The stock market is a place where companies sell their shares and investors buy them.
Two Main Parts of the Stock Market:
1. NSE (National Stock Exchange) This is India's largest stock exchange. It has the Nifty 50 index, which tracks the top 50 companies.
2. BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) This is Asia's oldest stock exchange—established in 1875. It has the Sensex index.
How is money made in the stock market?
Capital Gains: When you buy cheap and sell expensive.
Dividends: When a company distributes its profits to shareholders.
Is the Stock Market Safe? I
t is risky in the short term, but historically gives 12-15% returns in the long term in India.