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Question
State any two reasons why investing public can expect a safe and fair deal in the stock market. (Point w.r.t safety of Transactions – Functions of the Stock Exchange).
Solution
1. To protect the rights and interests of investors, particularly individual investors and to guide and educate them.
2. To regulate and develop a code of conduct and fair practices by intermediaries like brokers, merchant bankers etc., with a view to making them competitive sphere.
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