{"id":48547,"date":"2026-01-23T15:28:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T09:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flattrade.in\/kosh\/?p=48547"},"modified":"2026-01-28T15:14:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T09:44:39","slug":"how-stock-markets-in-india-worked-before-1950","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flattrade.in\/kosh\/how-stock-markets-in-india-worked-before-1950\/","title":{"rendered":"How Stock Markets in India Worked Before 1950?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"48547\" class=\"elementor elementor-48547\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96641a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96641a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a59ae7f\" data-id=\"a59ae7f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8079d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8079d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Buying shares today takes just a few seconds on a mobile phone. But before 1950, stock market investing in India was a slow, paper-based, and relationship-driven process. There were no online platforms, no electronic records, and no market regulator like SEBI.<\/p><p>Yet, India had one of the world\u2019s oldest functioning stock markets, which played a crucial role in funding businesses and supporting early industrial growth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5de2b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5de2b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a70d092\" data-id=\"a70d092\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0387044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0387044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Birth of Indian Stock Trading<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d38c859 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d38c859\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f400d63\" data-id=\"f400d63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc8252e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc8252e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The origins of Indian stock trading can be traced back to the <strong><b>1830s in Bombay (now Mumbai)<\/b><\/strong>. During this time, a small group of brokers would gather under a banyan tree near the Town Hall area to trade shares of cotton trading companies.<\/p><p>Over time, these informal meetings became more organised. In <strong><b>1875<\/b><\/strong>, the <strong><b>Bombay Stock Exchange<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0was formally established, making it Asia\u2019s oldest stock exchange.<\/p><p>Other regional exchanges soon followed:<\/p><ul><li>Calcutta Stock Exchange (1908)<\/li><li>Madras Stock Exchange (1937)<\/li><li>Delhi Stock Exchange (1947)<\/li><\/ul><p>All trading during this period was conducted manually and depended heavily on trust, reputation, and personal relationships.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea47416 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea47416\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f6877c\" data-id=\"5f6877c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23781e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23781e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Quick Timeline: Indian Stock Markets Before &amp; After 1950<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cac8acf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cac8acf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bba421c\" data-id=\"bba421c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-157e014 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"157e014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><b>1830s<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p><p>Informal share trading begins in Bombay, under a banyan tree near Town Hall.<\/p><p><strong><b>1875<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><strong><b><br \/><\/b><\/strong>Formal establishment of the\u00a0<strong><b>Bombay Stock Exchange<\/b><\/strong>, Asia\u2019s oldest stock exchange.<\/p><p><strong><b>1908 \u2013 1947<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><strong><b><br \/><\/b><\/strong>Regional stock exchanges emerge:<br \/>Calcutta (1908), Madras (1937), Delhi (1947).<\/p><p><strong><b>Pre-1950<\/b><\/strong><strong><b><br \/><\/b><\/strong>Manual trading, open outcry system, handwritten contracts, and physical share certificates dominate the market.<\/p><p><strong><b>1956\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><strong><b><br \/><\/b><\/strong>The Companies Act was strengthened to improve corporate governance.<\/p><p><strong><b>1957<\/b><\/strong><strong><b><br \/><\/b><\/strong>The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act was introduced to regulate stock exchanges.<\/p><p><strong><b>1992<\/b><\/strong><strong><b><br \/><\/b><\/strong>Formation of the Securities Exchange Board of India brings centralised regulation and investor protection.<\/p><p><strong><b>1996<\/b><\/strong><strong><b><br \/><\/b><\/strong>Launch of the\u00a0National Stock Exchange, introducing fully electronic trading.<\/p><p>From handwritten contracts to electronic trading, India\u2019s stock markets have travelled a long way &#8211;\u00a0shaped by experience, reform, and technology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61a7a46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61a7a46\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fd3a52\" data-id=\"5fd3a52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c39eed1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c39eed1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Trading Actually Happened<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ae244a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ae244a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f3bd2b\" data-id=\"0f3bd2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4510913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4510913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before 1950, there were no computers, demat accounts, or trading screens.<\/p><ul><li><b><\/b><strong><b>Physical presence: <\/b><\/strong>Investors had to visit a broker\u2019s office or the trading floor in person.<\/li><li><b><\/b><strong><b>Open outcry system: <\/b><\/strong>Traders shouted prices and used hand signals to place orders.<\/li><li><b><\/b><strong><b>Handwritten contracts: <\/b><\/strong>Once a deal was agreed upon, it was recorded on paper and signed by both parties.<\/li><li><b><\/b><strong><b>Slow settlement: <\/b><\/strong>Shares were delivered physically, and payments were made using cheques or cash.<\/li><\/ul><p>A single trade could take <strong><b>10 to 30 days<\/b><\/strong> to settle fully.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8467936 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8467936\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2345bc7\" data-id=\"2345bc7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd73d3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd73d3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Real Example from Early Markets<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc0da93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc0da93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2af3c7d\" data-id=\"2af3c7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfcfe9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfcfe9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In <strong><b>1907<\/b><\/strong>, Jamsetji Tata founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO). To raise capital, the company issued <strong><b>physical share certificates<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0to investors.<\/p><p>Wealthy families who invested in these early issues often held their certificates for decades, passing them down through generations. As Tata companies grew into major industrial giants, these early investors benefited significantly. This demonstrated that <strong><b>long-term investing can create wealth, even in the earliest and most imperfect markets<\/b><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44327d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44327d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-508fce0\" data-id=\"508fce0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edee040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"edee040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Could Participate in the Market?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3f8f99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3f8f99\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bc1d23\" data-id=\"4bc1d23\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d84f4f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d84f4f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stock market participation before 1950 was limited mainly to:<\/p><ul><li>Wealthy traders and business families<\/li><li>Banks and financial institutions<\/li><li>British officials and colonial enterprises<\/li><\/ul><p>The general public had very limited access due to high costs, lack of information, and the absence of brokerage networks for small investors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c108914 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c108914\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a0439a\" data-id=\"6a0439a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f03b0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f03b0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Absence of Market Regulation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8bac5b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8bac5b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4129b1f\" data-id=\"4129b1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b87a4f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b87a4f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before 1950, India\u2019s stock markets operated with minimal oversight:<\/p><ul><li>There was no central regulatory authority<\/li><li>Insider trading was common<\/li><li>Market manipulation occurred frequently<\/li><li>Brokers could disappear with investor money<\/li><\/ul><p>This environment often led to unethical practices and significant investor losses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8584e0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8584e0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1089c73\" data-id=\"1089c73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72a59eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72a59eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Changed After 1950?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3ef4c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3ef4c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76ebd79\" data-id=\"76ebd79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4421add elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4421add\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After Independence, the Indian government recognised the need for a regulated and transparent capital market. Several key reforms followed:<\/p><ul><li><b><\/b><strong><b>1956:<\/b><\/strong>Companies Act strengthened corporate governance<\/li><li><b><\/b><strong><b>1957:<\/b><\/strong>Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act introduced<\/li><li><b><\/b><strong><b>1992:<\/b><\/strong>Formation of\u00a0Securities Exchange Board of India<\/li><li><b><\/b><strong><b>1996:<\/b><\/strong>National Stock Exchange\u00a0introduced electronic trading<\/li><\/ul><p>These reforms transformed India\u2019s capital markets into a modern, accessible, and technology-driven system.<\/p><p>India\u2019s stock market before 1950 was built on trust, ambition, risk, and chaos. 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