for the BSE companies The index counts on account of the “BSE 30” companies
10. National stock exchange Mumbai-based stock exchange Largest stock exchange in India in terms of daily turnover 1.46 total turnover Trade time same as the BSE It is mutually owned
11. S&P CNX NIFTY (NSE) The index for the NSE Chosen on the basis of “NSE-25”
12. Importance of the market Function and purpose Relation of the stock market to the modern financial system The stock market, individual investors, and financial risk The behavior of the stock market Irrational behavior Crashes
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15. EQUITY/share MARKET STOCK 1)COMMON STOCKS 2)PREFERRED STOCKS SHARE MUTUAL FUNDS FACE VALUE/MARKET VALUE/ISSUE VALUE PROMOTERS
16. Investment and speculation Dealing in securities for purpose of getting a fair return on the investment The purchase and sale of securities at the stock exchange is the speculation
18. THE FUNCTION Stock exchanges Brokers Registrars Depositories and their participants Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
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20. BSE SENSEX,NSE-50 etc are some of the market indices.Their usefulness: Indices help to recognize broad trends in the market. The investor can use the indices to allocate the funds rationally among the stocks. Technical analysts use these indices to predict the future market. Indices function as a status report on the general economy.
21. WHAT DOES THE INDICES DO? These indices have just one job:
22. STOCK PRICES RISES,BUT WHY? The price of every stock increases or decreases for the following possible reasons: News about company. News about the country. Exchange rate regime. Depends on demand and supply for that stock. Bank Rate Speculation Pressure
23. WHO SELECTS THESE STOCKS They are selected by the Index committee. Some of the criteria they follow include : 1)Market capitalization. 2)Liquidity. 3)Continuity. 4)Industry representation. 5)Listed history.
24. THE SHOWCASE OF THE MARKET THE NEWSPAPER TELEVISION INTERNET PHONES VERBALLY
32. ROLE IN ECONOMY In theory they are required to facilitate, support, enable the healthy growth and functioning of primary markets The current focus of thinking on the SENSEX, market capitalization etc.reflects an excessive preoccupation with the secondary market activity. Beyond a point, the expansion of the secondary markets may reduce the volume of activity not only on the new issue market but also in the banks, other financial institutions, gold, real estate and commodities. The multiple serious problems visiting the stock market caution us against too much optimism and enthusiasm about the stock market.
33. INDIAN MARKET-DRAWBACKS Unethical practices. Big irrational greed, excessive speculation. Lack of protection to interests of the genuine and small investors . Trading is extremely thin and restricted. Structural and organizational imbalance in the growth of the stock market. Volatility of the market has increased over the years.
34. NEW IDEAS Single authority Demutualization. Prescribing capital adequacy norms. Stricter registration of brokers Margin requirements
