How does the stock market work?” Is a question you should ask yourself before you develop stock market strategies and start investing in the stock market. The answer to this question is simple, companies go public by offering a specific number of stocks in their company to the public through the stock exchange. Investors then can use the stock exchange to buy and sell stocks of companies that they are interested in. While this basic description of how the stock market works is adequate enough to understand what the stock market is, to get a better understanding of how it actually works it will be important to learn about the market and stock market strategies though a formal education.