How stock markets work
- A stock market is simply a place where buyers and sellers meet to sell shares.
- A share is a divided-up unit of the value of a company.
- Shares exist to boost profits of firms to turn a business into a financial success.
- Enter a stock market: in return for your cash, a business offers you a share in its future – so you essentially own a tiny slice of that company and become a 'shareholder'.
- This slice of the company you own can then be traded with anyone who wants to buy it.
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