stock market

While stock exchanges are often associated with wealth creation and capitalism, they are much more than a place for brokers to buy and sell shares of companies. Stock exchanges allows businesses access to capital and the opportunity to enhance their visibility and public image. Savvy businesses can harness the power of stock exchanges to grow and enhance their companies. While significant financial and regulatory costs are associated with being listed on a stock exchange, the benefits far outnumber the dis advantages.

Sometimes called “market risk” or “involuntary risk,” volatility refers to fluctuations in price of a security or portfolio over a year period. All securities are subject to market risks that include events beyond an investor’s control. These events affect the overall market, not just a single company or industry. They include the following: Geopolitical Events . World economies are connected in a global world, so a recession in China can have dire effects on the economy of the United States. The withdrawal of Great Britain from the European Union or a repudiation of NAFTA by a new U.S. Administration could ignite a trade war among countries with devastating effects on individual economies around the globe. Economic Events . Monetary policies, unforeseen regulations or deregulation, tax revisions, changes in interest rates, or weather affect the  gross domestic product (GDP)  of countries, as well as the relations between countries. Businesses and industries are also a...

A  bull  is a  stock market   speculator  who buys a holding in a stock in the expectation that in the very short-term it will rise in value whereupon they will sell the stock to make a quick  profit  on the transaction. [1]  Strictly speaking the term applies to speculators who borrow [2]  money to fund such a purchase, and are thus under great pressure to complete the transaction before the loan is repayable or the seller of the stock demands payment on  settlement  day for delivery of the bargain. If the value of the stock falls contrary to their expectation, a bull suffers a loss, frequently very large if they are trading on  margin . A bull has a great incentive to "talk-up" the value of their stock or to manipulate the market in their stock, for example by spreading false rumour,  to procure a buyer or to cause a temporary price increase which will provide them with the selling opportunity and profit they require. ...

The  National Stock Exchange of India Limited  ( NSE ) is the leading  stock exchange  of India, located in  Mumbai . The NSE was established in 1992 as the first dematerialized electronic exchange in the country. NSE was the first exchange in the country to provide a modern, fully automated screen-based electronic trading system which offered being easy  Director & Chie asy trading facility to the investors spread across the length and breadth of the country. Vikram Limaye is Managf Executive Officer of NSE.