Many foreign people look at the securities markets of America and are amazed at the phenomenon of huge wealth that it contains. Securities markets have made some people millionaires overnight and others broke in a matter of seconds. The condition of the securities market was a hint of the current state of the economy and where the economy will be headed in a few months. The performance and control of the market is done through the working of professionals in the marketplace.

The stock market is not only open to the professional operating and regulating it, but it is also open to everyday people who want to invest some extra money that they have on the side. Stocks are purchases as investments, to make extra money on the money invested. Stocks are good investments because they have low commission costs, purchased securities can be safeguarded, can be purchased...