How India’s Investment Markets Work

Explain what a shareholder owns and how a company’s performance can affect shareholder returns.

Distinguish direct equity, debt instruments, bank deposits, and mutual funds by ownership, return source, liquidity, and risk.

Map the roles of SEBI, NSE, BSE, depositories, brokers, clearing corporations, and AMFI in India.

Interpret market capitalization, free-float weighting, and the purpose of major Indian stock-market indices.

Trace a cash-equity purchase or sale from the trading account through demat settlement.