Stock Market & Stock Exchange The stock market is where publicly traded companies' shares are listed. It is a virtual market, not a physical market. The stock market is a set of exchanges. The stock exchange is the place where the trading of shares takes place. Companies pull money from the stock market in which people invest their money to earn returns from their savings. We can also sell the shares back in the share market when share prices are up and earn a profit. The stock market is full of risks, as the price of shares changes rapidly. Shares/Stocks are the units of equity ownership in a corporation, which means if we buy more shares of the company then we have more fraction of ownership of the company, and if we have less number of shares we have less ownership in that company. There is no guarantee of profit when we buy stocks which makes stock one of the most risky investments . If a company does not perform well its stock can fall in price and investors...
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