Stock, Futures, and Options "O My"

What is a stock ?

What is an option?

What is a future?

What is shares outstanding?

What is the float?

What is the difference between market capitalization and shares outstanding?

How did Tri get into trading?

What is the difference between leverage in the futures market and leverage when buying a stock?

What are futures contract?

What is a root in a futures contract?

What does CLQ17 mean?

What does GCZ17 mean?

What is quad witching?

Why do some people avoid quad witching?

When you buy or sellshort a futures contract, what do you have to put up?

What is a point value in the futures market and is it different for every future?

If the E-mini S&P 500 is trading at 2430 and I'm long at 2430.50; E-Mini S&P 500 goes up to 2435, how much money have I made so far?

What is a penny stock?

What is the problem with penny stocks?

Where is all the edge in the penny stocks and why?

What is float rotation?

What ia pump and dump?

What is a call?

What is a put?

What is the advantage and disadvantage of buying options?

What is the advantage and disadvantage of selling-short options?

If I am long 1 call option contract, what is the equivalent in shares?

What is an option premium?

What is ITM? [please describe]

What is OTM? [please describe]

What is an edge in selling options short? [Details]

What makes anything in the market go up and down?