Researching finance
Stock market
Stock exchanges are organizations which provide trading facilities for stock brokers and traders to trade stocks in companies and other securities. Although most major countries have stock exchanges, dealing is now largely conducted electronically.
See Wikipedia’s list of stock exchanges worldwide for a comprehensive list of links.
Commodities are an essential area of world trade. How to trade commodities is a jargon-free introduction to commodity-trading.
A number of public sites provide useful information about investment and stock markets. These include:
Major stock exchanges include:
- London Stock Exchange (homepage); Rules and regulations
- New York Stock Exchange
- NASDAQ (National Association of Securities and Dealers Automated Quotations)
- The Options Industry Council website has a great deal of free information, including online tutorials, FAQs, and a glossary
