Financial market: 8 interesting facts you should know
Discover some interesting facts about the financial market!
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The financial market is a recurring topic on news websites, social networks and newspapers. Much of its content is covered daily in various media outlets.
But are you aware of the most interesting facts about the financial market?
That's exactly what you're going to see now!
Check out some interesting facts about the subject below.
1. Teenagers in the financial market
When you think of a successful investor, what is the first image that comes to your mind?
It's probably from a person over 40 years old, with a degree and a lot of experience in the field, right?
In fact, most investors are adults who have been investing in the stock market for several years or even decades.
However, young people with less experience can also start investing in the stock market.
In fact, the number of very young investors increased considerably in 2021. There are currently 21,630 investors up to 15 years of age registered with B3.
2. Brazil has had several stock exchanges
The Brazilian stock exchange today is summarized as B3 – Bolsa, Brasil, Balcão.
But it wasn't always like this.
Until 2017, B3 was BM&F Bovespa. Before 2008, Bovespa was separate from the Commodities and Futures Exchange.
In the past, Brazil had even more stock exchanges. There was practically one per state.
Over the years, they ended up merging and created Bovespa. It was created in 1980 and It is also called B3.
3. Number of investors in B3
B3 reached the milestone of 4 million individual accounts in October 2021.
In terms of CPFs, investors total 3.4 million (it is important to remember that investors can register with more than one brokerage firm).
The number of investors has grown considerably in recent years.
In fact, according to B3 itself, since 2020, the average number of investors who make at least one deal per month has already exceeded 1 million.
4. Number of companies listed on B3
The number of companies listed on B3 in 2021 is more than 400 Brazilian companies.
These companies are divided into some categories, such as:
• Companies traded on the over-the-counter market: These are companies that are in the process of opening their capital, but are not yet openly traded on the market.
• Companies traded on the stock exchange: Transactions are public and recorded digitally. In other words, there is no need for direct contact between the buyer and seller of the share.
5. Most valuable companies on the B3
The Bovespa Index is the main stock indicator on the Brazilian stock exchange, as it is made up of the shares of the most representative companies on the market.
Among these stocks are the most valuable companies on the B3.
These companies have large capitalization and stand out for the position they occupy.
Obviously, this classification can change quickly. But knowing which companies these are is important for anyone who wants to be successful on the stock market.
Among these companies, we can mention:
• Espadrilles
• AMBEV
• B3
• Bradesco Bank
- Inter Bank
• Itau Unibanco
• American Stores
• Magazine Luiza
• Petrobras
• OK
• WEG
6. It is possible to be a trader every day
The trader is the professional who works on the stock exchange, taking advantage of fluctuations in the asset market to profit from short-term operations, often on the same day.
The objective of this strategy is to obtain returns from daily market movements.
Generally speaking, anyone can become a trader. However, to be successful in this market, you need to study, dedicate yourself and have a lot of patience.
But after all, how is it possible to be a trader every day?
The thing is, somewhere in the world, it will always be a trading day (the period in which assets and shares are traded on the financial market).
The vast majority of stock exchanges are obviously closed on weekends. However, in Muslim countries, stock exchanges usually operate on these days, as for them, Friday is a holy day.
In other words, many of the exchanges there operate from Sunday to Thursday.
The exception is the Tehran stock exchange (capital of Iran) which is closed on Thursday and Friday.
7. Isaac Newton once lost money on the stock market
It may seem strange, but it's true: one of the greatest physics geniuses of all time once lost a fortune on the stock market.
It's just that he was involved in one of the first major financial market bubbles.
In 1720, the investment in trade with the Spanish colonies brought huge losses to investors, such as Newton.
According to the English economist Benjamin Graham in his book “The Intelligent Investor”, Isaac Newton invested 3500 pounds (which corresponds to more than 780 thousand pounds today) in shares of the South Sea Company (SSC).
The company was founded in 1711. At the time, there was huge expectation regarding the company's future returns, as it had the exclusive right to trade with South America.
Market expectations increased the value of the shares. Initially, Newton managed to double the amount he had invested. Seeing that the price of the company's shares kept rising, he decided to resume the investment with another 20 thousand pounds.
But that's when the bubble started to burst.
Facing difficulty in negotiating with the new continent and without presenting good results, the shares of the South Sea Company fell abruptly.
It was at this moment that Isaac Newton saw his investments go down the drain.
8. Sport in the stock market
There are several European football teams that are listed on the stock exchange.
Depending on the player signed, the shares rise considerably.
A good example of this was the acquisition of the player Cristiano Ronaldo by Juventus, which made the club worth 200 million on the Milan stock exchange in just a few weeks.
In India, a country where football is not as important, stock market movements depend on the performance of its national cricket team, the most played sport in the country.
Conclusion
These are some of the main curiosities about the financial market not only in Brazil, but in other parts of the world!
