Basics of Stock Trading

How to Invest in a Bear Market

What is a Bear Market? How exactly is a bear market defined? The most commonly used definition for a bear market is when major indices, like the S&P 500 or the NASDAQ, fall by 20% or more, over a...

Basics of Stock Trading

What Is the Most Expensive Stock?

What is the most expensive stock ever? While it may be more of a novelty for most traders to think about, the most expensive stocks in the world are usually very well-established companies. Their...

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What Are Shares in Stocks?

Shares are units of equity stock and represent equity ownership in a company. The persons or institutions holding shares of a company are called shareholders, and their ownership stake in the company...

Basics of Stock Trading

What Is the Financial Stability Oversight Council?

What is the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC)? The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) is the United States federal government institution set up in July 2010 following the...

Basics of Stock Trading

The Plunge Protection Team Explained

What is the Plunge Protection Team? The Plunge Protection Team (PPT) is an informal term for the Working Group on Financial Markets. The working group was created in 1988 by then U.S President Ronald...

Basics of Stock Trading

Insider Trading Explained

What is insider trading? Insider trading refers to trading in the stock of a publicly-traded company by its directors, employees, or anyone who has material, non-public information about its stock....

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What Is a Block Trade?

A block trade is a large-sized stock order that takes place outside of the publicly traded stock market. By the definition of the NYSE and NASDAQ exchanges, a block trade is a trade of more than...

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