Stock markets started a century ago. Initially, they had lesser employees and lesser exposure to global market too. In India, the most renowned being the Bombay stock exchange and national stock exchange in Delhi. There are a lot of similarities between the stock exchange in Mumbai and Delhi and are one of the crucial buildings of India. The stock arena is slowly coming up to be the largest employing sector with lots of financial experts,chartered accountants, financial analysts, economists, Industry experts, Budget planners and many other high profiled personalities. If you think you are financially sound and have in-depth and through knowledge of economics and finance then the stock market is waiting for you. Before you place your funds in the stock, its very crucial to analyse the history and present conditions of the company dealing with. Depending upon mere newspapers and unreliable sources for financial information about a company is not only suicidal for you but for your company as well. There are primarily dual segmentations of the stock market. In the first process, you deal directly with the shares of a company and in the second process, there are a list of personalities of respective companies who earn a commission while helping you on your behalf. If you are heading towards buying shares and debentures of a company then a through analysis and a careful study of the company's growth, market reputation, public image and overall turnover are some of the aspects that will give you good results in the long run. Going through the financial record of the organisation you plan to buy shares of will not only make you secure but will help you to earn a good market reputation for your company. Basically, past references aid in understanding the trend and strategy of a company. You can easily conclude if the company has a better future growth and a stable market reputation and this eventually would help you with better deals in future. There is no harm in cross-checking and verifying the credentials even if it takes time, because its your hard earned money and a proper allocation of funds is quite justified.