A stock (or share) market deals mainly in corporate securities. The securities are chiefly in the form of equity shares and debentures. The function of the stock market is two-fold: to arrange for the raising of new capital [primary market function] and to provide liquidity to existing securities [secondary market function]. There are 24 recognised stock exchanges in India, including the Over the Counter Exchange of India (OTCEI) for small and new companies, the old established Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) that was set up as a model exchange to provide nation-wide services to investors. As at end-March 2010, 4977 companies were listed on the BSE, which is the largest exchange in the country. The number of securities available for trading under the equities segment at NSE as on April 30, 2010 was 1872. Associated with the NSE are the National Securities Depository Ltd. (NSDL) and the National Securities Clearing Corporation Ltd. (NSCCL). The NSDL acts as a registrar for dematerialised securities and NSCCL as a clearing house. This book provides a comprehensive account of the working of stock market in India, focusing on reforms introduced during the post-liberalisation (1991 onwards) period. Besides, it traces recent trends in the secondary market and offers empirical evidence of level of efficiency and degree of volatility in the Indian stock market.

The prosthetic management of edentulous patient has long been major challenge for dentistry .For well over a century complete maxillary and mandibular dentures have been a traditional standard of care. However, most patient reports significantly more problems adapting to their mandibular denture due to lack of comfort (they suffer from an increase in pain and soreness), retention, stability and to the inability to chew and eat.There are several alternatives for edentulous mandibular arches other than extraction of teeth and placement of conventional denture. Dental implantology is currently a valuable treatment modality in the prosthetic treatment of edentulous patients.

Denture liners are valuable aid for the management of edentulous patients with sharp bony spicules, deep undercuts and irritated mucosa.However, the main problem with the silicone based denture liners is that they bond mechanically with the denture base leading to the micro leakage and delimination of denture liners.Here a method has been described for choosing a chemical etchant that improves the bond strength and at the same time produces least decrease in flexural strength of denture bas

It has been well documented that the investment strategies appropriate for an efficient stock market would be significantly different from the strategies appropriate for an inefficient market. The market, in practice, does not have a reputation of being an efficient and reliable price-setter. This book is about how effective the Indian stock market is in setting prices which reflect the worth of the securities traded. The Indian stock market has been attracting considerable attention in recent years, especially after the liberalisation of the economy in the early 1990s. Wide ranging financial reform measures have been implemented since then, to make the financial system more efficient. This work used the market index data of the BSE and the NSE, as well as the individual share price data of 57 major shares. The runs test, the serial correlation test, and the variance ratio test were used to test the efficiency of India's stock market. With its comprehensive literature review and wide-ranging analysis, this work will be indispensable for students of stock markets and professionals (in business, finance or capital market), and for anyone wishing to follow stock markets in India.