How Do You Read The Stock Market For Dummies?
If you have just received an inheritance of stocks or are looking to jump into the stock market yourself, you need to understand the basics of how to read stock market information. Although the business section can appear extremely complicated when you flip to the stock page, each stock quote is only made up of a few different tidbits of information. Once you know what all the symbols mean, you shouldn’t have an issue determining the value of your stocks. Look up the particular stock you want to check out. If you do not know the ticker symbol for the product you should go online for this. Most newspapers only feature the stock ticker symbol and not the actual product name. You can use a site such as Yahoo Finance, CNN Business or ETrade for this information (see Resources). Type the name of the company in the search bar and you are given the stock ticker symbol. This is the symbol all traders use to invest in a particular company. Only one company can have the ticker information, so as
