THE STOCK MARKET IS PLACE WHERE THE TRADE OF SHARES TAKE PLACE.SEBI IS THE REGULATORY BOARD WHICH GOVERNS THE STOCK MARKET.THE SHARE OF AN IPO ARE INITIALLY OFFERED IN THE PRIMARY MARKET,THIS IS WHERE THE COMPANY RAISES FUND.SECONDARY MARKET IS WHERE THE SHARE IS TRADED BETWEEN TWO TRADERS.THE COMPANY OFFERS DIVIDENDS,BONUS AND EVEN SPLIT OF SHARES TO THE SHARE HOLDERS.THERE ARE TWO INDEXES IN THE MARKET BASICALLY NSE(NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE) AND BSE(BOMABAY STOCK EXCHANGE).THE BSE HAS 5400 COMPANIES LISTED WHEREAS NSE HAS 1700 COMPANIES.BOTH WITH SIMILAR MARKET CAPITAL. NSE IS GENERALLY PREFERRED OVER BSE.INVESTMENTS ARE DONE IN LONG TERM (OVER A YEAR) AND TRADING IS DONE ON A REGULAR BASE(DAY TRADING).
Palaniappan, , Basics of Stock Market, Bonus, dividends, NSE and BSE, Primary and Secondary market, SEBI, SPILT