What are the disadvantages of being a private investor?

Question

Heya,

I was just wondering, what are the differences between city investors and private investors?

Do city investors get important news first or something because I don't see the point of going to the city every single day when you can just do everything real time from the click of a button...

And one other question... Do you need to trade shares with someone or can you just buy/sell them whenever because someone told me its sold back to the market i'm just unsure.

Thank you for reading. I'm looking forward to your answers.

Answer 1

I'm not sure about the first part.  I've never heard of anyone being referred to as a "city investor".

As for share trading, stock trades are facilitated by your broker.  Specialists on the stock exchange match up buyers and sellers.  This pool of buyers and sellers is "the market".  So when you sell, you are selling to a person or institution (bank, pension fund, etc.).