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beginner•Equities Basics•4 min

Introduction to Stocks

What You'll Learn

  • •Origins of the Stock Market: How funding historical sea voyages laid the foundations for modern share trading.
  • •Shares & Ownership: What it means to own a share and how ownership is divided among investors.
  • •IPOs Explained: How companies go public through Initial Public Offerings and what that means for traders.
  • •Supply & Demand: The fundamental forces that drive stock price fluctuations up and down.