Stock market is a place where trading of stocks takes place. BSE and NSE are two major stock exchanges in India. A stock exchange is required to regulate all trading activities and deals. SEBI is the regulatory body that governs the Stock exchanges.
We have buyers and sellers in stock market. A buyer becomes a share holder when he buys a particular company’s shares. IPO is by new companies that enters the stock market. Some of the basic terms used in stock market are Share holder, face value, Dividend, Shares, Sensex, Nifty, Bonus.