Stock Market Basics

Summary: The Indian stock market is not a lottery, a get-rich-quick scheme, or a mirror of GDP. It rewards time in the m...

Trading volume is the total quantity of shares or contracts exchanged during a chosen period (minute, day, week, etc.). ...

A bull market is a sustained rise in stock prices, while a bear market is a prolonged fall—often defined by a ±20% move ...

Short answer: Nifty and Sensex move when the free-float market capitalisation of their constituent stocks changes—especi...

An Initial Public Offering (IPO) is when an unlisted company sells shares to the public for the first time to raise capi...

Market capitalization (market cap) is the total market value of a listed company, calculated as Share Price × Total Shar...

Quick answer: Dividends are a portion of a company’s profits distributed to shareholders—most often as cash directly cre...

Short answer: An annual report tells you how a listed Indian company made money, used capital, managed risks, and plans ...