The Stock Market Explained
What the stock market is, who runs it, and what actually happens when you press buy.
Lessons
- What Is the Stock Market?A regulated marketplace where shares of public companies change hands all day long.
- NSE and BSE: India’s Two ExchangesMeet the two venues where almost every Indian stock trade happens, and how they differ.
- How a Company Goes PublicThe journey from private startup to listed company, and why owners give up control to do it.
- Market Hours, Pre-Open & SessionsWhen the market opens, the strange 15 minutes before it does, and why the open is so volatile.
- Bull Markets, Bear Markets & CorrectionsThe vocabulary of rising and falling markets, and roughly how often each happens.
- What Actually Moves a Stock PricePrice is just the last point where a buyer and seller agreed. Here is what makes that point move.