Basically stock market is a public market where different type of companies are coming for trading purpose deal with others and derivatives at an agreed price. Its unbelievable that the size of the world's stock market estimated at about $36.6trillion US at the beginning of October 2008. Mass people are viewing every day in news paper, television and on the web. But there are some problem has occurred that a huge number of people unable to understand those thing when Walmart showed a 2% gain today and the Dow Jones average fell 400 points yesterday.

Its very scary and also harmful to see the tricker tape. The scrolling tape basically green and red color with an up-arrow and down arrow - you can see if you keep your both eye on TV screen in business channel or in some business related web pages.


When it will be take much more time to understand all the element regarding stock investment, my this article will provide more energy to wipe out the initial question one has when the terms stock market comes to mind.


The word "Stock" - also known as equity which refers to a share in the ownership of a company. Company's asset and earnings also include with this. If some one has more shares, the greater is his stake in a company.


Now, suppose a person put up a company and looking to provide the facilities, then additional capital need to fulfill those issue. Then one solution may help him/her: Sell shares to investors to reserve the cash again which he/she will need.


This is the particular place where stock market enters into the picture. This is that place where the person want to sell his/her stock. Stock market is a sophisticated place where people buy and sell their stocks. This market never require the physical existence of you and the buyer and the seller.


Nowadays many people represent themselves as a good stock broker and takes the charge of the buying and selling. If you have more knowledge of the current trends in this market you can also represent yourself as a good broker.


If you know in which stock where you invested your money you can noticed the performance of your stocks via ticker tape or on the graphs. That will be the good news if the quantity or the graph is going up. It indicate that your investment is gaining. If the the graph is going down then you've to think regarding that matter because this is totally bad for your investment and you might consider divesting from the stock. But that not mean to sell immediately due to the numbers go down because this is totally normal. It may be go up later or may not.


Nowadays stock investment is totally gambling venture. You've to take risk if you want to take participate. If your stock investment in the secularized stock exchange like NYSE or NASDAQ, it will be help you to research and know more about the company you are interested in investing in.