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Shares and indices

A share is a claim on one company. An index is a basket that describes a market.

A share price is still just the last meeting of a buyer and a seller. The company behind it changes slowly. The quote can change every second.

An index compresses many shares into one number. It is a description of a group, not a single business. Trading an index and investing in a company are different jobs, and this academy teaches you to tell them apart.

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