Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Business Studies

Chapter

Financial Markets

Question:

________ is a segment of National Stock Exchange of India.

Options:

Retail Debt Market Segment

Capital Market Segment

Secondary Market Segment

Financial Market Segment

Correct Answer:

Capital Market Segment

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) - Capital Market Segment.

The National Stock Exchange is the latest, most modern and technology driven exchange. It was incorporated in 1992 and was recognised as a stock exchange in April 1993. It started operations in 1994, with trading on the wholesale debt market segment. Subsequently, it launched the capital market segment in November 1994 as a trading platform for equities and the futures and options segment in June 2000 for various derivative instruments. NSE has set up a nationwide fully automated screen based trading system. The capital market segment of NSE provides an efficient and transparent platform for trading in equity, preference, debentures, exchange traded funds as well as retail Government securities.