| Description: | Stocks and shares, or more correctly equities, are traded in a number of ways - for instance you can buy them from your high street bank, or from a licenced stock broker. Over the last couple of years the ability to trade (i.e. buy and sell) shares over the internet has transformed the market - particularly in the USA. Being able to trade at the click of a button, and having access to data that was previously the preserve of large corporates has empowered (or should that be impoverished? |