Module 01 · Beginner

Market Foundations

Exchanges, indices, trading hours, market cap, circuits and how to read a price chart. Start here if the market still feels like a black box.

1. 1How the stock market worksWhat a share is, why companies list, and how NSE and BSE match buyers with sellers.5 min read · Try it: Markets overview, India Markets
2. 2Indices: Sensex, Nifty and what they trackHow a basket of stocks becomes one number, and which index measures what.5 min read · Try it: India Markets, World Indices
3. 3Trading hours, holidays and market statesWhen Indian markets are open, what pre-open does, and what Live, Delayed, Stale and Closed mean on the site.4 min read · Try it: Methodology, Data Health
4. 4Market cap: large, mid and small capMarket capitalisation groups companies by total equity value and shapes risk, liquidity and coverage.4 min read · Try it: Stock Scanner, Sector Map
5. 5Circuit limits and price bandsWhy a stock suddenly stops moving, and what upper and lower circuits do.3 min read · Try it: India Markets, Breadth & Momentum
6. 6How to read a candlestick chartOpen, high, low and close in one shape: the basis of nearly every price chart.5 min read · Try it: Stock research page, Trade Lab