Markets & Prices

Markets and prices covers stocks, ETFs, financial instruments and crypto market mechanics. Start with the guides to shares, ETF structure and diversification, then use the news feed for specific developments.Start with these guides: What are stocks, how they work and what risks matter · ETFs explained: how they work, costs and risks · Portfolio diversification: what actually reduces risk.

How the stock market works: orders, prices and liquidity

Understanding how the stock market works means looking past the flashing price and following an order from the…

Marco Italiani · 3 months ago

To answer what are stocks, start with ownership. A stock represents an equity interest in a company: the…

Marco Italiani · 3 months ago

Updated on June 30, 2026. Strategy Bitcoin is back at the center of the market after the company…

Marco Italiani · 3 months ago

Updated June 25, 2026. Bitcoin options are back in focus as a large Deribit expiry arrives with spot…

Marco Italiani · 3 months ago

Crypto market today, June 21, 2026: the market is trying to stabilize after a weak stretch, but the…

Marco Italiani · 3 months ago

Updated June 20, 2026. Prediction markets are moving deeper into traditional finance: Schwab is working with Cboe on…

Marco Italiani · 4 months ago

Binance completes the conversion of SAFU to BTC: the pros and cons of a Bitcoin-denominated emergency fund and…

Marco Italiani · 7 months ago

Uniswap Labs and Securitize announce liquidity provision via UniswapX for BUIDL, BlackRock's tokenized fund: why this is a…

Marco Italiani · 7 months ago

Coinbase experienced an outage on February 12, 2026: why reliability matters in 24/7 crypto trading.

Marco Italiani · 7 months ago

The EU is considering a broad ban on crypto transactions linked to Russia: implications for exchanges, stablecoins, and…

Marco Italiani · 8 months ago