The stock market is a world of specialized terms, concepts and practices, and understanding the stock market can be challenging for beginners. With a bit of patient study, however, novice investors can find themselves mastering the art and science of trading on stock exchanges around the world. At first, investing can feel like gambling and many beginners want to learn how to play the stock market, thinking that they can understand the moves of the Dow Jones or NASDAQ, but the real skill starts to come as an investor takes it more seriously. • Investing on the stock market is riskier than some other investments. The reason for this is that share prices rise and fall all the time as economic and market forces change. • However, the higher risk involved also means that you have an opportunity to make a greater profit.Usually, higher risk means a higher return (profit).