Markets

Shares of publicly listed companies — an ownership stake that can grow in value and pay dividends.

Every US-listed company with a live quote, plus its financial statements, SEC filings, earnings history, analyst consensus and news sentiment, so you can judge a business before you buy it.

Benchmarks that track a basket of securities — the quickest read on how a whole market is doing.

The S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, Dow Jones and Russell indices, plus Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. An index can’t be bought directly; funds that track it (ETFs) can.

Funds that hold a basket of assets but trade on an exchange like a single stock.

A low-cost way to own a whole market, sector or theme in one position. Compare funds by holdings, performance and what they track.

Raw materials such as oil, gold, copper and wheat, priced through futures.

Commodity prices respond to supply, demand, weather and geopolitics, and often move differently from shares — which is why investors use them to diversify or hedge inflation.

Digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ether that trade around the clock.

Prices in US dollars with market cap and 24-hour volume. Crypto is far more volatile than other asset classes and never closes, so moves can happen overnight and at weekends.

Exchange rates between currencies — the price of one currency in another.

The largest market in the world. Rates matter for anyone with foreign holdings, travel or international income, and they drive the currency conversion used across Portafel.