The 20 best-known names are shown by default — real companies on Nasdaq, NYSE and Nasdaq Copenhagen, at illustrative prices.
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95 companies are in here in total. Search by name or ticker to bring up the 75 that aren't shown up front.
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Prices tick with a small simulated drift so the market feels alive — this is not a live feed, and nothing here is tradeable.
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§2Market
95 companies, pulled from Nasdaq, NYSE and Nasdaq Copenhagen
The 20 most familiar names are shown below. There are 75 more — search by company or ticker to bring them up. Prices are a snapshot, then move with a small simulated drift — this isn't a live market feed, and there's nothing to click to buy.
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Tip: click any company to see its profile — what it does, its financials, and a price chart with 1D/1W/1M/1Y/5Y ranges.
§3Learn
The basics, in plain language
Six short answers to the questions worth understanding before you invest a real krone or dollar.
What is a stock?
A small ownership slice of a company. Buy one share of Apple, and you technically own a tiny fraction of Apple itself — including a claim on its future profits, if it chooses to pay them out.
What does market cap mean?
A company's total value on the stock market: its share price multiplied by the number of shares that exist. It's why a $50 stock can be a bigger company than a $500 one — it depends on how many shares are out there.
What is P/E?
The price-to-earnings ratio compares a share price to the company's profit per share. A P/E of 20 means investors are paying 20 times last year's profit — a rough, imperfect way to gauge whether a price looks expensive or cheap.
What is a dividend?
A regular cash payment some companies make to shareholders out of their profits, usually every quarter. Not all stocks pay one — fast-growing companies often reinvest profits instead, betting that grows the share price more.
Why does a stock price change?
Supply and demand: more buyers than sellers pushes it up, and vice versa. What drives that shift is usually new information — earnings reports, economic news, interest rate changes, or investors revising what they think a company is worth.
Stock vs. ETF — what's the difference?
A stock is ownership in one company. An ETF (exchange-traded fund) bundles many stocks, or other assets, into a single tradable share — buying one spreads your money across everything inside it, instead of betting on one company.
§4Invest for real
This isn't a broker — here's what actually is
Stockbase only displays market data for browsing. It can't buy, sell, or hold anything for you, and no money — real or otherwise — ever moves through this page.
To actually invest in any of the companies above, you need an account with a licensed broker or bank — one regulated to hold securities on your behalf. In the United States, that includes brokers like Fidelity, Charles Schwab, and Vanguard, or the investment platform your own bank offers. Outside the U.S., look for a broker regulated by your country's financial authority.
Opening an account typically means proving your identity, transferring money from a real bank account, and then placing orders yourself — there's no shortcut through a page like this one.
Here's a place to start: Trading212 is a regulated broker (UK/EU residents) that lets you open a free account and place your first real trade.
This is general information, not investment advice. Naming a broker here isn't an endorsement or a paid placement — it's one regulated option among many. Investing involves risk, including loss of the amount invested. Do your own research, or talk to a licensed financial advisor, before you invest.
