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Stock Market Basics
What a share is, who the players are, how a trade actually happens, and what the numbers on the news mean.
- Lessons
- 7 lessons
- Total reading time
- about 25 min in total
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Lessons in this module
- What Is a Share, and Why Do Companies Sell Them?beginnerA share is a small piece of ownership in a company. Here is what that actually means for you, in plain language. 4 min read
- Primary Market vs Secondary MarketbeginnerWhen you buy shares on your app, the company gets nothing. Here is why, and what the difference between the two markets means for you. 3 min read
- Who Is Who: SEBI, NSE, BSE, NSDL, CDSL and Your BrokerbeginnerSix names appear everywhere in Indian markets. Here is what each one actually does, and which one to approach when something goes wrong. 4 min read
- Demat Account, Trading Account and Bank AccountbeginnerThree accounts, three different jobs. Understanding which one does what makes every later step obvious. 3 min read
- How a Trade Actually Happens: Order to SettlementbeginnerFrom the moment you tap buy to the moment shares land in your demat account — the full journey, including what T+1 means. 4 min read
- Market Timings and SessionsbeginnerWhen the market opens, what the pre-open auction is for, and how the closing price is now decided. 4 min read
- Indices: What Nifty 50 and Sensex Actually MeasurebeginnerThe number on the news is not the market's price. Here is what an index is, how it is built, and what it does and does not tell you. 3 min read