Abstract
Financial mistakes made at any stage of life can be costly. To avoid such mistakes, financial literacy is very important. Financial literacy is buzzword now days, and its importance has accepted all over the world. Financial literacy is required for any financial decision making. But his term is subjective in nature. So it varies according to investors. Investing in stock market is still not so popular in India because of its complicated nature and lack of financial literacy. This paper attempts to find out the literacy levels of stock market participants of Bombay Stock Exchange. Stock market participation is strongly related to financial literacy. Previous research was focused on financial literacy and reasons behind less stock market participation. In this study, stock market participant’s financial literacy regarding stock market functions has been assessed. Those who participate in stock market are considered to be a risk taking investors, and it is expected that investor must have basic knowledge about stock market. BSE is one of the oldest stock market in world. So the participants of BSE will be the great population to test financial literacy levels. This study is based on primary data collected through a survey from BSE participants as well as on secondary data.
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