The Stocks general characteristic

The Stocks - a component of the share market, or a securities market. Here operations with actions - the issue securities fixing the rights of their owners (shareholders) on reception of a part of profit of joint-stock companies in the form of dividends, on participation in management of joint-stock companies and on a part of the property remaining after their liquidation are carried out.

The share market Basic purpose, as well as other segments of the financial market, is maintenance of the mechanism attraction of investments into economy through functioning of system of an overflow of free money resources to consumers of investments - to managing subjects, maintenance of the rights of investors and simplification of process of transfer of investments (in the form of actions) between investors (maintenance of liquidity and pricing in the market).

The Stocks is subdivided on exchange and not trade. Operations in the exchange market are spent at stock exchanges by strictly certain rules and standards to strictly certain time and only with participation of professional participants of the market - dealers, brokers, etc.

The Stocks Tools?

The Stocks Tools include as actually actions, and financial tools derivative of them - futures, options, contracts for a difference (CFD), etc.

Each of tools has the features and is better approaches for this or that strategy of work and definite purposes.

So, the investors possessing a wide experience of work in the market and solid means will accept work directly with actions is better. In this case there is a possibility both to receive the income on speculative operations, and to be engaged in long-term investments in the action of the perspective companies. Use of futures and options will help to be insured from serious losses.