What is NIFTY 50?

NIFTY 50 is a stock market index of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE). It tracks the performance of the 50 largest companies (in terms of full market capitalisation) selected from the universe of Nifty 500. 

The index is based on “free-float” market capitalisation, which means companies with a larger free-float market value have a greater influence on the index. NIFTY 50 is widely used as a reference for the performance of large-cap Indian equities and as an “underlying” for financial products such as index funds, ETFs, and derivatives.

How to Trade Nifty 50?

Firstly, realise that you can’t buy Nifty 50 directly. You can gain exposure to 50 stocks tracked by the index via derivatives, ETFs, or mutual funds. Some common instruments of Nifty 50 trading are:

• Nifty 50 Futures & Options (NFO) 

and

• Nifty 50 ETFs or Index Funds

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