Stock trading is mainly done to gain monetary benefits.Stock Trading is a business if done with taking risk-reward ratio into consideration if not it is a gambling. Trading can be do done in two ways; positional and intraday trading. positional trading is done when benefits from the stock is seen over a period of time. intraday trading is done when the sentiments about the stock is for a single day. there are mainly two types of position which can be taken in trading; viz long and short. long is buying the stock when there is bullish sentiment and shorting is selling the stock first when there is a bearish sentiment. Long unwinding is clearing the long position by selling the stock and short covering is buying the stock which was sold earlier to clear the short position. Stock trading should be done by making a proper trade plan. trade plan means defining entry point, target and stoploss. Stock Trading should be done with proper discipline and knowledge.
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Zero sum game indicates, one trader profit come from another traders losses. Hence to total is ZERO
The secondary market stock price may not impact the companies monetary positions, but the fundamental performance of the company may have impact in stock price..