About National
Stock Exchange (NSE) !

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is India’s Biggest Exchange by turnover & one of the largest Exchanges in the world.

Today NSE commands a much higher volume than the older Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and is one of the most liquid exchanges

Like the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also primarily earns its income via "Transaction Charges".

NSE’s orders are placed on the National Exchange for Automated Trading (NEAT) System, a completely automated trading system.

The NSE launched its benchmark Index, the NIFTY with 50 stocks from leading companies in 1996 and kept adding further indices based on sector & market capitalisation. A complete list of the NIFTY50 Stocks & their sectors is given below:

Company Name Industry
ACC Ltd. CEMENT & CEMENT PRODUCTS
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. SERVICES
Ambuja Cements Ltd. CEMENT & CEMENT PRODUCTS
Asian Paints Ltd. CONSUMER GOODS
Axis Bank Ltd. FINANCIAL SERVICES
Bajaj Auto Ltd. AUTOMOBILE
Bank of Baroda FINANCIAL SERVICES
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. ENERGY
Bharti Airtel Ltd. TELECOM
Bosch Ltd. AUTOMOBILE
Cairn India Ltd. ENERGY
Cipla Ltd. PHARMA
Coal India Ltd. METALS
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. PHARMA
GAIL (India) Ltd. ENERGY
Grasim Industries Ltd. CEMENT & CEMENT PRODUCTS
HCL Technologies Ltd. IT
HDFC Bank Ltd. FINANCIAL SERVICES
Hero MotoCorp Ltd. AUTOMOBILE
Hindalco Industries Ltd. METALS
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. CONSUMER GOODS
Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. FINANCIAL SERVICES
I T C Ltd. CONSUMER GOODS
ICICI Bank Ltd. FINANCIAL SERVICES
Idea Cellular Ltd. TELECOM
IndusInd Bank Ltd. FINANCIAL SERVICES
Infosys Ltd. IT
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. FINANCIAL SERVICES
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. CONSTRUCTION
Lupin Ltd. PHARMA
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. AUTOMOBILE
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. AUTOMOBILE
NTPC Ltd. ENERGY
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. ENERGY
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. ENERGY
Punjab National Bank FINANCIAL SERVICES
Reliance Industries Ltd. ENERGY
State Bank of India FINANCIAL SERVICES
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. PHARMA
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. IT
Tata Motors Ltd. AUTOMOBILE
Tata Power Co. Ltd. ENERGY
Tata Steel Ltd. METALS
Tech Mahindra Ltd. IT
UltraTech Cement Ltd. CEMENT & CEMENT PRODUCTS
Vedanta Ltd. METALS
Wipro Ltd. IT
Yes Bank Ltd. FINANCIAL SERVICES
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

NSE launched Trading in Index & Stock Options in the early 2000’s & the NIFTY quickly became India’s most traded Index in the World, beating the much older & established SENSEX established by the BSE.

About SAMCO & ITL

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  • Equity/Cash
  • Derivatives i.e. the Futures & Options segments.
  • Currency Derivatives

SAMCO charges a flat Rs.20 per order regardless of order size or segment making it a very attractive proposition for traders & investors alike.

SAMCO is also the execution broker for the Indian Trading League, a move aimed to create a social platform for investors & traders.

The Indian Trading League is India’s only real market competition where one competes by trading & investing in Indian Equity & Commodity Markets across multiple segments such as equities, equity derivatives, currency derivatives and commodity derivatives.

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