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Indian Capital Market – Understand the working of Capital Market

Elearnmarkets by Elearnmarkets
November 1, 2021
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Understanding how the Indian capital market works is an essential prerequisite to learning how to trade and invest.

In general terms, capital means finance. To keep the economy rolling, finance lubricates the growth pattern of an economy. For example, you may have a huge amount of liquid cash at your disposal. Keeping them in your locker will not help the money multiply.

Table of Contents
What is a Capital Market?
What is a Securities Market?
Primary Market
Secondary Market
Money Market
Bottomline

Alternatively, you may move such funds into the bank or financial institution, invest in various schemes, so in turn, this money will flow into the economy via financial markets. Saving not only generates funds for you but also for the economy as a whole.

Thus, the Indian capital market plays a vital role in the mobilization of these savings/liquid cash for investment purposes.

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By allowing a platform for infusing capital in the economy, trading of securities, raising long-term finance etc financial market plays an imperative role in keeping the economy rolling.

Financial markets are majorly divided into following components:

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Indian Capital Market - Understand the working of Capital Market 1

What is a Capital Market?

Capital markets are a type of financial markets. It is a market for buying and selling financial securities. It acts a conduit in the flow of funds from the savers to the fund seekers.

In fact, capital markets are the most popularly followed financial markets.

The spontaneous platform provided by capital market helps the Government and businesses to raise funds for a variety of long-term purposes such as the expansion of business, mergers, and acquisitions, etc.

Also Read: Indian Capital Market Regulators – Role and functions

In case of capital markets, the money is pooled in for a period of more than a year.

As compared to what capital markets were in the past, the present capital market system is well equipped with an electronically based trading system which provides an expansive platform, bringing together traders from different zones and countries.

The capital market and in particular the stock exchange is referred to as the barometer of the economy. – ICSI study material              

What is a Securities Market?

Securities market provides the platform for those financial instruments that are transferable by sale.

It, further, comprises of two important components: primary market and secondary market.

Primary markets deal with newly issued stocks and securities whereas secondary market deals with already issued ones.

Primary Market

Primary markets allow mobilizations of funds via the issue of new securities.

Such funds are primarily utilized for long-term purposes such as starting a new project or modification of an old project.

For example, Company A Limited requires funds. It issues shares in the primary market. When the company issues shares for the first time, it is called  Initial Public Offering (IPO). A further issue of shares is known as Follow-on Public Offer (FPO).  The primary market comprises of both IPO and FPO.

Also Read: Understanding Initial Public Offer (IPO)

To understand this better go to the site ET Markets as provided below:

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Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/ipo

As highlighted above, you will know about the recently raised IPOs/FPOs.

Secondary Market

The secondary market, primarily consisting of stock exchange provides a forum for buy-sell of already issued securities.

After the listing of securities in the stock exchange, the investor can trade in such securities in the secondary market.

For example, Trading on National Stock Exchange (NSE), Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE) etc.

Indian Capital Market - Understand the working of Capital Market 2

For example,  You want to buy shares of TATA Steel.

When you open the NSE website and type TATA steel on the search block, you get complete details about that particular stock.

Similarly, for any other stock that you wish to trade in or carry it for long-term purposes, you can get complete details herein.

Also Read: Long-term investment – You Reap What You Sow

Apart from the stock exchanges, there are several websites that show you the market statistics, stock prices etc such as www.moneycontrol.com.

Indian Capital Market - Understand the working of Capital Market 3

Source: www.moneycontrol.com

2) The Secondary Market is further classified as follows:

  • Spot market: The delivery and payment of securities are made immediately without delay.
  • Futures Market: Securities are bought and sold for some predetermined future date.

Money Market:

The borrowers and lender can avail short-term funds up to a maximum period of one year. Money markets are highly liquid in nature, carrying low default risk.

Bottomline:

Thus capital markets initiate the entire process of mobilization of savings and channelize such savings to those sources through the investors. The growth of the economy is marked by the process of flow of funds through the aforementioned markets.

In case of any questions, please write us back and mention about other basic finance topics that you would like to know about.

Happy Learning!!

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Comments 7

  1. Sukanya says:
    7 years ago

    Hello Shruti! This blog explains about the Indian capital market in great depth..For someone like me, who is new to this market, it was very helpful..Thanks for sharing your knowledge..

    Reply
    • Shruti Agarwal says:
      7 years ago

      @Sukanya – Hi, Thank you for reading through and appreciating.
      We will be further coming up with blogs on related topics. Let us know in case of any similar topics you wish us to add further.
      Happy Learning

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  2. Mudra says:
    7 years ago

    Hi, Thanks for sharing the basic details around Indian capital market and I was searching for details on it. Actually I am currently pursing CFA level 1 exam and am going through all the educational site to give basic insight around finance anf found it very useful

    Reply
  3. Shruti Agarwal says:
    7 years ago

    Hi Mudra,
    Thank you for appreciating. Let us know in case you need to know about any similar topics.
    We would be glad to provide details on same.

    Reply
  4. ram das says:
    6 years ago

    Thank you for the information. We can also add Currency markets being the largest market in the world. This includes all aspects of buying, selling and exchanging currencies at current or determined prices. Currency markets is a global decentralized or over-the-counter (OTC) market for the trading of currencies. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) to participate in Indian Currency Exchange platform to trade and/or hedge with lower costs and higher leverage in an organized regulated environment as compared to the OTC market.

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  5. Mubarak nura usman says:
    5 years ago

    I had been freed from the bracket of ambiguity that I involved in. Your blog gives explicit insight about money and capital market. Thank enormously. Improve on

    Reply
    • Tista Sengupta says:
      5 years ago

      Welcome

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