Indian Markets
The words you meet when trading Indian markets. These terms cover the Nifty 50, Bank Nifty and Sensex, the two exchanges and their regulator, how futures and options work in India, and the hours, taxes and rules that are particular to it.
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- Bank NiftyAn NSE index of India's largest and most traded bank stocks, long a favourite of derivatives traders.
- CE and PEThe labels for call options (CE) and put options (PE) on Indian exchanges; the E stands for European.
- Circuit limitThe most a share or an index is allowed to move in one day before trading in it is restricted or halted.
- Demat accountThe account that holds your shares and other securities in electronic form; you need one to invest in the Indian stock market.
- F&OFutures and options: the derivatives segment of the Indian stock market, where contracts on indices and stocks trade in fixed lots.
- FII and DIIForeign and domestic institutional investors: the two groups of large funds whose daily buying and selling is published for Indian markets.
- GIFT NiftyNifty 50 futures priced in US dollars and traded at GIFT City in Gujarat for about 21 hours a day.
- India VIXThe NSE's volatility index: how much the market expects the Nifty 50 to move over the next 30 days, worked out from Nifty option prices.
- Indian market hoursIndian stock exchanges trade from 9:15 am to 3:30 pm India time, Monday to Friday, with a pre-open session from 9:00 am.
- Intraday and deliveryThe two ways to trade shares in India: intraday, where the position is closed the same day, and delivery, where the shares are paid for in full and kept.
- Nifty 50The benchmark index of India's National Stock Exchange, tracking 50 of the largest companies listed on it.
- NSE and BSEIndia's two main stock exchanges: the National Stock Exchange, home of the Nifty 50, and the Bombay Stock Exchange, home of the Sensex.
- RBIThe Reserve Bank of India: the country's central bank, which sets the repo rate and manages the rupee.
- SEBIThe Securities and Exchange Board of India: the regulator of India's stock exchanges, brokers, mutual funds and listed companies.
- SensexThe benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, tracking 30 large, well-established Indian companies.
- STTSecurities transaction tax: a tax the Indian government charges on every trade made on a stock exchange.
- USD/INRThe exchange rate between the US dollar and the Indian rupee: how many rupees one dollar costs.