Through the internet the companies list their stocks in the stock exchange. The stock exchange want to list maximum number of companies in their exchange as it makes it possible to get good returns if more companies are listed in the exchange. Buying stocks of any company and keeping them for a long time will be profitable for you if the company makes profit.

In any particular exchange the companies’ get a trading symbol, this symbol is known as a ticker. When you know the ticker of a company you can get important details about the company. The exchange gives all the information about the company and you get to know the details of the company from exchange.

You have many tools on the internet that helps you to make a sound decision regarding your investment. You have to plan your tactics properly, for this you can use both technical analysis as well as fundamental analysis pal according to your rational thinking. The long-term investor should plan the trading using technical analysis, but the short-term trader should use fundamental analysis. Historic research is done in technical analysis and it views the long-term prospects. Daily movement is not taken into consideration. On the other hand, fundamental analysis is a daily analysis and short-term trader will benefit from it. Study these analyses and then invest wisely.