No single person or secret group runs the stock market; it is driven by institutional investors, computerized algorithms, and the collective supply and demand of millions of global participants.
Most people participate in the stock market through a 401K. The top 10% of Americans own 88% of equities, 88% of the stock market. The next 40% owns 12% of the stock market. The bottom 50 has debt.
The stock market was not invented by a single person. Instead, it evolved from 17th-century trade innovations, pioneered by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in the early 1600s. ·r/explainlikeimfive
How does the stock market work? - Oliver Elfenbaum
Who is the founder of NSE?
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) was founded in November 1992 by a core institutional team mandated by the Government of India, with key founding members including Ashishkumar Chauhan, along with promoter financial institutions like State Bank of India (SBI), LIC, and IDBI.
The Sensex is owned, managed, and maintained exclusively by BSE Ltd (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange). No single person or external entity controls it; rather, its value moves automatically based on the market prices of its 30 constituent stocks.
People make money in the stock market through capital gains (selling shares for a higher price), dividends (cash payouts from company profits), and long-term compounding. Famous historical examples include Warren Buffett and Peter Lynch, who built huge fortunes by picking strong, undervalued companies and holding them over many years.
Musk has significant ownership stakes in seven major companies: Tesla, SpaceX, X (formerly Twitter), Neuralink, The Boring Company, and the SpaceX-owned subsidiaries Starlink and xAI. The exact ownership percentage varies by company, with Musk holding the largest individual stake in each.
The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) is not owned by a single individual or entity; it is a publicly held, professionally managed corporate body owned jointly by various public sector undertakings, banks, financial institutions, and public shareholders. Key major shareholders include Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), State Bank of India (SBI), and Stock Holding Corporation of India.
The biggest institutional shareholder in the world is The Vanguard Group, closely followed by BlackRock and State Street Corporation. These giant index fund managers control trillions of dollars in global equities by holding shares on behalf of millions of individual investors.
Warren Buffett’s 90/10 rule is an investment strategy where 90% of money goes into a low-cost S&P 500 index fund and 10% goes into short-term government bonds. He first shared this simple formula in his 2013 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter as the inheritance plan he laid out for his wife.
The largest stock market in India is the National Stock Exchange (NSE), located in Mumbai. It leads the country in total market capitalization and trading volume.
Stock trading carries very high risk, especially for short-term traders who use active strategies or borrowed money. Opinions are mixed on Quora, where some people note that trading can be managed with strict rules, while data shows most retail traders lose money. ·r/AskEconomics
The NIFTY share index is managed by a team of professionals at the NSE Indices Limited. It formed an Index Advisory Committee that offers its expertise and guidance on large-scale issues pertinent to equity indices.
The main difference between Sensex and Nifty is the number of companies included and the exchange on which those companies are listed. Because Nifty includes 50 companies, it offers broader market representation across more sectors. Sensex includes 30 companies, making it relatively more concentrated.
Why does Sensex have 30 stocks? The Sensex has 30 stocks to ensure a balanced representation of the Indian economy. These stocks are selected based on their market capitalisation, liquidity, and industry representation, ensuring they reflect the performance of major sectors.
The biggest share belongs to Private Indian Promoters at 31.8%—nearly double the ownership of Foreign Portfolio Investors at 15.8%. Domestic mutual funds hold 11.4%, the government 10.3%, individual investors 9.1%, and foreign promoters 8.4%.
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is older than the National Stock Exchange (NSE). BSE was established in 1875, making it Asia's oldest stock exchange, while NSE was founded much later in 1992.
National Stock Exchange (NSE) Managing Director and CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan's annual remuneration is ₹15.88 crore, up from ₹11.26 crore in FY24. ·ians_india
