(i) Sensex is an index of the stocks in BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) Sensex has a list of 30 stocks.
(ii) BSE decides the stocks that are to be listed on Sensex.
(iii) Based on the above said factors, BSE regularly prepares a set of 30 stocks which will be together called as SENSEX.

(i) Dalal Street is an area in downtown Mumbai, India, that houses the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) - the largest stock exchange in India.
(ii) The literal translation of Dalal in Marathi is a broker or intermediary.

(i) The normal trading time for equity market is between 9.15 a.m. to 3.30 p.m., Monday to Friday.
(ii) It is closed on the weekends and National holidays.

(i) A number of new structures have been added to the existing structure of the Indian stock exchange.
(ii) Recent Development in Stock Exchange
1) National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE)
2) Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL)
3) National Clearing and Depository System (NCDS)
4) Securities Trading Corporation of India (STCI)

(i) A commodity exchange is an exchange whdre commodities are traded.
(ii) Tradable commodities fall into the following categories.
a) Metals (e.g.gold, silver, copper)
b) Energy (e.g. crude oil, natural gas)
c) Agricultural (e.g. rice, wheat, cocoa)
d) Live stock and meat (e.g. Iive cattle, Iean hog)

i) Future market:
(a) A Future market is an auction market in which participants buy and sell commodity and futures contracts for delivery on a specified future date.
(b) Examples of futures markets are the New York Mercantile Exchange, the Kansas City Board of Trade, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Chicago Board of Options Exchange and the Minneapolis Grain Exchange.
ii) Options market:
(a) An 'Option' is a type of security that can be bought or sold at a specified price within a specified period of time, in exchange for a non-refundable up front deposit.
(b) Options are a type of derivative product. The right to sell a security is called a 'Put Option', while the right to buy is called the 'Call Option'.

(i) The word Nifty originates from 2 words, 'National' and 'Fifty'.
(ii) Nifty basically means the index of the 50 most actively traded stocks from across all sectors.
(iii) Nifty represents the top stocks of the NSE and when we talk about Nifty going up, it means that all the heavyweight stocks of NSE across all sectors are moving up.
(iv) Nifty consists of top 50 companies from 24 different sectors.
(v) Nifty is computed from the performance of top stocks from different sectors.
(vi) Some mutual funds use Nifty as a benchmark. The performance of the mutual funds is assessed against the performance of the Nifty.

(i) There are 24 stock exchange in the country, with 21 of them being regional in nature.
(ii) Three others that have been set up in the reforms era, viz., National Stock Exchange (NSE), the Over the Counter Exchange of India Limited (OTCEI) and Interconnected Stock Exchange of India Limited (ISE) have mandate to nationwide trading network.
(iii) The ISE has been promoted by 15 regional stock exchanges in the country and is based at Mumbai.
(iv) The ISE provides a member-broker of any of these stock exchanges an access into the national market segment.
(v) The NSE, OTCEI, ISE and majority of the regional stock exchanges have adopted the Screen Based Trading System (SBTS) to provide automated and modern facilities for trading in a transparent, fair and open manner with access to investors across the country.

National stock market system was advocated by the Higher powered group on the establishment of New stock Exchanges headed by Shri. M.J. Pherwani (popularly known as pherwani committee).
At present the National stock Market in India comprises the following:
(i) National Stock Exchanges of India Limited (NSE)
(ii) Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL)
(iii) National clearing and Depository System (NCDS)
(iv) Securities Trading Corporation of India. (STCI)

(i) Stag:
(a)  A Stag is cautious speculator in the stock exchange.
(b) He applies for shares in new companies and expects to sell them at a premium, if he gets and allotment.
(c) He selects those companies whose shares are in more demand and are likely to carry a premium.
(d) He sells the shares before being called to pay the allotment money. He is called a premium hunter.
(ii) Lame duck:
(a) When a bear finds it difficult to fulfill his commitment, he is said to be struggling like a lame duck.
(b) A bear speculator contracts to sell securities at a later date. 
(c) Moreover, the buyer is not willing to carry over the transactions.

Speculators in a stock market are of different types. They carry their names depending on their motive of trading in the stock exchange. Types of speculators are as follows:
(i) Bull:
(a) A Bull or Tejiwala is an operator who expects a rise in prices of securities in the future.
(b) He is called bull because just like a bull tends to throw his victim up in the air, the bull speculator stimulates the price to rise.
(c) He is an optimistic speculator.
(ii) Bear:
(a) A bear or Mandiwala speculator expects prices to fall in future and sells securities at present with a view to purchase them at lower prices in future.
(b) A bear usually presses its victim down to ground.
(c) A bear is a pessimistic speculator.
(iii) Stag:
(a) A stag is a cautious speculator in the stock exchange.
(b) He selects those companies whose shares are in more demand and are likely to carry a premium.
(c) He sells the shares before being called to pay the allotment money. He is also called a premium hunter.
(iv) Lame Duck:
(a) When a bear finds it difficult to fulfill his commitment, he is said to be struggling like a lame duck.
(b) A bear speculator contracts to sell I securities at a later date.
(c) On the appointed time he is not able to get the securities as the holders are not willing to part with them.