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Investing 101

A good place to start. Get the low-down before you dive in.

What is an investment?

An investment is an asset bought by an individual or organization with the expectation that it will generate some future income or profit—Examples of investments may include stocks and real estate.

What is a Stock?

A stock is a unit of ownership in a company — If you own a stock, that makes you a shareholder, meaning that you may be eligible to receive dividends if the company succeeds and decides to pay them out. Also, you may have a vote in some company decisions.

What is the Stock Market?

The stock market is where buyers and sellers come together to trade shares in eligible companies.

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What is an ETF?

A dividend is a payment from a company to its shareholders, giving them a portion of the company’s earnings—Dividends are often paid quarterly and in cash.

A dividend is a payment from a company to its shareholders, giving them a portion of the company’s earnings—Dividends are often paid quarterly and in cash.

A dividend is a payment from a company to its shareholders, giving them a portion of the company’s earnings—Dividends are often paid quarterly and in cash.

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01 Three things to do before you start investing

Sage advice, especially when it comes to exercising your options. If you buy calls or puts and decide to do what the option gives you the right to do—buy stock for long call options or sell stock for long put options—it sets off a process called “exercise and assignment.” Normally, this isn’t the road most traders go down. Rather, most traders open options positions with the intent to close them later for a profit—un-exercised. Let’s break things down and take a closer look at the mechanics of exercise and assignment.

Sage advice, especially when it comes to exercising your options. If you buy calls or puts and decide to do what the option gives you the right to do—buy stock for long call options or sell stock for long put options—it sets off a process called “exercise and assignment.” Normally, this isn’t the road most traders go down. Rather, most traders open options positions with the intent to close them later for a profit—un-exercised. Let’s break things down and take a closer look at the mechanics of exercise and assignment.

Sage advice, especially when it comes to exercising your options. If you buy calls or puts and decide to do what the option gives you the right to do—buy stock for long call options or sell stock for long put options—it sets off a process called “exercise and assignment.” Normally, this isn’t the road most traders go down. Rather, most traders open options positions with the intent to close them later for a profit—un-exercised. Let’s break things down and take a closer look at the mechanics of exercise and assignment.

Sage advice, especially when it comes to exercising your options. If you buy calls or puts and decide to do what the option gives you the right to do—buy stock for long call options or sell stock for long put options—it sets off a process called “exercise and assignment.” Normally, this isn’t the road most traders go down. Rather, most traders open options positions with the intent to close them later for a profit—un-exercised. Let’s break things down and take a closer look at the mechanics of exercise and assignment.

Sage advice, especially when it comes to exercising your options. If you buy calls or puts and decide to do what the option gives you the right to do—buy stock for long call options or sell stock for long put options—it sets off a process called “exercise and assignment.” Normally, this isn’t the road most traders go down. Rather, most traders open options positions with the intent to close them later for a profit—un-exercised. Let’s break things down and take a closer look at the mechanics of exercise and assignment.

Sage advice, especially when it comes to exercising your options. If you buy calls or puts and decide to do what the option gives you the right to do—buy stock for long call options or sell stock for long put options—it sets off a process called “exercise and assignment.” Normally, this isn’t the road most traders go down. Rather, most traders open options positions with the intent to close them later for a profit—un-exercised. Let’s break things down and take a closer look at the mechanics of exercise and assignment.

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