BASICS OF STOCKS

Stock markets are places where buyers and sellers of stock meet to trade. Most trading takes place today via electronic trading.You can lose all of your investment with stocks. The flip-side of this is you can make a lot of money if you invest in the right company.Stock prices change moment to moment according to supply and demand. There are many factors influencing prices, the most important of which is expectations about earnings. Still, there is no consensus as to why stock prices move the way they do.