Stock trading refers to the buying and selling of shares in a particular company. If you own a stock it means that you own a piece of the company. The stocks issued by companies can be traded in the secondary market once it is listed on the stock exchanges. The process of buying and selling of stocks is done by the brokers. Different stock brokers buy/sell stocks in the exchange on behalf of the investor. Once the broker passes buy order to the exchange, the stock exchange searches for a sell order for the same share. Once a seller and a buyer are found and fixed, a price is agreed to finalize the transaction.

Types of trading in India are Intraday, Delivery, Short Sell, Buy Today Sell Tomorrow (BTST), Sell Today Buy Tomorrow (STBT), and Margin Trading.

To start trading with 5paisa, login/register on 5paisa mobile trading app or open an account via website.

5paisa charges a flat fee of ₹20 per order. For more details visit our charges page

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) are the major exchanges in India where most of the stock trading takes place.

Check our Holiday Calendar & a list of equity trading holidays for 2023 for NSE & BSE.

The exchanges function from Monday to Friday. The stock market operating time in India are as follows:

• Pre-opening session - 9.00 a.m. – 9.15 a.m
• Trading session - 9.15 a.m. – 3.30 p.m
• Closing session - 3.30 p.m. – 4.00 p.m

5paisa offer different trading platforms to ease your stock trading journey - 

• 5paisa Mobile Trading App
• Web Platform
• Tradestation EXE
• Algo Trading
• TV.5paisa
• FnO360

You usually require a Demat and a Trading account to go ahead with online stock trading but when it comes to 5paisa, you have an all-in-one account. So with 5paisa account, you can avoid the hassle of opening and maintaining multiple accounts.