ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Stock Market

The stock market is a place where people buy and sell "shares" of companies. When people buy shares, they are buying a piece of the company, and they can make money if the company does well. When the company does well, the price of the shares rises, and people can make money by selling the shares for more than they paid. On the other hand, if the company doesn't do well, the price of the shares can drop, and people can lose money.