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Stock markets are exchanges where existing owners of shares can trade with potential buyers. They’re known as secondary markets because you buy shares from existing shareholders, not directly from the company.

A bear market is one in which prices are heading down and a bull market is used to describe a market where prices are rising.

When a market is said to be bullish, people are looking to invest as confidence is high and markets are rising. In bearish markets, stock prices are falling because investors are selling their shares, especially those of higher-risk investments.