Every weekday at 9:30 a.m. EST, a bell signals the opening of the New York Stock Exchange and the beginning of the trading session that runs until 4 p.m. EST. This is the period when most trading ...

Investors make millions of online stock trades each day. But have you ever thought about how online stock trading works? Once you hit enter on an order to buy or sell a stock, what happens next? There ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. This year has rolled out in explosive fashion for the stock market, with tariff wars, high ...