The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) is one of the most important and most advanced stock markets

in India,
and, in terms of transactions, it is the third largest stock exchange in the World.

The NSE India is situated in Mumbai, the financial capital of India. On December 31, 2005, the NSE VSAT terminals
(2799 in total) spanned over 320 cities in India.
In 1994, the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) functioned as a platform for securities exchange.
The NSE India exchanges many different securities, such as equity, corporate debt, central and state
government securities, commercial paper, and certificates of deposit. At present, 1000 members are enrolled on the
NSE, and it is the owner of different financial and insurance institutions.

There are three market segments to the NSE: wholesale debt, capital market (automatic screen-based dealing
system), and futures and options (derivatives). The associates of the NSE are the National Securities Clearing
Corporation, India Index Services and Products, the National Securities Depository, and NSE.IT (trading technology).

The NSE deals in online examination and awards certification. Branches of the NSE are located all over India. The
NSE is India's first national, anonymous, electronic limit order book (LOB) exchange which deals with securities.

The NSE introduced the first Indian clearing corporation, "National Securities Clearing Corporation Ltd.", the first
depository of India, National Securities Depository Limited.

History and Origin of The National Stock Exchange of India In November 1992, the NSE was integrated as a tax-
paying company and at the command of the Government of India, top financial institutions were promoted it.

In April 1993, under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956, the NSE was known as a stock exchange. In
June 1994, the NSE started operations in the Wholesale Debt Market (WDM) segment and in November 1994, the
Capital Market (Equities) segment of the NSE started operations.

In 1996, the NSE was the first exchange in India that planned to trade derivatives specifically on an equity index. In
February 2000, the NSE started an Internet trading system.

Market Capitalization:

As of 4 March 2010, the National Stock Exchange had 1319 listed companies with a combined market capitalization
of Rs. 5942607 crore.

Market Indexes

The NSE established an index services firm called India Index Services & Products Limited (IISL), and has opened a
number of stock indexes, including: S&P CNX Nifty NX Nifty Junior

CNX 100 (= S&P CNX Nifty + CNX Nifty Junior) S&P CNX 500 (= CNX 100 + 400 major players across 72 industries)
CNX Midcap (introduced on July 18, 2005 replacing CNX Midcap 200)

Other NSE Indices are - S&P CNX Defty CNX IT Bank Nifty Market Capitalization

At present, the NSE has the four most important segments of the capital market which are: Equity Futures and
Options Retail Debt Market Wholesale Debt Market

Major Companies listed in The National Stock Exchange of India:

Asian Paints, Dabur, Glaxo, Escorts, Hindustan Lever, Bank of Baroda, Infosys Technologies, ONGC, Hero Honda,
Jet Airways , Top Investors, Corporation Bank, ITC, MTNL, ICICI Bank, Grasim, Biocon, Maruti, HDFC Bank, Cipla,
Federal Bank

Location Details
National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.
Exchange Plaza
Plot no. C/1, G Block
Bandra-Kurla Complex
Bandra (E)
Mumbai - 400 051

The Bombay Stock Exchange is the oldest exchange in Asia. It traces its history to the 1850s,
when 4 Gujarati and 1 Parsi stockbroker would gather under banyan trees in front of Mumbai's
Town Hall. The location of these meetings changed many times, as the number of brokers
constantly increased. The group eventually moved to Dalal Street in 1874 and in 1875 became an
official organization known as 'The Native Share & Stock Brokers Association'. In 1956, the
BSE became the first stock exchange to be recognized by the Indian Government under the
Securities Contracts Regulation Act. The Bombay Stock Exchange developed the BSE Sensex in
1986, giving the BSE a means to measure overall performance of the exchange. In 2000 the BSE
used this index to open its derivatives market, trading Sensex futures contracts. The development
of Sensex options along with equity derivatives followed in 2001 and 2002, expanding the BSE's
trading platform. Historically an open outcry floor trading exchange, the Bombay Stock
Exchange switched to an electronic trading system in 1995. It took the exchange only fifty days
to make this transition. This automated, screen-based trading platform called BSE On-line
trading (BOLT) currently has a capacity of 80 lakh orders per day. The BSE has also introduced
the world's first centralized exchange-based internet trading system, BSEWEBx.co.in to enable
investors anywhere in the world to trade on the BSE platform.[7]. The BSE is currently housed in
Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers at Dalal Street, Fort area.