The full form of NSE is the National Stock Exchange of India Limited and the full form of BSE is the Bombay Stock Exchange. Stocks are one's ways of investing for an individual or an institution. They get the benefits of investment in the long term based on the performance of the company. Buying a share gives you ownership of part of the company. When money is involved there is a need for guaranteed investments. This is done by listing the companies on the stock exchange. Stock exchanges check the companies listed and give the necessary data to the public for investment. It creates a bridge between investors and companies.
A company divides its parts into shares which are then placed in the market for buying. This way company raises its money. The buyers of the shares become the owner of that part. Stock Exchange is a place for trading these shares. If a company wants to sell its shares, they register with the stock market. From here broker helps to buy or sell the Shares. As the company earns a profit, shareholders get the dividend on a year-to-year basis. Stock Exchange also evaluates the price of the shares. NSE and BSE are the major stock exchanges of India.
Index
The index is a way of knowing the performance of the stock. It is a statistical tool that gives us information about the changes in the market. For comparison, it groups the shares based on certain criteria like size, type, and market capitalization. The changes in the share change the index.
Portfolio
The portfolio is a collection of investments of an investor. It consists of all types of investments like shares and bonds.
Broker
A broker is a person who trades the shares on the behalf of the investors.
Bear Market
The period for which the value of shares falls is called a Bear Market.
Bull Market
When the prices of the shares is increasing that period is called a bull market
Derivatives
Derivatives are financial instruments that derive their value from the underlying assets. The two examples of the derivative are future and options.
Futures
This is the financial contract which has some fixed date and price. The assets can be traded on a particular date.
Options
Options are the financial contract that gives the right to sell the assets on a predetermined date but there is no obligation to trade the assets.
NSE is a leading stock exchange owned by various financial institutes of local as well as the global level and public or private entities. It is one of the first markets for electronic trading. The market was first established in 1994 and is located in Mumbai. NSE aims to create a transparent market. By August 2021, NSE became the world's 9th largest stock exchange. The index used by NSE is NIFTY 50. NIFTY 50 is a benchmark index that consists of a weighted average of 50 of the largest companies. NSE allows anyone to handle the trade of the shares given they are experienced and meet the financial requirement.
BSE is a stock exchange established in 1875 and located in Dalal sheet in Mumbai. The owner of the BSE is the Ministry Of Finance and the Government Of India. BSE is one of the oldest stock exchanges in the world. By January 2022, it became the 8th largest Stock Exchange. The overall market capitalization of BSE is Rupees 276.714 lakh crore by Jan 2022.