Today, we will explain the ________________itself and describe the process of ________money in the stock market. First, can you tell me what a market is? A market is a place where people ________things and buy things. Yes, the stock market is also a place where an exchange of things takes place. The things exchanged at the stockmarket are _________of stocks in business or companies. What are shares? Shares represent a partial ownership of the company. In other words, if you buy shares of stock in a ___________ you become a partial owner of the business. The stock market, or stock exchange, then is a place where people can buy or sell shares in a __________ company or business. Why do people buy or sell shares? Many different kinds of people buy stocks in the stock market. Some of these people are very ________. They have a lot of money; they have much more money than they really need for everyday living _________. They buy stocks in _______ of getting more money than they have. Other people are not very rich, but they buy stocks anyway. They may buy it in order to become rich; or they may buy it as part of a plan to ______money.