People traded shares on footpath in 1990s, Dalal still a 4-letter word in Hindi: NSE CEO
National Stock Exchange CEO AK Chauhan recalled that in the 1990s, BSE only allowed two hours of trading because 24-hour trading wasn't feasible at that time. "The number of trades would take 13-16 days to get posted. People used to trade on footpaths," Chauhan said. "Investing...was a game for the rich...Dalal is still a four-letter word in Hindi," he added.