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Stock market
Where shares in companies are bought and sold.
Three ways to explain it
Hatchlings · Ages 5–6
A place where grown-ups buy and sell tiny pieces of companies.
Fledglings · Ages 7–8
Where people buy and sell shares — small pieces of companies. Prices go up and down all day, depending on what people think a company is worth.
High Flyers · Ages 9–10
A marketplace where ownership stakes in companies change hands. Prices reflect what buyers and sellers believe about a company’s future, not simply how it’s doing today.
Where to go next
Read the whole topic: Own a Slice.