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Correction:

  • The claim that Warren Buffett started out with only $100 and built a fortune from it is misleading to the point of fraudulence - read the article on Buffett, he had a lot more than $100 to gain the confidence of family and friends to put up the $100,000+ that this article doesn't mention, to start his brokerage business. I think that statement should be removed but the page is locked.

Missing:

  • List of all Market Makers
  • List of all stocks with la list of all Market Makers in each stock —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.103.45.168 (talk) 17:46, August 22, 2007 (UTC)

also missing: a verb in the second sentence of the second paragraph, with the result that no one can make head or tail of it.

  • Add a section on the drawbacks of the stock market.

Archives
— May 2007

Contents

[edit] History

This section starts out with "Braudel". It should start as "Fernand Braudel" or "Historian Fernand Braudel" so readers who have no ]] 00:16, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] History of Stock Market and Buffets comments

It seems to me the history is interesting, but there is hardly anything about the American stock market. I'd suggest that the stock market in the United States has changed quite a bit since it started.

I'd like to know when Mr Buffet made the comment quoted in the article. And, I'd suggest that the man started his career with a lot less than $100. He was only a boy, buying and re-selling candy. I think he bought several acres at the age of 11. Brian Pearson 23:34, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sources?

I barely see any sources mentioned, which is kind of scary since the stock market's such an important topic. For example, the claim that states, "Furthermore, the stock market comprises a large amount of speculative analysts, or pencil pushers, who have no substantial money or financial interest in the market, but make market predictions and suggestions regardless," is sourceless. Me, who's ignorant on that topic, has no idea whether or not to believe it. Tlasco Rydrion

Yes that particular sentence looks a little "unencyclopedic". I've asked around a bit, concerning sources, and I've created some links. But, I don't think I'm ready to tackle sources at this point, especially for an article like this. Brian Pearson 01:08, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
I removed the sentence. Brian Pearson 03:08, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox

Is there a compelling reason to include {{Financial markets}} here? It only causes clutter and it doesn't add anything relevant that the navbox at the bottom doesn't already add. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 20:49, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

I like that infobox. I don't think it looks pretty in its current use. Probably there should be a picture above it, and then the infobox, but I haven't figured out the layout markup to make that happen. CRETOG8(t/c) 21:30, 18 August 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Criticism?

In lieu of the global financial crisis this article could be more balanced if it provided criticism about the Stock Market system. ~~anon —Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.101.201.143 (talk) 22:10, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

I agree that there shopuld be a Criticisms section. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 00:29, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

I agree also. Surely it has been called gambling by some religious groups? Stars4change (talk) 05:14, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Does anyone call it idolatry (a false way)? Stars4change (talk) 04:47, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Derivatives market

I think it would be helpful to explain the world derivatives market, instead of just having it in an opening sentence. I didn't know what it was referring to. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.136.219.237 (talk) 02:43, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

It is a link to a page about derivatives. That should be sufficient rather than explaining it again. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 00:29, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Public equity market title

Perhaps the article should be named "Public Equity Market" instead of "Stock market?" There are so many different asset classes that are investable in the stock exchanges, that I think it may be a misnomer to call it a stock market. 68.239.242.145 (talk) 15:09, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Largest Stock Markets

It is surprising how much controversy a single sentence can generate at times. Since By78 has been blocked for two weeks because of his sock-puppetry and disruptive edits, maybe we can now reach some kind of consensus. The data from this article lists the largest stock exchanges in the world as follows:

Twenty Major Stock Exchanges In The World: Market Capitalization & Year-to-date Total Turnover at the end of August 2009

Region Stock Exchange Market Value
(millions USD)		 Total Share Turnover
(millions USD)
Africa Johannesburg Securities Exchange 690,797.5 210,180.8
Americas NASDAQ 2,847,535.2 19,343,868.3
Americas São Paulo Stock Exchange 1,032,518.4 361,959.0
Americas Toronto Stock Exchange 1,432,877.0 798,193.1
Americas New York Stock Exchange 10,842,001.9 12,158,620.6
Asia-Pacific Australian Securities Exchange 1,066,513.2 560,912.8
Asia-Pacific Bombay Stock Exchange 1,082,572.0 171,176.2
Asia-Pacific Hong Kong Stock Exchange 1,945,517.7 970,227.6
Asia-Pacific Korea Exchange 727,125.3 1,050,473.8
Asia-Pacific National Stock Exchange of India 1,019,109.0 506,652.3
Asia-Pacific Shanghai Stock Exchange 2,142,756.8 3,315,768.5
Asia-Pacific Shenzhen Stock Exchange 596,320.2 1,701,256.8
Asia-Pacific Tokyo Stock Exchange 3,478,602.5 2,675,983.3
Europe Euronext 2,605,097.6 1,195,962.2
Europe Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Deutsche Börse) 1,204,292.0 1,589,736.7
Europe London Stock Exchange 2,560,491.1 2,321,518.5
Europe Madrid Stock Exchange (Bolsas y Mercados Españoles) 1,178,525.6 1,040,751.1
Europe Milan Stock Exchange (Borsa Italiana) 636,674.8 565,759.3
Europe Nordic Stock Exchange Group OMX1 781,146.3 503,049.9
Europe Swiss Exchange 992,356.4 520,867.5

^Note 1  includes the Copenhagen, Helsinki, Iceland, Stockholm, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius Stock Exchanges

To keep the list short and concise while making everyone happy, would it suffice to say that the largest markets are located in Canada, China, India, Japan, Spain, Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom? While this is a relatively minor edit, I feel that to avoid disruptive edits (i.e. By78's edits) it would be a good idea for us to reach some kind of consensus on this.

Vedant (talk) 00:56, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

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