simple explanation of stock market?
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Stocks are a share in a company.\nThe stock market is where those shares are sold.
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Hey, \n\nDont know about a book but here is a great article about the basics of stock trading: http://www.indiahowto.com/what-are-stocks.html\n\nThe coolest thing is that it is written completely from the indian point of view! Check it out, it is definately useful! \n\nCya\nHope this was useful
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Stock market indices are calculated from the quotes of the stocks of which they are composed. It is therefore a sort of average. If an index rose 1% to 445, then it just means that this average stock price rose one percent.\n\nThe number of stocks included and the exact way the calculation is done, is different from one index to another. \n\nFor instance:  the Dow Jones is composed of 30 stocks, the 30 biggest companies in the US and the value is just the sum of the of the values of the composants, multiplied by a suitable number.\n\nThe SP 500 contains (you guessed it) 500 stocks, weighted by their size, and is therefore more representative for the economy as a whole.\n\nOther indices take also in account the number of stocks in circulation, the amount of stocks exchanged each day, etc.
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Share price is something like aunction, It change because someone think it is good price to sell but in the meantime other think it is good time to buy.\n\nfor example, Share XYZ is $10 now.  A is holding it, he think it is worth to sell on $11 so he queue, then B think XYZ company worth to invest so he buy at $11, so the price of XYZ change to $11.\n\nWhen the market crush. B afraid the price will keep dropping. so he quickly sell it at $9 although he lose money.  then C think at $9 is worth to buy because the market may rebound soon. so the price will fall to $9.\n\nWant to chat more about it? email me at tklynx@hotmail.com
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a gaurantee? the stock market has been built on the risk of people spending their money and hitting it big... then there are the stories of people jumping from the 122nd floor after they lost it all of course.\nso you have to factor that in.\nnothing good is free. or everyone would be doing it.\nnothing good/great in life comes without a risk.\neducate your self if you plan to do this. investigate the company, market, and the stocks. it takes time  to know what is the right direction... and even then you may be wrong... but being prepared to make an educated decision is your safest bet. and thats what the stock market is....a bet\ngood luck tho!
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go to finance.yahoo.com\n\nYou can pull up each index, and select the charts..\n\nFor fun, compare the charts to charts of interest rates, inflation, gold, crude oil, etc.
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Since this question is in the "Investing" category, I'll assume that it pertains to investing.\n\nThe answer is...it depends.  There is a theory that the markets are efficient, meaning that new information is digested and reflected in, for example, a stock price the moment it becomes availble.  Under that theory, new information is not helpful because the stock price will already reflect that information by the time you read it.\n\nOn the other hand, for general investment advice, strategic long-term plans and other such things, information can be extremely helpful.  You can see a variety of viewpoints and approaches, then decide on which fits your particular financial situation.  Hope that helps.
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The Dow Jones industrial average is an average of the value of x amount of 30 representative large cap stocks.\n\nYou can read more about it at investopedia.com\n\nhttp://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/theoreticaldowjonesindex.asp\n\nIt's frequently quoted in the news as a bellweather for the market as a whole.\n\nHope that helps!
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The stock market will go up in the next few months.\nThe stock market will go down in the next few months.\n\nThe key is to make money regardless of the markets direction.\n\nJ
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Nice description on ameritrade.com.....\nOne of the best-known market indicators, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, is comprised of 30 leading companies. Calculated by adding the prices of these 30 stocks, the Dow is now considered a figure that indicates the general state of the market. Originally, the Dow divided the sum of the prices of the 30 stocks by 30, giving a true average. However, to be consistent every time a stock split or paid a dividend, the number 30 had to be adjusted. Now, over 100 years later, the sum of the prices of the 30 stocks is divided by a number less than one! Since a $1 movement in the price of a $100 stock counts equally with a $1 movement in the price of a $20 stock, the Dow Jones is considered a price weighted index.\n\n\nCharles Dow designed the average to represent the current business market, which in 1896 included industries such as sugar, leather, tobacco, gas, rubber and coal. Today the DJIA is led by retailers, oil, technology, pharmaceutical and entertainment companies. The only company on the original list that is still included today is General Electric.
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This is a great starting place.  http://www.pinksheets.com\n\nJust remember, low priced stocks are low priced for a reason!  Good luck!!
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Open an online brokerage account with Ameritrade, Scottrade, Tradeking etc and buy shares for say 2000 USD. Sell it after you have gained atleast twice of commission (say 10*2) by looking at ur balances every day. It may go down initially butdon't lose heart on that. It eventually will go up (2min, 2days, 2 years...). Stock investing is basically finding a safe stock which doesnot give you a loss after your waiting period and investing in it. \nTo a beginner like you a safe stock could be EWD
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If the stock price is cheap, then a normal transaction of, say, 10000$ requires more shares so the volume looks high.  Contrast this to Berkshire, where people might trade just 1 share at a time, so the volume every day is low.
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http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=bud  go to this link and read a couple 8k and 10k's  there will be all the info you need
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OK, this is very broad and general question, so here goes a very broad and general answer.  On the surface, the stock market is quite simply a place where people get together to trade issues of public company's equity.  It is in essence, no different than a farmers market in the sense that there are buyers and sellers of "things".  The stock market is a highly organized medium for making these trades happen.  Underneath the surface, the stock market is a place where people, IE: investors, express their opinions about many different issues such as politics, the economy, globalization, wars, corruption, and just about everything you can imagine.  Those views are reflected in the price that market instruments trade for. I really could keep writing here infinitely, but I'll wrap it up by saying that, once again, the stock market is a place where trades allow investors to express their opinion about the equities that underlie those trades.  Hope this helps.
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Stock is the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity); "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock" \n\nStock exchange is ther ordered marketplace where brokers and dealers meet to buy and sell stocks of publicly traded companies on behalf of investors. Major US stock exchanges include the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the NASD and the American Stock Exchange. The NYSE is where most of the largest, most actively traded companies in the United States are listed. Many countries have stock exchanges where shares of companies in that country are traded.
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