history: Where can someone learn about the stock market?
knowledge: A stock market, equity market or share market is the aggregation of buyers and sellers (a loose network of economic transactions, not a physical facility or discrete entity) of stocks (also called shares), which represent ownership claims on businesses; these may include ''securities'' listed on a public stock exchange as well as those only traded privately.
response: I don't know where you can learn in depth, but I can tell you that the stock market is an aggregate of buyers and sellers of stocks, which are representations of ownership in businesses.
history: Where can someone learn about the stock market?
I don't know where you can learn in depth, but I can tell you that the stock market is an aggregate of buyers and sellers of stocks, which are representations of ownership in businesses.
Interesting. So technically, when people purchase stocks, they are purchasing a small claim or share on a business?
knowledge: A stock market, equity market or share market is the aggregation of buyers and sellers (a loose network of economic transactions, not a physical facility or discrete entity) of stocks (also called shares), which represent ownership claims on businesses; these may include ''securities'' listed on a public stock exchange as well as those only traded privately.
response: Yes, stocks represent claims of ownership in businesses.
history: Where can someone learn about the stock market?
I don't know where you can learn in depth, but I can tell you that the stock market is an aggregate of buyers and sellers of stocks, which are representations of ownership in businesses.
Interesting. So technically, when people purchase stocks, they are purchasing a small claim or share on a business?
Yes, stocks represent claims of ownership in businesses.
Is there such a thing as a privately traded company?
knowledge: Examples of the latter include shares of private companies which are sold to investors through equity crowdfunding platforms.
response: Yes, for example they can be sold via crowdfunding plaforms.
history: Where can someone learn about the stock market?
I don't know where you can learn in depth, but I can tell you that the stock market is an aggregate of buyers and sellers of stocks, which are representations of ownership in businesses.
Interesting. So technically, when people purchase stocks, they are purchasing a small claim or share on a business?
Yes, stocks represent claims of ownership in businesses.
Is there such a thing as a privately traded company?
Yes, for example they can be sold via crowdfunding plaforms.
It sounds complicated. How big is the stock market?
knowledge: As of mid 2017, the size of the world stock market (total market capitalisation) was about US$76.3 trillion.
response: By mid-2017, the worldwide total size of stock markets was around $76.3 trillion in US dollars.
history: Where can someone learn about the stock market?
I don't know where you can learn in depth, but I can tell you that the stock market is an aggregate of buyers and sellers of stocks, which are representations of ownership in businesses.
Interesting. So technically, when people purchase stocks, they are purchasing a small claim or share on a business?
Yes, stocks represent claims of ownership in businesses.
Is there such a thing as a privately traded company?
Yes, for example they can be sold via crowdfunding plaforms.
It sounds complicated. How big is the stock market?
By mid-2017, the worldwide total size of stock markets was around $76.3 trillion in US dollars.
That's incredibly large, wow! Any tips for a beginner wanting to invest?
knowledge: Stock exchanges list shares of common equity as well as other security types, e.g.
response: I don't have any advice, but I do know that stock exchanges don't just list shares of common equity, they also list other security types.