leading bourse the National Stock Exchange (NSE), organised extensive investor awareness programmes during the FY 2014-2015 in the eastern region of India, to help people learn about the basics of stock market, financial planning, and safe investing, and to encourage them to participate in the country’s capital market. Since inception, NSE has made rigorous effort to reach out to people in various cities and empower them with information on market products, benefits of investing and how to invest safely.
During the year, awareness was spread to all 13 States and Union territories covering about 135 districts in eastern region of India reaching out to more than 20,000 participants including about 8,000 college students. Ravi Varanasi, chief business development officer, NSE said, “We have constantly reached out beyond metro cities, with an aim to bring more people into the formal financial system. Growth in the financial sector will throw up multi-dimensional opportunities in the coming years. Our attempts will also ensure faster financial inclusions’’
During these programmes, Investors were advised on the steps they should take, to ensure that their interests are protected. They were given guidance on how to trade cautiously, not to get misled by market rumours and invest according to a wise investment plan. Investors were also educated on the precautions they should take before, during and after trading. These included a discussion on checking contract notes issued by brokers to investors, to verify whether only authorized trades have been executed by a SEBI registered broker. Investors were also given advice on not getting lured by promises of exceptionally high returns and on the need to check the statement of accounts, to ensure that all transactions are as per the client’s advice and consent.