Question by Joshua M: What determines whether a stock price goes up and down? What are the principles there?
I’m a business student but I still can’t grasp how prices go up and down in the stock market. I’m trying to learn through stock market games but to pick a winning stock is just hard if I can’t have a fundamental analysis to choosing a winning stock. Hope the business minded people can help! thanks!

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Answer by B0uncingMoonman@aol.com
They go up and down for a hundred different reasons. A good half-yearly report. Rumours of a takeover.
Mergers. A popular new product. The awarding of a huge government contract. You just have to keep your eyes and ears open and do a bit of research.

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Question by EiShA *~* BaBeE: How do I look at stock quotes from the past month and a half?
I need to do a stock project and I have to gather the stocks from September 24 to November 11. How do I do this?

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Answer by Ed R
Most financial websites like Yahoo Finance have a historical quote section where you can enter the stock symbol and the period that you are interested in. The quotes are set by day, week, month, etc.

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When people think of stock market investors, they usually imagine super rich people sitting in their ultra luxury offices. The reality is that most investors sit behind the desk all day and do analysis. It takes a lot of knowledge and hard work to be successful. That is why you should learn stock trading. Here is how to do it.

Learn stock trading basics first. It is up to you to decide whether to take an introductory course or rely on a free guide. The important thing is to find out about the different types of stocks and how they are traded. You should also learn the basic investor language and the meaning of terms, such as the “bull market” and “bear market”. You should also focus on learning how to read financial charts and financial information. You need to know technical details such as the tickers, stock exchange abbreviations, of different stocks.

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An introductory course cannot teach you how to make money in the stock market, however. You will need more advanced studying in order to learn successful stock trading. As a start, you have to learn stock trading analysis and strategies. A good course will teach you how to collect data and analyze it effectively. It will also introduce you to the different trading strategies. You should be able to get plenty of advice on which one to pick and develop.

All this knowledge will certainly help you get started and do well. However, it cannot make you a profitable investor. Why? The profitable investor uses creative and innovative strategies to be one step ahead of everyone else and to make more money. It is perfectly possible for you to come up with your own strategies, but you will need some serious practice, after you learn stock trading basics. Thankfully, you can learn and master such strategies. They are readily available from leading financial and stock market specialists.

It is certainly a good idea to take a course in advanced stock trading. It will give you a variety of effective strategies to apply. Furthermore, you can use the knowledge to come up with your unique stock market investing tactics. In general, the more you learn the better.

It is certainly worthwhile to learn stock trading through a special program. The question is how to find a good one. As a start, you should consider all your options. It is now possible to learn online stock trading. You can readily take a course over the internet. This is certainly a flexible option. Other criteria to consider include the reputability of the course and the instructors, the amount of practical training you will get and, of course, the cost of the program.

Overall, you should not hesitate to learn stock trading as early in your investor career as possible.

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Question by Helper: Not enough beef stock, can I use beef and vegetable stock together?
I am making beef stew with veggies and the recipe calls for four cups of beef stock and I only have two cups, can I use something else as a substitue? I have chicken stock and vegetable stock, can I use one of those? Or should I just use water? Answers are greatly appreciated!

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Answer by annienyc_1120
Vegetable stock woul dbe great and if you don’t have enough, the chicken would be good too! Water would be too bland.

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