What is the Stock Market?
The Neopian Stock Market is a place where you can invest in companies and hopefully make a profit by trading shares with other people.

What are Stocks?
A company can choose to offer a percentage of itself to the general public. This means everyone can invest in this company if they want to. When you want to buy a portion of a company you need to buy a share. A share is the name given to that portion of the company. This doesn't mean you own the company, it just means you have invested in it.

How do I find the Stock Market?
The Stock Market is in the Games Room. Click on Nigel (the Chia in a suit at the bottom of the games page) and you will be in the stock market.

Is there a limit to the number of shares that I can buy?
Yes, there is a daily limit to the number of shares that you can buy. You are only permitted to buy or sell up to 1000 shares a day.

How do I choose which stock to buy?
This is completely up to you. Buy stocks of products that you believe in, or think are a good business idea. It is usually good practice to also buy stocks that are quite low in price, this way they usually will go up and not down. Alternatively some people prefer to invest in stable stocks that have always been high.

Another way that you may go about choosing a stock is by clicking the 'Bargains' link at the top of the page or by doing research by reading about the stocks on the News/Research page. These two pages can direct you to good stocks.

What is a Ticker Symbol?
A ticker symbol is a quick way to look up a company. Each company chooses a combination of 2-4 letters that abbreviates their name. This is unique for each company. For example Lupe Consolidated has the ticker symbol LUPE. Powlex Corporation has the ticker symbol POWL.

Is there a way to find out how competitors of my stock are doing?
If you want to learn more about your company and/or its competitors then you will need to click on the 'Profile' link at the top of the Stock Market page. In order to look up a company, you will need to know it's ticker symbol. This is the 2 to 4 letter symbol that abbreviates the name of your company. Type it in and click the go button and this will take you to a page that will list current competitors to your company, and it will give you a link to find out more about your company.

How do I buy stocks?
To buy stocks click on the 'Buy' link at the top of any of the Stock Market pages.

How do I sell stocks?
To sell stocks that you own, click on the 'Sell' link at the top of any of the Stock Market pages.

When should I buy my stocks?
It is generally better to buy stocks when their prices are quite low, although you should be quite confident that the stock price is not going to fall lower. Try to follow what a stock price has been for a few weeks before buying. If the stock price suddenly dips, that is normally a good time to invest.

When should I sell my stocks?
It is generally better to sell stocks when their prices are high, or they have increased since you bought them. The aim is to make a profit by selling your stocks at a higher price than you bought them for. If a stock suddenly shoots up, it could be the right time to sell.

Can you make Neopoints on the Stock Market?
Yes, if you sell your stock at a higher price then when you bought it then you will earn Neopoints, but remember if you sell your stock at a lower price then you will lose Neopoints!

What is Curr?
This is the current price (in Neopoints) of a particular stock.

What does Open mean?
This is the opening price of a stock - the price that it had at the start of the day.

What does the Qty mean?
This is the number of shares that you have of a particular stock.

What is a Bull Market?
A 'Bull' market is when the market is up. This means stocks are rising and things are looking good for most companies.

What is a Bear Market?
A 'Bear' market is when the market is down. Stock prices are falling and things are not looking too good for the companies.

What is the Neodaq Index?
The Neodaq index is a number that represents how well the market as a whole is doing. The higher this number, the more the economy in Neopia booms. If it goes low, then the economy isn't doing very well.

You can check the Neodaq price at any time by loading the Neopets front page, or going to any of the Stock Market pages.

What is a Commission?
A commission is a fee that someone charges you for using their service. Whenever you want to trade shares remember that Nigel the Chia will charge 20 NP commission on each trade you make!

What is volume?
This is the number of shares that have been bought and sold in a single day. The higher this number, the more activity that is going on with that stock!

How can I find a specific stock?
You can find a specific stock by clicking the 'Find Stocks' link at the top of any of the pages in the Stock Market. On this page you can either type in the company name, or you can click on the link to see a full list of the companies.

How do I view my stocks?
To see what stocks you have purchased, click on the 'My Portfolio' link at the top of any of the Stock Market pages.