Stock market is a place where shares are traded, it is also called the secondary market. In India we have 2 exchanges – NSE and BSE. NSE is more popular with Nifty 50 representing top 50 companies of India. SEBI is the regulator to ensure transparency. People trade stocks for making money in short periods of time. Share holders enjoy the benefits of dividends by being the part of company as per their holding. People can invest in companies in primary market through IPO