Wats there to know about the stock market?

we have a project due at the end of the semester and we have to buy stocks with a specified amount of money...so wat do u know about stocks??? buying stocks??? any good website to learn about stocks??

You may print your question and my answer and bring both to school. I’m very happy you are being taught and “learning about the real world”.

There is much, much more to learn, but my answer to your question is a good start.
This is what I know about stocks:
Every broker has different fees and commissions. You are going to have to do your homework to find out who will let you pretend to “trade” [more commonly known as “paper trading”] using an account with limited funds. OR since this is a project, ask your teacher about this. He/She may tell everyone to use the same broker. This keeps the whole class “on the same even page/field”.

By properly investing AND WATCHING the stocks you choose, you may be able to “have your money grow”. At the same time, if you don’t watch what goes on with those stocks you chose, you could lose A LOT of that money.

Stocks [more commonly known as “shares”] are actually small -pieces of a corporation. Stocks are bought and sold at a location - known as “the exchange” - to earn money for that corporation.

Brokers are the middle people. Brokers bring the Buyers [“BUlls”] and the Sellers [“BEars”] together. Do you see how the terms are related? If not, BEars are SEllers and BUlls are BUyers.

How did they get those names?
When a bull defends itself it throws its head up. Buyers cause stock prices to rise or go up.
When a bear defends itself, it moves its paws down. Bears cause stock prices to decline or go down.

Using their money, the Bulls are “betting” a stock’s price will go up.
This is known as being “Bullish”.

Using their money, the Bears are “betting” a stock’s price will go down..
This is known as being “Bearish”.

When a Bull and a Bear agree on a price for a certain number of shares in that stock, the broker’s job is to bring Bull and Bear together.

Money is paid for the stock. THEN that Bull owns that small piece of that corporation. AND that Bear has the money from that Bull.

Sometimes a Bull will buy a stock, “betting” or with the intention of having the price go up, but that stock’s price goes down. THEN the Bull loses money.
Sometimes a Bear will buy a stock, “betting” or with the intention of having the price go down, but the price goes up. THEN the Bear loses money.

As you will learn, many people refer to “”earning” money as “making” money.
Here’s one point you might want to keep in mind:
The ONLY people who “make” money work for the U.S. Government at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D. C. and at the mints where the coins are made.
Every other person must “earn“ money..

At one time or another, Bulls AND Bears earn money. When the stock’s price goes up, they earn money. When the stock’s price goes down, they earn money. When the stock’s price goes sideways ["consolidates"], they earn money.

Any person trading in the market [known as a "trader"], MUST have patience AND the ability to believe the position he or she buys or is in will have a return on that trader's money ["investment"].

Any person trading in the market MUST ALSO KNOW AND HAVE a limit as to how much of a loss he or she will accept - without allowing the account to go broke or almost go down to $0. When the account goes broke or below a certain amount, the trader cannot trade anymore. THE ONLY way a trader can “get back in the market” is to deposit more money in his or her trading account.

Here are some market sayings and expressions:

"Bulls earn money. Bears earn money. Pigs get fat. Hogs [greedy traders] get slaughtered." These folks lose A LOT of money.

"There are no gifts on Wall Street."

"You am trading people. You are not trading stocks.

"V.I.C.P.I.E.: Volume Is the Cause; Price Is the Effect."

“Trees don’t grow to Heaven. Neither do stocks’ prices go to Heaven.

"Plan the trade. Trade the plan."

There are many, many others.

Thank you for asking your question. I enjoyed taking the time to answer it. You did a great job - not only for your information, but for every other person interested in reading my answer. Thanks to everyone for reading my answer.

I wish you well.

VTY,
Ron Berue
Yes, that is my real last name.

Avon, Starbucks might be of good help to buy.
Buy something made in America.

If you get a retail stock person to help you, they charge per transaction.

Jeez where to start? Make sure you know what you're investing in (I live and die by this rule). For example, people might tell you to invest in a carbon fiber company, but I (and Im sure you as well) know nothing about the carbon fiber business. Now look at Chipotle (CMG). If you invested in them a year ago, you would have increased your money 4-fold and what is there to know about the burrito business besides the delicious food and the line that stretches all the way out the door during lunch? You should check out my blog (people tell me it's very helpful), it's dedicated to the beginner/ college investor. It should set you off in the right direction. (Click on my profile, located next to 'About Me')

Good Luck!

Hi, i recommand you a good and basic tutorial for investing. it covers all Issues related to your Investing and everything around it.

http://www.investingtutorial.info/

wish it will help you.

Good Luck , Best Wishes!

motley fool, investopedia, msn money or yahoo finance have great resources. on top of that, you can consider the this site,
http://www.stock-investment-made-easy.com/

it has step by step how to begin, which stock to purchase, how to calculate intrinsic value, determine margin of safety etc. it benefit most value investors, like how warren buffet did.

There is a lot to know about stocks and the stock market. Check out the source website below.

Get rich quick schemes in the capitalist business world, (buyouts, IPOs, conglomerates, acquisitions, mergers, and the stock market), do not actually work. Remaining solvent does not actually exist within false economics capitalism.

Profit existing in the capitalist business world, or millionaires existing within capitalism, is pathological deception committed by the 21 organizations spying on the public with plain clothes agents, (with covert fake names and fake backgrounds).

Actual economics is the persons paying the monthly business loan payments of companies voting at work in order to control the property they are paying for.

Capitalism is the psychology of imaginary parents, false economics, and the criminal deception of employees that are paying the bills (including the stocks and bonds, or shares) of companies.

Anti-democracy republicanism is the psychology of imaginary parents and false government.

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