Trading Basics
Public Companies throughout the world issue new stock shares every day. But what is stock, and why does a company issue it?
To help you to better understand these important investment and stock trading concepts and strategies in this tutorial we will discuss:
What is the over the counter market? The over the counter market, known as the OTCBB, which stands for Over The Counter Market Bulletin Board, is a regulated quotation service that displays real time quotes, last sale prices, and volume information in over the counter equity securities.
Trading stocks. You hear that phrase all the time, although it really is wrong – you don’t trade stocks like baseball cards (I’ll trade you 100 IBMs for 100 Intels).
Trading Stocks = Buy or Sell
To “trade” means to buy and sell in the jargon of the financial markets. How a system that can accommodate one billion shares trading in a single day works is a mystery to most people. No doubt, our financial markets are marvels of technological efficiency.
Like any entrepreneur, an investor must know what the market they are entering is composed of. Without a basic definition of the stocks you will be investing in, you will make countless mistakes out of confusion and lack of direction. You must research it fully and know all the details that pertain to the given business segment that you are entering into. Before committing a single dollar to the new pursuit you will be making, make sure that you are aware of everything there is to know about the market itself.
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