how it differs from stock exchange?
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Stocks are shares of ownership in a company. Commodities are actual goods, such as oil, cattle, or gold. Both can be traded, and can go up and down in value.
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BSE NSE are stock exchanges in which people trade on shares.\n\nDemat is a special account each person needs to have before they can trade (buy or sell stocks).\n\nFor more details please visit the link below
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ECN stands for "Electronic Communications Network" for trading electronically which made possible the Online Trader or indicvidual. \n\nIt is an electronic quote system that displays orders in real time: it's various parts are Instinet (the earlier one for Nasdaq, exclusive access for large block orders and used primarily by brokers), Island (popular because it shows the "Order Book), and SelectNet (which allows you to preference, and trade with, a particular market maker). I think SOES (Small Order Execution System -- very popular because it levels the playing field for the little guy) is another one, and Bloomberg offers their own, and so does TerraNova Online, which is whom I use, with the RealTick platform; very technologically advanced stuff -- rocket science, some say.\n\nECN's displays orders real-time, whereas the NYSE only displays bid and ask.\n\nWithout more info from you, or the context, the Day's Range is probably the difference in the High and Low of the stock price on a closing basis. But when you ask "what is the ECN range?" then it might be the spread, the difference between the bid and ask, or it might even be the difference in price between the different ECN's.\n\nAll of these different quote feeds cost money, incidentally, unless your broker provides some of them as part of the package deal.\n\nCheck out the reference; interesting stuff.
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NYSE  3590\n\nhttp://www.nyse.com/about/listed/listed.html?ListedComp=US\n\nNASDAQ  3200\n\nhttp://www.nasdaq.com/about/overview.stm\n\nAMEX about 1404\n\nhttp://www.amex.com/\n\nBesides the major exchanges, there are securities that are traded over the counter--not on an exchange.\n\nabout 5000\n\nhttp://www.pinksheets.com/index.jsp\n\nLook toward the bottom of the page on the right to find the number of listings.
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It depends on the brokerage whether they offer premarket and/or after market hours. Additionally not all stocks are traded pre and after. TDAmeritrade allows  pre and after trading.
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You are most likely thinking of the Nasdaq and Dow Jones Indicies.\n\nThese are not stocks.\n\nThey are indicies of a variety of stocks that investors use as a kind of barometer for the stock market in general.\n\nThere are only 30 stocks in the DJIA (Dow Jones Industrial Average) and over 3000 companies in the Nasdaq Composite index.\n\nWhile these indicies aren't stocks in and of themselves, you are able to buy ETFs (Exchange traded funds) that are copies of the indicies.  That's kind of like "buying" the index itself and performance of the ETF will mirror that of the index.
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There's no such thing as "European Stock". If you have a particular company in mind that's European and traded on a European exchange, you can either go to a large investment firm's foreign desk and ask to buy those shares or index, or you open an account with a full service bank or investment firm in (almost) any european country.  I'd use a bank in England or Germany.\nAlternatively, you can do an international mutual fund and see whether the companies included are interesting to you.
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1) ETFs are essentially "static" as to buying and selling costs, whereas mutual funds are constantly turning over shares.\n2)  ETFs and foreign stocks:  Since ETFs are relatively static, the "set-up" commissions paid are one-shot costs
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what market do you want to trade? if US than just open a broker account, but you should consult about tax (dis)advantages, if in India than its you country and again use broker, but i advice to use discount(broker)
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You mean Deutche Borse?  It depends on the stock but I've never had a problem there.  Clearing and settlement have been roughly similar to what I get for London or New York stocks.\n\nGo check www.clearstream.com.  That gives the days for different types of assets.
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Hi kid,\n\nI presume you are a kid. Listen the topic of Stock Exchange can be described in a small paragraph, and also elaborated in many pages. I recommend you read a couple of good books on the subject. Do some research on the Internet, I have enclosed a couple of websites for your perusal.\n\nBasically it is a centralized place where companies list themselves. To get a listing on the Stock Exchange companies have to fulfill certain criteria and rules set by the concerned government.\n\nOnce the company is listed the stocks and shares of that company can be bought and sold in the open or free market. Depending on the lucrative nature of the company the stocks of that company go up in the Stock Exchange as obviously the demand also go up. Conversely the stock will take a plunge or nose dive if people lose confidence in the company.\n\nIn addition to this there are other external factors. For example the share price of say TAMI FLU is going up  because of the fear of a bird flu pandemic. This is an external factor. Although there is no real demand now, the fear of an impending disease is driving up the price of this product because it might one day be a life saver and hence it is a good company to invest in.\n\nAre u getting the drift.\n\nIf you are still having problems, ask again or send me an email.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_exchange\n\nwikipedia is really good for information!\nhope this helps!
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it depends on which market they're on.  they might not even be a publically traded company.  do a search on them on yahoo and if they're on one of the major markets, their stock exchange abbreviation will come up along with the exchange they're traded on.  if it's a major u.s. company you can get their stock on e-trade or something like it.
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Sensex\n\nThe commonly used name for the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index - an index composed of 30 of the largest and most actively traded stocks on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
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SHARE MARKETS ARE WELL KNOWN FOR ITS FLUCTUATIONS..\nNOW A DAYS THE INDEX GOING HIGHER..A SIGN WHICH SHOWS A COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC PROGRESS..\nWELL.\nE.C. IS HIGHLY EMPOWERED TO CONDUCT AN FAIR ELECTION OF THE WORLDS BIGGEST DEMOCRACY.
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What you have just asked is tantamount to asking :\n"Beef vs Fish & Pork, which would be better to eat?"\n\nThese are completely different financial instruments that serve very unique and different purposes and it largely depends on what you are trying to achieve. For example, if you want to invest or trade on your opinion that the US dollar will continue to weaken against the Euro, you would of course do FOREX, right? If you want to invest in a certain market or sector movement, you would of course not invest in forex but go for an ETF that represents what you want to speculate in, right?\n\nSo, the thing is, it all starts from you, yourself. You need to understand and choose what works for you. There are pros and cons in ALL kinds of financial instruments and people usually specialise deeply in the one that they understand and are able to attain consistent success in. \n\nI know a lot of very rich forex traders and I also know a lot of broke forex traders. I know a lot of very rich option traders and I also know a lot of broke option traders. What is the difference? The difference is knowledge. Those that has deep enough knowledge and experience in a chosen field usually becomes successfull and those lacking of knowledge will usually go broke. The markets is a merciless place where the more knowledge you have, the less risk you will run into. \n\nSo if you ask me, the starting point is not in deciding what instrument works for you and trying to gamble your $3000 away but instead continue to invest in more knowledge until you are certain of what you want to do.\n\nI have personally chosen to trade options and have made it my life long career. It has taken me from completely broke to stock market millionaire by the age of 28 and I list some of the books that took me down this path many years ago at http://www.bestoptiontradingbooks.com . \n\nHope these information helps.\n\n\n\nhttp://www.mastersoequity.com\n\n\n\n.
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There are various methods of buying and financing stocks. The most common means is through a stock broker. Whether they are a full service or discount broker, they are all doing one thing—arranging the transfer of stock from a seller to a buyer. Most of the trades are actually done through brokers listed with a stock exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange.\n\nThere are many different stock brokers from which to choose such as full service brokers or discount brokers. The full service brokers usually charge more per trade, but give investment advice or more personal service; the discount brokers offer little or no investment advice but charge less for trades. Another type of broker would be a bank or credit union that may have a deal set up with either a full service or discount broker.\n\nThere are other ways of buying stock besides through a broker. One way is directly from the company itself. If at least one share is owned, most companies will allow the purchase of shares directly from the company through their investor's relations departments. However, the initial share of stock in the company will have to be obtained through a regular stock broker. Another way to buy stock in companies is through Direct Public Offerings which are usually sold by the company itself. A direct public offering is an initial public offering in which the stock is purchased directly from the company, usually without the aid of brokers.\n\nWhen it comes to financing a purchase of stocks there are two ways: purchasing stock with money that is currently in the buyers ownership or by buying stock on margin. Buying stock on margin means buying stock with money borrowed against the stocks in the same account. These stocks, or collateral, guarantee that the buyer can repay the loan; otherwise, the stockbroker has the right to sell the stocks (collateral) to repay the borrowed money. He can sell if the share price drops below the margin requirement, at least 50 percent of the value of the stocks in the account. Buying on margin works the same way as borrowing money to buy a car or a house using the car or house as collateral. Moreover, borrowing is not free; the broker usually charges 8-10 percent interest.