BSE and NSE - The two (popular) stock markets in India
[Note that this article is a Work In Progress. I will update it as I dig deeper and get a better understanding of NSE/BSE, the companies listed on the two exchanges, how they make money, their respective financial information etc] Mind the word "popular" in the title. BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) [1] and NSE (National Stock Exchange) [2] aren't the only stock exchanges in India. There are apparently 9 currently operational stock exchanges in India according to this wikipedia article (which I have verified from the SEBI webpage [4]). Note that not all stock exchanges are the same. Indian Commodity Exchange Limited (ICEX), Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited (MCX) and National Commodities and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) are only permitted to operate in the Commodity Derivatives Segment by the SEBI. SEBI, by the way, is the Securities and Exchange Board of India, is the securities market regulator in India. For those of you who aren't Indians, SEBI