Equity Investing

  1. The Stock Market Ecosystem
    1. Market Participants
      1. Retail Investors
        1. Individual Investors
          1. Direct vs. Indirect Investing
            1. Robo-Advisors
            2. Institutional Investors
              1. Mutual Funds
                1. Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)
                  1. Pension Funds
                    1. Hedge Funds
                      1. Insurance Companies
                        1. Sovereign Wealth Funds
                          1. Endowments and Foundations
                          2. Market Intermediaries
                            1. Brokers and Dealers
                              1. Market Makers
                                1. Investment Banks
                                  1. Custodians
                                    1. Transfer Agents
                                  2. Market Structure
                                    1. Primary Market
                                      1. New Issue Process
                                        1. Role of Underwriters
                                          1. Syndicate Formation
                                          2. Secondary Market
                                            1. Trading of Existing Shares
                                              1. Price Discovery Mechanism
                                                1. Market Liquidity
                                                2. Third and Fourth Markets
                                                3. Stock Exchanges
                                                  1. Major US Exchanges
                                                    1. New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
                                                      1. NASDAQ
                                                        1. NYSE American
                                                          1. CBOE BZX Exchange
                                                          2. Major Global Exchanges
                                                            1. London Stock Exchange (LSE)
                                                              1. Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)
                                                                1. Shanghai Stock Exchange
                                                                  1. Euronext
                                                                    1. Hong Kong Stock Exchange
                                                                    2. Over-the-Counter (OTC) Markets
                                                                      1. OTCQX
                                                                        1. OTCQB
                                                                          1. Pink Sheets
                                                                            1. Characteristics and Risks
                                                                          2. Trading Mechanisms
                                                                            1. Auction Markets
                                                                              1. Dealer Markets
                                                                                1. Electronic Communication Networks (ECNs)
                                                                                  1. Dark Pools
                                                                                    1. High-Frequency Trading
                                                                                    2. Market Indices
                                                                                      1. Purpose and Construction
                                                                                        1. Index Weighting Methods
                                                                                          1. Price-Weighted Indices
                                                                                            1. Market Cap-Weighted Indices
                                                                                              1. Equal-Weighted Indices
                                                                                                1. Fundamental-Weighted Indices
                                                                                                2. Major US Indices
                                                                                                  1. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)
                                                                                                    1. S&P 500
                                                                                                      1. NASDAQ Composite
                                                                                                        1. Russell 2000
                                                                                                        2. Major Global Indices
                                                                                                          1. FTSE 100
                                                                                                            1. Nikkei 225
                                                                                                              1. DAX
                                                                                                                1. CAC 40
                                                                                                                  1. Hang Seng Index
                                                                                                                2. Regulatory Environment
                                                                                                                  1. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
                                                                                                                    1. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
                                                                                                                      1. Investor Protection Rules
                                                                                                                        1. Disclosure Requirements
                                                                                                                          1. Insider Trading Regulations
                                                                                                                            1. Market Manipulation Laws
                                                                                                                              1. Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC)

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