Online trading in India

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Online trading in India is the internet based investment activity that involves no direct involvement of the broker. There are many leading online trading portals in India along with the online trading platforms of the biggest stock houses like the National stock exchange and the Bombay stock exchange. The total portion of online share trading India has been found to have grown from just 3 per cent of the total turnover in 2003-04 to 16 per cent in 2006-07.

Facilities of the Online trading in India

The investor has to register with an online trading portal and get into an agreement with the firm to trade in different securities following the terms and conditions listed down on the agreement. The order processing is done in correct timings as the servers of the online trading portal are connected to the stock exchanges and designated banks all round the clock. They can also get updates on the trading and check the current status of their orders either through e-mail or through the interface. Brokerages also provides research content on their websites, such that the clients can take their own decisions on stocks before investing.

Products and services of the Online trading in India

the major financial products and services of the Online trading in India are like equities, mutual funds, life insurance, general insurance, loans, share trading, commodities trading, portfolio management and financial planning.

National stock exchange and Bombay stock exchange

In spite of many private stock houses at present involved in online trading in India, the NSE and BSE are among the largest exchanges. They handle huge daily trading volumes, supporting large amounts of data traffic, and possessing a countrywide network. The automated online systems used for trading by the national stock exchange and the Bombay stock exchange are the NIBIS or NSE's Internet Based Information System and NEAT for the national stock exchange and the BSE OnLine Trading system or BOLT for the Bombay stock exchange.

Last Updated on 7th July 2011