What does a share market or stock exchange really means? How loss or profit is decided?
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These might be of help:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Share_market\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_exchange
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Share prices means price at which a co's stock is quoting at..\n\nyes the media can influence share prices in the sense that it can break some news which is specific to that co or industry..as market players tend to notice that news they may accordingly buy or sell the co's stock..\n\nDemand and Supply beyond many other factors have a bearing on the share prices..other factors include..liquidity, sentiments, market rumors, etc..\n\nWhat happens when a share price falls is it gets cheaper to buy! ..also it loses its market-capitalization..\n\nthat was enough explanation..
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Stocks represent ownership in a corporation.  When a company goes public, they sell shares to the general public thru an underwriter who sells the shares to large clients.  Once these large clients have the stocks any individual can buy or sell these stocks in the open market -- once you have access to the market.\n\nTo get access to the market you need to open up a brokerage account with an investment company.  If you have never bought or sold stocks before I highly recommend that you get your feet wet with mutual funds first -- reading the prospectuses could provide you with some information about what THEY look for when purchasing stocks and bonds.\n\nThe stock market is the bets place to have your money for the long term, but you really should leave it to the experts -- funds are a great way to diversify, particularly with limited funds.
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As far as I know, you buy the stock at a certain price. Example, you buy a share of yahoo stock for about $30. You watch as the price of the stock goes up and down. Let's say that the next day, yahoo's stock price goes up to $31. Then, if you only bought one stock, you would GAIN $1 (if you sold it then, but let's pretend u didnt). To get your total gain, you would multiply the change in the stock price and the number of shares you bought. So if you bought 10 shares of yahoo stock, and the price went up $1, you would have gained $10.\nNow, for the LOST. Let's say that the stock price for yahoo stock went down the next day to $29. That means you LOST $1, NOT $2, because you bought the stock for $30. So $29 - $ 30 is -$1. (The negative means you lost money) \n\nSO overall, to get your change in stock price, you subtract the stock price of that day to the stock price in which you bought it from. (E.g. $29 - $30 in my above example) And if you bought more than one share, which is what happens 99% of the time, then you multiply the change in stock price and the number of shares you have. Negative means you LOST money, and positive means you GAINED money.\n\nAm I helping? Sorry, if your still confused, contact me, and I will be happy to straighten out any confusion I may have caused.
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property AND it's more relaible. (if something happens to it you're not at loss, you have insurance)\n\nstocks=== they can go down in value, or the corporation can fail: ie enron.\n\nmutual funds===as reliable as stocks, income is never certain, and the chance of loss is there.
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Ordinary shares are a stake in a company and as such are a proportional value of the company.\n\nThe hope is that the value will go up as the value of the company increases, and often this is the case, and it can be a lot of increase, however the downside can be that if the company does not do well then the value can crash, to the point where there is no value.\n\nYou can also expect to receive a dividend from the company on at least an annual basis, this is a share of the profit the company has made in the year.\n\nShares have to be viewed as a risky investment in general
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Ok...insider trading is where someone knows things about a company before it is made public and uses this information to profit on the stock exchange. Eg: I know of a company that has just made a major discovery such as a cure for cancer that can be taken in tablet form for 1 week. This will send the share price of this company rocketing. I buy as many shares as possible...then the discovery is announced and share prices skyrocket and I ear lots of money.
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when a company grows too big and need additional money to expand. the company will have to sell part of the companies for more money to expand. in order to sell parts or all of the company they have to estimate the worth of the company and further  break down into unit of share. each share worth is determine by a complicated series of accounting and estimates.once a price is determine, the company will have a initial public offering (known as IPO) in the stock market. after that the worth of each share determine by the demand and supply in the public. of course the annual report and estimate how the company will do yearly affect the pricing of the shares. a lot has to do with speculations or rumors....
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It's also a company in that it has revenues and costs.  It gets money from the people that have seats on the exchange among other things.\n\nIf the NYSE corporation buys the one in Europe, it will have control of it and be able to dictate policy if it wants.  It will also get the profits that come out of the other stock exchange from the various fees that are charged for trading on the exchange.
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Demand and price are proportional to each other. Sensex, share price of the company tell the value/standard/status of the company(in making profits).
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It is a summary of all income gained and expenses incurred by a business. The income less the expenses equals profit. If the expenses are higher than the income, it equals a loss.
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There are several things that can determine the value of a stock. I'd say just how the company is doing profit wise can factor into the value, or who owns the company can factor.  Also, if the company has good business doings. I mean if your not dealing with the mob that is a plus, and maybe the company donates money to charity groups, etc. I think them are 3 good factors that help determine the value of a stock.
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That is called a reverse split. In this case 1 for 10. I means fewer share in circulation that are not 10 times more in price. The value is not affected by a split. Usually a company that thinks their stock price is too high for investors to buy will do a split, if the price is too low or the management feels too much stock is in float they do a reverse split like you asked about.
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Although the question is not entirely clear, I'll take a stab at it.\n\nShares typically mean shares of stock in a specific company, e.g. shares of stock in Microsoft.\n\nFunds typically refers to Mutual Funds.  Mutual Funds (of the equity variety) own shares of stock in many companies, thus diversifying risk for the investor.  An investor in a mutual funds, in essence, owns a pro rata share of all the stocks that the mutual fund owns.
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When you buy a share of stock, you're buy a piece of the company, even if it's only a very small piece.\n\nYou become an owner of that company along with anyone else who owns stock in it. Each share has a voting right, so you can vote for the board of directors, the auditors and any other issues.\n\nYou make money if the company does well, and receives more income than it costs to produce that income. You'll make money either by receiving a dividend, by selling the stock to someone else for more than you bought it, or both.\n\nCompanies also have down periods, and could lose money during this time, but only if you sell your stock. You may decide to hold on and wait  it out. Look at the people who held on to Apple Computers.\n\nThere are a lot of books that explain the stock market. You can find them at your local library.
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It depends on which currency you are measuring 'profit' in.\n\nIf the price of a 'foreign' share varies in that country's currency or the exchange rate between currencies vary, the ADR price will vary to compensate with either or both. So, it won't matter.\n\nBy buying 'foreign' currency, you are subjecting the value of those funds to exchange rate variation. It could result in profit or loss, depending upon how you measure it.
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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.