Here’s the quick hit:
👉 The market is a place where buyers and sellers come together to trade assets like stocks, bonds, derivatives, and now even memes (hello GameStop).
👥 1. Participants (aka the drama creators)
- Retail investors – You, me, your uncle who thinks every stock is a scam.
- Institutional investors – Mutual funds, pension funds, insurance companies. They move billions like it’s Monopoly money.
- FIIs/FPIs – Foreign investors who enter India like NRIs during weddings and exit faster than your ex.
- Market makers – Entities (often brokers) that provide liquidity. They buy/sell continuously so you’re not stuck waiting for a match.
- High-frequency traders (HFTs) – Algorithms on steroids. They trade thousands of times per second just for micro profits.
🏦 2. Exchanges (The actual marketplace)
