How Does the Stock Market Work?
A stock market is a marketplace where buyers and sellers trade shares in companies.
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1.What is a share?
A stock market is a marketplace where buyers and sellers trade shares in companies.
2.Who sets the price of a share?
The screen only shows where orders last met.
3.What are the bid, the ask and the spread?
The SEC defines the spread as the difference between bid and ask.
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