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Can Anyone Buy Stocks?

Etrade - Forms and Applications, Retrieved November 14, 2010 from https://us.etrade.com/e/t/prospectestation/pricing?id=1201010000

Chicago Tribune - "Apple Looks Good Now, But Will It Sour?", November 14, 2010, Retrieved November 14, 2010 from http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/yourmoney/ct-biz-1114-gail-marketcap-20101114,0,4564520.column

"Custodial Accounts-Age of Majority." eTrade.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. <https://us.etrade.com/e/t/welcome/educationcustac>.

How Are Stocks Bought and Sold?

"Securities Salesperson." NH.gov - The Official Web Site of New Hampshire State Government. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2011. http://www.nh.gov/nhes/elmi/licertoccs/secsales.htm.

"Stop Order." U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Home Page). N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2011. http://www.sec.gov/answers/stopord.htm.

How Do Stocks Work?

General Electric - Stock, Retrieved November 16, 2010 from http://www.ge.com/investors/stock_info/index.html

General Electric - Ownership Profile, Retrieved November 16, 2010 from http://www.ge.com/investors/stock_info/owneH&Rrship_profile.html

Wall Street Journal - "Top-Yielding Stocks", November 16, 2010, Retrieved November 16, 2010 from http://online.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/2_3022-scandiv.html

How Does the Stock Market Work?

New York Stock Exchange - Chapter 1: At the Heart of Global Financial Markets, Retrieved November 14, 2010 from http://www.nyse.com/pdfs/nyse_chap_01.pdf

New York Stock Exchange - Chapter 4: What Drives Stock Prices, Retrieved November 14, 2010 from http://www.nyse.com/pdfs/nyse_chap_04.pdf

Motley Fool - "Why Did My Stock Just Die?", November 12, 2010, Retrieved November 14, 2010 from http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2010/11/12/why-did-my-stock-just-die.aspx

How to Buy Stocks

Associated Press - "Analysts Temper E-Trade's 2011 Estimates", October 21, 2010, Retrieved November 15, 2010 from http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9J09G7G1.htm

E-Trade - Pricing, Retrieved November 15, 2010 from https://us.etrade.com/e/t/pricingandrates

Bloomberg - "Brokers Flee Brokerages as Asset Drop Shows Broken Model", October 25, 2010, Retrieved November 15, 2010 from http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-26/brokers-flee-brokerages-as-declining-assets-show-broken-model.html

Motley Fool - Picking a Broker, Retrieved November 15, 2010 from http://www.fool.com/investing/brokerage/picking-a-broker.aspx

How to Trade Stocks Online

"DOB: Hot Tips for Online Investors." CT.gov Portal. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2011. http://www.ct.gov/dob/cwp/view.asp?a=2235&q=297964.

"Investor Tips: Trading in Fast-Moving Markets." U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Home Page). N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2011. http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/onlinetips.htm.

What Are Blue Chip Stocks?

LIM, PAUL J.. "Fundamentally - Blue-Chip Stocks May Finally Be Set for a Revival - NYTimes.com." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/business/economy/03fund.html.

"Your Investment Options." HOME - OFFICE OF THE NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDREW M. CUOMO. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2010. http://www.ag.ny.gov/bureaus/investor_protection/investors/invest_3.html.

What Are Penny Stocks?

"Penny Stock Rules." U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Home Page). N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2010. http://www.sec.gov/answers/penny.htm.

"Important Information on Penny Stocks." U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Home Page). N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2010. http://www.sec.gov/investor/schedule15g.htm.

What Are Short Stocks?

The Motley Fool - Shorting Stocks, Retrieved November 8, 2010 from http://www.fool.com/FoolFAQ/FoolFAQ0033.htm

Investopedia.com - When to Short a Stock, Retrieved November 8, 2010 from http://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/07/short_stocks.asp

What Are Small Cap Stocks?

Investopedia.com - Small Cap, Retrieved November 9, 2010 from http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/small-cap.asp

Forbes.com - "Size Matters to Indexers", November 4, 2010, Retrieved November 8, 2010 from http://blogs.forbes.com/rickferri/2010/11/04/size-matters-when-indexing/?boxes=Homepagechannels

The Street - "Re-Ranking the Forbes Best Small Caps List", November 9, 2010, Retrieved November 9, 2010 from http://www.thestreet.com/story/10915610/1/re-ranking-the-forbes-best-small-caps-list.html

What Are the Beneftis of Stocks?

NASD100.com - "Most Profitable U.S. Consumer Stocks as of 1/30/2010", February 1, 2010, Retrieved November 16, 2010 from http://www.nasd100.com/2010/02/most-profitable-us-consumer-stocks-as-of-1312010.html

USA Today - "Berkshire Hathaway: Almost a Screaming Buy at More Than $100,000 Per Share", November 17, 2006, Retrieved November 16, 2010 from http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/columnist/krantz/2006-11-17-berkshire_x.htm

USA Today - "Berkshire Hathaway Stock Hits $100,000 a Share", October 24, 2010, Retrieved November 16, 2010 from http://www.usatoday.com/money/markets/us/2006-10-24-berkshire-usat_x.htm

What Are the Stock Market Holidays?

New York Stock Exchange - Timeline, Retrieved October 28, 2010 from http://www.nyse.com/about/history/timeline_1860_1899_index.html

New York Stock Exchange - Holidays and Hours, Retrieved October 28, 2010 from http://www.nyse.com/about/newsevents/1176373643795.html

New York Stock Exchange - History of New York Stock Exchange Holidays, Retrieved October 28, 2010 from http://www.nyse.com/pdfs/closings.pdf

Hamptons.com - "Tree Lighting at New York Stock Exchange Includes Musical Cheer", December 11, 2009, Retrieved October 28, 2010 from http://www.hamptons.com/Out-And-About/Within-The-City/9545/Tree-Lighting-At-New-York-Stock-Exchange-Euronext.html

What Does Selling Stock Short Mean?

"Short Sale Guideance." Idaho Department of Finance. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. <finance.idaho.gov/Education/Documents/Combined%20DOF-IREC%20Short%20Sale%20Guidance.pdf>.

"Short Sales." U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Home Page). N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2011. http://www.sec.gov/answers/shortsale.htm.

What Is a Stock Sell Limit Order?

"Limit Orders." U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Home Page). N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2010. http://www.sec.gov/answers/limit.htm.

"Stop-Limit Order." U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Home Page). N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2010. http://www.sec.gov/answers/stoplim.htm.

What Is After Hours Trading?

"After-Hours Trading:Understanding the Risks." U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Home Page). N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2010. http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/afterhours.htm.

"Don't Get Burned Trading After Hours (CTIC, IRBT, JMBA, MVIS)." Fool.com: Stock Investing Advice | Stock Research. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2010. http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2010/07/29/dont-get-burned-trading-after-hours.aspx.

What Is Offshore Stock Trading?

Island of Dominica - Offshore Brokerage Accounts, Retrieved November 21, 2010 from http://www.dominica-taxhaven.com/trade.html

Bloomberg - "Hong Kong Brokers First to Get Direct Access to Tokyo Exchange", November 15, 2010, Retrieved November 21, 2010 from http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-15/hong-kong-brokers-allowed-to-trade-directly-on-tokyo-exchange-tse-says.html

What Is the Difference Between Stocks and Bonds?

New York Stock Exchange - Bond Issue Types, Retrieved November 14, 2010 from http://www.nyse.com/bonds/nysebonds/Bonds_IssueType.html

RussellBailyn.com - The Difference Between Stocks and Bonds, Retrieved November 14, 2010 from http://www.russellbailyn.com/weblog/2005/11/stocks_bonds.html

New York Stock Exchange - Bonds Overview, Retrieved November 14, 2010 from http://www.nyse.com/bonds/1207087035646.html

Who Invented the Stock Ticker?

New York Stock Exchange - Timeline, Retrieved October 28, 2010 from http://www.nyse.com/about/history/timeline_1860_1899_index.html

"Stock Tickers - The Edison Papers." The Thomas A. Edison Papers. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2010. http://edison.rutgers.edu/ticker.htm.