Please Explain the following information

• The structure of the stock market and how it operates
• How transactions are conducted in the stock market
• Securities that could be bought or sold in the stock market
• Other available financial instruments besides stocks
• How they are used

Evaluate the Overall Stock Market Performance Using the Main Indexes:

• Compare and contrast the three major stock market indexes (i.e. Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and NASDAQ Composite).
• Graph the performance of indexes from 1996 to present.
• Analyze the trends and explain the major events from 1996.
• Discuss the overall economic outlook and analysts' forecast of the stock market.
• What are the factors that affect how the stock market performs?
• Where do you see the stock market going over the next three months? One year? Three years?