history: I want to teach my family about investing by buying them a few shares of stock, but I really don't know much about it.
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: The stock market can also be called the equity market or share market. That is where you buy and sell stocks. The stock represent ownership claims on businesses.
history: I want to teach my family about investing by buying them a few shares of stock, but I really don't know much about it.
The stock market can also be called the equity market or share market. That is where you buy and sell stocks. The stock represent ownership claims on businesses.
Oh, so I could tell my kids they own part of a company.  That's cool.  Maybe I should get them a share in a company they know then, like Apple or XBox or Snapchat?
knowledge: Examples of the latter include shares of private companies which are sold to investors through equity crowdfunding platforms.
response: There are also shares that are sold through crowdfunding platforms.
history: I want to teach my family about investing by buying them a few shares of stock, but I really don't know much about it.
The stock market can also be called the equity market or share market. That is where you buy and sell stocks. The stock represent ownership claims on businesses.
Oh, so I could tell my kids they own part of a company.  That's cool.  Maybe I should get them a share in a company they know then, like Apple or XBox or Snapchat?
There are also shares that are sold through crowdfunding platforms.
So if it's through crowdfunding, can I just get them 1 or 2 shares, or do I have to get a lot/
knowledge: As of mid 2017, the size of the world stock market (total market capitalisation) was about US$76.3 trillion.
response: I'm not 100% sure on that, but the total size of the stock market in 2017 was US$76.3 trillion.
history: I want to teach my family about investing by buying them a few shares of stock, but I really don't know much about it.
The stock market can also be called the equity market or share market. That is where you buy and sell stocks. The stock represent ownership claims on businesses.
Oh, so I could tell my kids they own part of a company.  That's cool.  Maybe I should get them a share in a company they know then, like Apple or XBox or Snapchat?
There are also shares that are sold through crowdfunding platforms.
So if it's through crowdfunding, can I just get them 1 or 2 shares, or do I have to get a lot/
I'm not 100% sure on that, but the total size of the stock market in 2017 was US$76.3 trillion.
How do I buy stock?  Do I call the stock market exchange?
knowledge: By country, the largest market was the United States (about 34%), followed by Japan (about 6%) and the United Kingdom (about 6%).
response: I'm not sure how you buy stock. That said, the largest stock market is in the US with about 34% of the world's total.
history: I want to teach my family about investing by buying them a few shares of stock, but I really don't know much about it.
The stock market can also be called the equity market or share market. That is where you buy and sell stocks. The stock represent ownership claims on businesses.
Oh, so I could tell my kids they own part of a company.  That's cool.  Maybe I should get them a share in a company they know then, like Apple or XBox or Snapchat?
There are also shares that are sold through crowdfunding platforms.
So if it's through crowdfunding, can I just get them 1 or 2 shares, or do I have to get a lot/
I'm not 100% sure on that, but the total size of the stock market in 2017 was US$76.3 trillion.
How do I buy stock?  Do I call the stock market exchange?
I'm not sure how you buy stock. That said, the largest stock market is in the US with about 34% of the world's total.
Oh, OK. I think tomorrow I am going to get started. Can you buy other things beside stocks?
knowledge: Stock exchanges list shares of common equity as well as other security types, e.g.
response: Yes, you can buy other security types, though I don't know what they are.