ELI5: I buy $5,000 worth of stocks. Each stock is worth $1000. Suddenly the stock drops and each stock is worth $1. My portfolio is valued at $5 now. I sell. Where did $4995 money go to? Submitted by figurine00 t3_1261aut on March 29, 2023 at 9:29 PM in explainlikeimfive 8 comments 5
ZombieCupcake22 t1_je70uxf wrote on March 29, 2023 at 9:32 PM Imagine you buy a car for $5,000 and a few years later sell it for $5. The 5K went to the original owner and then you got $5 from the new owner. It's the same with shares. Permalink 3
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