What is Dematerialisation?

The process to convert your physical shares into electronic (or dematerialised) form is called dematerialization. Dematerialisation is when you take your physical stockholding online. Why is it important? Let’s get to the background story.

In the 90s National Stock Exchange (NSE) broke the monopoly of Bombay Stock Exchange by taking several measures to…

Shares are the smallest unit of any company’s capital. They are basically small financial assets offered in the stock market in order to raise capital for a company. When you buy shares of a company, you become the owner of that company proportional to the value of shares. Also, you will get the benefits of voting, bonus shares, and dividends.

Types of Shares

Shares are basically of two types:

Equity Shares

Preference Shares

What are Debentures?

Debentures…