The Market

• Wall Streetwall street with flag image by Tomasz Cebo from Fotolia.com
  
  The financial market is put into action by a system of interlinked computers that execute trades made by brokers on the trading floor. The brokers take part in the market by calling out the price and quantity of shares they desire to buy or sell.
  
  

Activity

• Bulls symbolize investors' exuberance.bull image by Gina Smith from Fotolia.com
  
  The word "market" also refers to the general activity of stocks on Wall Street. Specifically, it can be a bear or a bull market.
  
  

A Bull Market

• A bull market is one in which prices are rising, investors are buying stocks, and all is well on Wall Street.
  
  

A Bear Market

• Bears symbolize a reluctant market.bear image by martini from Fotolia.com
  
  The market can also go downward rapidly. This is called a bear market.
  
  

Media

• An interesting part of the bull and bear market story is that the financial media can influence the market to go up or down.
  
  

Conclusion

• The Wall Street Journal carries weight with investors.number background image by kuhar from Fotolia.com
  
  Understanding what a market means is essential to good investing.