7. Secondary market is the place for sale and purchase of existing securities. It enables an investor to adjust his holdings of securities in response to changes in his assessment about risk and return. It enables him to sell securities for cash to meet his liquidity needs. It essentially comprises of the stock exchanges which provide platform for trading of securities and a host of intermediaries who assist in trading of securities and clearing and settlement of trades. The securities are traded, cleared and settled as per prescribed regulatory framework under the supervision of the exchanges and oversight of SEBI.
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12. The major brokerage firms: Religare.in 5paisa.com KotakStreet.com IndiaBulls.com ICICIDirect.com HDFCsec.com
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15. Where would u like to invest your money? What according to you is the ideal rate of return in any investment?
16. Please rate the alternative in investments ? Factor which affect the investment decision the most ?
17. In the survey of prospective investor’s preferences and their attitude towards share market. I found that only 17% people invest in equity and rest of percentage people used other investment alternative. 23% people invest mutual funds, 38% people invest in banks and 22% of people invest in other like gold, bond, post office NSC etc. Other Findings 48% of people want 8%-15% rate of return against their investment. 55% of people consider rate of return factor while investing their money. 40% of people invest up to 50000.