Every day there is a fluctuation in stock price. If there is a demand then the purchasing will be more. There will be hike in price. In contrary if supply is more then the stock price would go down.

It is easy for us to understand what supply and demand mean for. But complexity lies in the apprehending what makes one to avert a stock or make a favorable stock to the eye of people. Market capitalization represent the value of a company which includes stock price and shares outstanding. Depending on the company value, investors select the company to invest. If more investors invest on a particular company then the stock rate for that particular company go up.


The profit earned by the company also determine the value of a company. Just you can not say that earning matters the most, but it can be said in one word as a case.

Concerning with stock exchange two types are most popular in comparison with other types of stock exchange. New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ, American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and London Stock Exchange are the various types of stock exchange prevailing in this world.

New York Stock Exchange

The New York Stock Exchange was founded in 1972 lasting to two thousands years ago and it is the most prestigious exchange in the world. Stock exchange is done on trading floor. The other name for the New York Stock Exchange is known as listed exchange. Brokerage firms issues the order and the brokers on the floor get the order from the firm brokerage, distribute orders to the traders on the floor.

Specialist persons are there to match buyers and sellers and finally fix the price by auction method. Sellers will commence the bidding at lowest rate and as the bid reaches the highest rate prices will be fixed. The buyers buy it. When trade is over brokerage firms get the details then reckon the investors who place the order. The above said was the method followed before computer age i.e in stone age . Now trade is done through computers.

NASDAQ

It is the second type of exchange and also termed as OTC market. The expansion for OTC is "over the counter". It is basically a virtual type and most popular type of exchange. It is done through computer. It is the market maker for all stocks. Next to NYSE and NASDAQ we can rank American Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange

How to Trade Stock

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Stock trading are mostly done by exchanges. Buyers and sellers meet on one place and then decide to fix the price. This is one type of exchange and other type of exchange are done through electronic. It is virtual type with network of computers.

In brief you could say that stock market links buyers and sellers. The purpose of stock market is to reduce risk of investing and give securities between buyers and sellers. Just in one word it can be said as a Super-sophisticated Farmer Market.

It is essential to know about primary and secondary market before stepping on to trade in details. Concerning primary market you have IPO ( Initial Public Offering ) which give security but regarding secondary market, issuing company doesn't involve in it. They trade with already issued securities.

Types of Stock

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Stock are of two types namely common and preferred stock. Let has have .a brief outlook of two types of stock.

Common Stock

The implication of the name itself will tell that stock is common one. Most people come forward to common stock. For many years it has been noted that the best returns comes only from the common stock, whether the company liquidates or rises above, the shareholders get their amount until bond holders, creditors and preferred shareholder get it.

Preferred Stock

Regarding preferred stock their ownership is not to a full extent. To some degree they own it as their rights to vote vary. Fixed dividend is forever for preferred stock which is a guaranteed one. To add to its advantage they get the pay even if company liquidates. Optimistically if one thinks it can be said as its state is in between bonds and common share.

Debt and Equity

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There are cases where company fall into financial crisis as ups and down are the formula of life. When concern faces such critical condition, need of money matters the management of that particular company pushing it to sell the part of the company or borrow money from bank. This occurs are not often, changes may be soon approaching ,so that particular company borrows money from the bank or sell the stock to compensate the down going trade.

Issuing Bond

If the company get the required amount from the bank that particular company is forced to pay money. This is known as issuing bond and it can be categorized under debt financing.In this type the concerned company has to pay in return for the borrowed amount from the bank.

Issuing Stock

The particular company in need of money issues the Initial Public Offering (IPO) and sell the stock and those who are in need of stock buys it and in this way the company sell its part of the company until the condition comes to normal . This is one way of escaping debt as there is no need to return the money . in other words it may be called as equity financing.
Issuing bond and issuing stock can be categorized under debt financing.

What are Stocks

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Stock in brief can be defined as a plain and very simple to comprehend. Even a layman could understand about stock and to get into the trade the fundamental knowledge about stock is more than enough. Stock is getting share in the company ownership. More stock you get, greater will be your ownership.in company.If you have stock you can claim on company property and profits. Shares , stock and mean the same thing.

Being an owner

The company provides many shares if you get the share from that company, you become the share holder of that company, being a shareholder you have right to the company and you can claim on what all company owns.

The company provide stock certificate which is the proof of your ownership. As our world has attained technical advancement these records are kept by brokerage which are done electronically i.e through computer known to be "in street name". Really one should hats off to computer by which trade job has been made much easier.

It does not mean that share holder of a public company have to keep eye on this trade around the clock , just one vote per share is quite enough for trading well. If the value of the firm for share holder is not increased the share holder possess the rights to remove the management.

Trading with Moving Average

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Trading is really a boon to my life. When I was a beginner, I was very much perplexed at the thought of how to trade, whether it works or not. But as days goes on I could reach the maturity level. To my view the way you take matters the most. Basically there are two process one is simple and later is complex. If you go on with simple type that itself give best output. In such case why do we hang on to the complex. Following the simple process gives the same output as of complex type.

For simple type you have some basic rules to be followed :

Actually trading depends on the time and the capital you possess. If the capital is larger then your T.F will be longer.

M.A pairs shows the direction if it points at the same direction you can trade. If the direction is mixed you can cease trading and continue at the right time. Most of them fail to cease the trade, that's why they loose. Remember well "Participating is more important than Wining" so make your mind very authentic and go on with simple way of trading and get a desired output.