← Academy · Module 1: Foundations

What Is the Stock Market?

Shares, IPOs, exchanges, and how prices are set. Learn to read a stock quote and the difference between market and limit orders.

What you'll learn

Shares, IPOs, exchanges, and how prices are set. Learn to read a stock quote and the difference between market and limit orders.

Lesson material

Read the full lesson PDF below, then practice the concept in the simulator with virtual funds.

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Paper trading only — virtual funds. Educational content, not financial advice. Risk disclosure