The main focus of stock trading in India is on the companies that are registered with the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The Bombay Stock Exchange located at Dalal Street, Mumbai, is the Asia’s oldest stock exchange. It is also a symbolic head of the stocks trading in India and lists over 6000 companies. It has the largest number of companies and so it is the largest Stock exchange in India due to this fact. In south East Asia it is the largest stock exchange.
Another stock exchange in India the National stock exchange is also located in Mumbai and has the largest number of equity-based and derivative-based trades and the daily turnover is the largest in this exchange.

Many other Stock exchanges are also there in India, but they are small fish compared to these two large stock exchange. The demat account opened by the broker makes it possible for the investor not to actually visit the stock exchange, All the latest updates are given in the news and is also available online. The share certificates are now in form of virtual share certificates, these share certificates exist in actual database and not in physically. Those who are interested in buying and selling of the shares do so with the help of these demat accounts. They can buy and sell shares online sitting in their homes. Many important companies have taken a plunge in this type of brokerage. It has made possible for ordinary Indians to buy stocks and sell stocks without actually having to visit the Stock exchanges. The process offered by them is simple and transparent those who have little extra money also can invest through this type of account