Stock prices?

Question

when a stock closes @ lets say 27.98. Is that the price of the stock.

How can I buy stock w/o a broker...on top of that how can I keep track of my stocks on a daily basis

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

Yes that is the price of the stock.  Keep in mind, if you are talking about USA stocks, it may close at that price in New York, but a minute later, the price may change in "after hours trading" on exchanges in Kansas City, San Francisco, or with the internet, anywhere someone sets up an electronic exchange.

Some stocks you can not buy without going through a brokerage house.  But some brokers are internet only deep discount which lets you trade for free (www.zecco.com?) or for just a few dollars (Scottrade, TradeKing?). Other stocks have Dividend ReInvestment Plans (DRIPs), some plans allow you to buy the initial shares directly through the plan, some require you to buy the first share through a broker.

There are many sites on the web that allow you to set up a portfolio to follow.  I use the portfolios in the business section of www.nytimes.com.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Yes, that the last sale for the that stock

In the US you have to use a broker to buy/sell stock

To track your stock you can use Yahoo Finance