Bull & Bear
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Fear and Greed
You an look it up on Wikipedia and through Google on how the market works. Yes, you can learn about stock market basics online for free. www.daytrading.about.com and moneycentral.msn.com are two informative websites for learning more about the stock market.
Bulls and Bears refer to two common market trends, those of optimism and pessimism respectively. In a Bull market, the trend is upward and buyer confidence is high; Bear market, the exact opposite.
The US stock market is commonly referred to as the "U.S. stock market" or the "American stock market." However, it encompasses several major stock exchanges, with the two most well-known being the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations). These exchanges are where the majority of trading activity for US stocks takes place.
Basically the stock is a two way auction between the buyer and seller.
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The bull represents optimism, while the bear represents pessimism, as it pertains to the stock market. However, there are competing theories. One claim being that the fighting styles of the two animals parallels market behaviour.
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MSN money has two reports available to track the stock market. The first is a continuously updating stock ticker as the market is open, and the second is a daily summary that you can view after the close of trading.
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The Stock Market crash. It is also called Black Tuesday and the year is 1929.