Krauerking@lemy.lol to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · edit-219 hours agoMarket Volatility or What If it Doesn'tlemy.lolimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1428file-text
arrow-up1428imageMarket Volatility or What If it Doesn'tlemy.lolKrauerking@lemy.lol to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · edit-219 hours agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·14 hours agoIt didn’t used to be. When it all first started, before the exchanges and before it got very easy to trade, a share was literally just a portion of the company. Directly tied to its value. Then we got all “efficient” and fucked it right up.
minus-squarezzffyfajzkzhnsweqm@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 hours agoShares are still just portions of a company. What was company value back then? What determined it? Price or value of the company was just what buyer was willing to pay for it. And it still is…
It didn’t used to be. When it all first started, before the exchanges and before it got very easy to trade, a share was literally just a portion of the company. Directly tied to its value.
Then we got all “efficient” and fucked it right up.
Shares are still just portions of a company.
What was company value back then? What determined it? Price or value of the company was just what buyer was willing to pay for it. And it still is…