human
I've always been a little confused about how the stock market works. Can you explain it to me?
assistant
The stock market is a place where people can buy and sell shares of publicly traded companies. When you buy a share, you become a part-owner of that company. You own a small portion of the company, but you have voting rights in the company's board meetings. When you sell your shares, you get money from the sale. This money is called capital gains, and it's taxed differently than regular income.