Investment in India A study About Indian Stock Market

Abstract

Investmentsareimportantbecause intoday'sworld,just earning moneyisnot enough. You workhardforthemoneyyouearn.But that may notbeadequateforyoutoleadacomfortablelifestyleorfulfillyourdreamsandgoals.Todothat,youneedtomakeyour moneywork hardforyouaswell.Thisiswhyyouinvest. Money lyingidleinyourbankaccountis anopportunitylost. Youshould invest thatmoney smartlytoget goodreturns out ofit.Stock marketsform thelargestavenuesforinvestments.Thereareprimarilytwostock exchangesin India, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) andtheNationalStock Exchange(NSE). Companieslist theirshares for thefirst timeintheprimarymarket andin thesecondary marketsinvestorscanbuyandselltheir sharesduringanInitial Public Offering.The twostock exchangesin India haveonsome occasionswitnessedstocks worth INR 6,00,000croresbeingtraded. TheuninitiatedinIndia often consider investingillstocks markets gambling, but abasicunderstanding oftheshare marketcanchange that perception. A stock marketisa platform whereinvestorscometotrade infinancial instrumentslike shares, bonds,and derivatives.Thestock exchangeworksasa facilitator oft/1istra11sactionandenables thebuying andselling ofshares. Theregulationand supervision oft/1estocks markets in India restwiththeSecuritiesand ExchangeBoardofIndia.SEBIwasformedas anindependent identity underthl?SEBI Act of1992andhas the powertoconductinspections ofthestock exchanges.Theinspections reviewtheoperations of the market andtireorganizational structure along withaspects of administrative control.