If you are expecting someone to temper your enthusiasm for investing in the stock market, you will not find that here! Instead, here are some helpful stock market basics that beginners need to know about the stock market. One of the stock market basics is that you will need a stock broker to trade on the stock market. They will assist you, and can take certain actions according to parameters you set (such as, “sell x stock if the price drops to y”. Their fees differ, so shop around! Also, the stock market closes each day and reopens with the same prices the next day, so unlike currency trading, it is not a nonstop market!