Using the Screen Based Trading System (SBTS), an Investor enters a trade in the computer system. Depending on the type or order the order gets stacked in the corresponding Order book. If a perfect match is found the order gets…
Types of Orders
Order types and conditions The system allows the trading members to enter orders with various conditions attached to them as per their requirement. These conditions are broadly divided into Time conditions, Quantity Conditions, Price Conditions and Other Conditions. Several combinations…
Segments of Scrips traded
On the Stock Exchanges in India there are thousands of listed companies. Some companies are very large and some companies have small market capitalization. Therefore, the risk involved in investing in these companies varies accordingly. To help Investors in making…
Types of order books in trading
Trading System The trading system operates on a strict price-time priority. Best priced order gets the first priority for matching. Orders are matched automatically by the computer. If an order does not find a match, it remains in the system…
Stock Trading on NEAT and BOLT
Trading, Clearing and Settlement The trading in securities is buying and selling of securities listed on the recognized stock exchanges. The clearing is a process of determination of obligations of member-brokers by the stock exchanges after which the same are…
Indian Stock Exchanges
There are 28 official stock exchanges (SE) in India. The largest exchanges in India are Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) Here are the names of others: Calcutta SE Cochin SE Inter-connected SE of India…
Basics of Stock Exchange
What is Stock Exchange? As per the Wikipedia, A stock exchange, security exchange or bourse, is a facility where stock brokers and traders can buy and sell securities, such as shares of stock and bonds and other financial instruments. Stock…
What is Secondary market?
Capital Markets can be divided into Primary Market and Secondary Market. Secondary market Secondary Market refers to a market where securities are traded after being initially offered to the public in the primary market and/or listed on the Stock exchange.…
What is ISIN?
Each of the securities dematerialized in the NSDL/CDSL depository bears a distinctive ISIN – an identification number. International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) is a unique identification number for each security issued in any of the International Standards Organization (ISO) member…
Rematerialisation Process
What is re-materialization? Rematerialization is the exact reverse of dematerialization. It Refers to the process of issuing physical securities in place of securities held electronically in book-entry form in a depository. Under this process, the depository account of a beneficial…