Tag Archives: stock exchange
Dealings in American Stock Exchange
The Exchange in America came into being due to the practical needs of the traders and its history travels back to 1842. The place in the city of New York,… Read more
Trading Procedure on a Stock Exchange
Till a few years ago trading on a stock exchange took place through a public outcry or auction system. This has been replaced by an online screen based electronic trading… Read more
Functions of a Stock Exchange
A stock exchange is an institution which provides a platform for buying and selling of existing securities. As a market, the stock exchange facilitates the exchange of a security (share,… Read more
Bombay Stock Exchange – Profile, History and Functionality
Bombay Stock Exchange – Origins Bombay Stock Exchange, originally named as “The Native Share & Stock Brokers’ Association”, was established in 1875. This makes BSE the oldest stock exchange in… Read more
Top 10 Financial Scams in India
Financial scams have a habit of cropping up with an alarming regularity in the Indian financial system. We have reconciled to financial irregularities to such an extent that we simply… Read more
What is Stock Split?
In one of my previous posts (QIP), we had seen the fundamentals of capital structure of a company. Companies need capital to run their businesses and there are essentially two… Read more
