Record date

The purpose of the record date is to finalize the list of the share holders of the company to qualify them for a forthcoming bonus or dividend.

Registrar

The appointed agent of a company who keeps a register of shareholders .

Rights issue
 
Offer of shares to the existing shareholders of the company to increase the capital.

ROC - Registrar of Companies.

SEBI - Securities & Exchange Board of India

It is the Securities Exchange Board of India, it carries out regulatory functions pertaining to the Capital Market. SEBI was setup by the Govt. of India in the year 1988.

Sensex

BSE Sensitive Index.

Shareholder

A shareholder is a person who holds shares in a company.

Shares

A share is issued to a shareholder in exchange for cash or assets. The shares can either be got from primary market(IPO) or secondary market.

Stockbroker

The person, who buys and sells equities on a stock exchange on behalf of his clients.

Stock Exchange

A stock exchange is an organized market for shares to enable buying and selling.

Stock Split

Stocks are split to provide more liquidity in the market, shares are sub divided as per the split ratio. The face value of the shares gets divided according to the stock split ratio.

Stop loss - A trigger price placed in the order form to minimize the unexpected loss.

T2T - Trade to Trade segment.

SHARE MARKET GLOSSARY

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