The short and sweet answer is, a way to own part of a company that you do not manage or even work for. Therefore gaining the ability to earn from a company’s success. Companies are either privately held or publicly held. When you hear of...
Most of the stock securities are traded on what are called stock exchanges. Stock exchanges are where stock traders come together to decide on the price of a stock security. If you have ever watched the opening bell being rung at the NYSE you have...
You should now have the basic concept of the stock market, the exchanges that exists within it and just what it means to buy and sell a stock. Now you are probably wondering what it takes to get setup and started buying and selling stocks...