It is as easy to invest as it is difficult to earn. The money you invest is your lifeblood; hence when you invest in stocks, do consider all pros and cons so that you stay safe from creating a hole in your pocket. The volatile nature of the market requires that to avoid losses you should be equipped with knowledge of the market trends. Hot stocks recommended by experts may not prove profitable always. You can follow the recommendations for the most active stocks but at the same time a cautious speculation considering all factors should be reflected on.

Stock quotes are also termed ticker tapes. The most up-to-date price information of stocks accompanied by volume information and represented by abbreviated company symbols is exhibited as live stock quotes in television channels, brokerage platforms, stock exchange corporate sites, financial news portals, and also appears scrolling on brokerage walls. Given the wide medium of gaining information of the latest stock quotes, the investor stays at a competitive advantage. You can view it from the comfort of your space at your convenience and involve in day trading no matter whether it is opening price or intraday high price or intraday low price or closing price. Live quotes are displayed during trading hours of the stock exchanges during the day.

The concept of ticker tape revolved around the transmitting of stock price information over telegraph lines. The term ticker was drawn from the sound made by the telegraph machine as it printed, and tape referred to the paper tape printout operated by machines; the rolling display of stock prices came to be known as ticker tape. No wonder it was the hard work and efforts of Edward A. Calahan of the American Telegraph Company who was the brainchild behind the invention of the first stock telegraph printing device. Prior to that stock quotes were conveyed or transmitted over long distances via telegraph wiring. The concept gained great momentum for a century between 1870 and 1970 until television and computers grabbed the scenario. Soon after the Internet started influencing businesses and online trading, the concept of hot stocks and the most active stocks, started drawing immense attention. Investment decisions of the investors rested on the stocks quotes displayed at all mediums as aforementioned.

So get ready and focus on the profitable ventures in the stock market by selecting the right and profit-oriented hot stocks!