I may seem like an idiot for even asking, but why do stock prices go up and down? You'd think that since investors always want to make a profit, they'd never sell for a loss. I always thought that in the end, the owner of the shares determined the price he sells his shares for...or am I wrong? If that's the case, why would he ever make a deal for less than he bought the shares for?
I know I made that overly confusing, but I'll attempt to simplify: Who sets the price when shares of stock are bought/sold? Are people buying shares from other investors, or from the company directly? Why do stock prices ever go down?
2007-02-25
16:21:05
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