Investors can make money from stocks through dividend payments and price appreciation. A dividend is the sum of money paid to shareholders by a company out of its profits. Price appreciation is when the current price of a stock is higher than the price an investor bought it. If an investor chooses to sell the stock at the current price, the difference in price becomes profit.

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Step 1: Determine a sector of interest

Step 2: Pick an interest in a stock or a few

Step 3: Read up fundamentals and financials of the companies of interest

Step 4: look out for Research publications of such companies and their stock market performance trends

Trading hours vary across the different markets. In Nigeria, the Nigerian Stock Exchange operates from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm, while US markets (like NYSE and NASDAQ) are open from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm EST. Ghana's stock exchange runs from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm GMT, and Kenya’s market is open from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm EAT. Outside of these hours, you can still place limit orders, which will be automatically executed when the market opens again.

Also known as the equities market, a stock market is an exchange where shares of publicly owned companies can be bought and sold.