| Can someone explain the stock and bond markets?

Can someone explain the stock and bond markets?

LostKoss asked:


I have a basic understanding of the stock market and mutual funds.I am just interested in learning more.Please just lay out the market basics in a couple simple paragraphs.
What is a stock?What are the classes?
What is a bond?What are the classes?
What is a treasury bill?
What is a money market fund?
What is a mutual fund?
What is an index fund?
How does commodity trading work?
How does currency trading work?
What have I missed?

Please have fun with this but only answer if you can truly help.
I know the answers to some of the questions I have asked, so that I can verify those answers and to help me look for validity in the answers to the questions I do not know.

Please do not troll, I am looking for insight in how other people than myself look at these items.

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2 Responses to “Can someone explain the stock and bond markets?”

  1. heart_and_troll on August 31st, 2009 10:28 pm

    You do not have a basic understanding of the stock market or mutual funds, or you would not ask those questions. Start with fool.com, bankrate.com, maybe Money magazine, or a book on personal finance.

  2. zsnow on September 2nd, 2009 7:10 pm

    1. You have too many questions. Why can’t you ask one question at a time?

    2. If you know the answer to the question, then why are you asking the question? I don’t like to answer questions when the asker already knows the answer, because I feel like I am wasting my time.

    3. Why don’t you read a book first, and then ask some questions? Here are good books:
    - Stock Investing for Dummies
    - If You’re Clueless About the Stock Market…
    - The Neatest Little Guide to Stock Market Investing

    You can probably find these in your local library too.