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How Are Stocks Traded

How are stocks traded? A stock is a certificate or evidence of ownership of a certain number of shares in a corporation. When you buy a stock, you become a part of the ownership of the company. You can then sell the stock to someone else if you want to. The way stocks are traded […]

What Are Contracts In Stocks

A contract in stocks is an agreement between two or more parties to buy or sell a particular asset at a specific price on a specific date. Contracts in stocks are used to hedge against future price changes and to limit risk. There are three types of contracts in stocks: call contracts, put contracts, and […]

Stocks What Are Futures

What are stocks?  When most people think of stocks, they think of shares of ownership in a company. A stock is a security that represents a portion of the ownership in a publicly traded company.  What are futures?  Futures are a type of contract that allows two parties to exchange an asset at a set […]