A stock market is a public or private place for trading of company stocks and derivatives of the stocks of the different companies at an agreed price. In the stock markets, every individual can participate with his or her respective stocks. It does not matter how much stock the individual is possessing and where it is based. Generally, the cost of the stocks depends on the demand and supply of the particular stocks. Moreover, in this market the share dealing is done by an intermediary who is called share broker. The share broker does all the dealings between the buyers and the sellers. However, the price of the trade is determined according to the mutual decision of buyers and the sellers. In the stock market, there is an open space, where the process of trading takes place, and this is called open outcry. In that place, the traders accumulate and widely shout the quotes of the individuals for selling their stocks. In this auction, the price of the bidders changes simultaneously, and the auction stops when the bid is singled as the highest.

Today, numerous invest their money on stock markets. They buy shares of different companies, and they earn more than the average returns. Therefore, investing money on stock market has become the most lucrative business. However, stock market investment is involved with great risk. If do not learn about the workings of the stock market, you can incur loss. There are many people, who invest on the international stock markets, but the risk involved in the international stock markets is much more than the national sock markets.