How does a stock exchange actually work, and above all: How can I, as an average consumer, use it to grow my savings? Dr. Christine Bortenlänger, Managing Director of the German Stock Institute, and Ulrich Kirstein, Press Officer of the Bavarian Stock Exchange AG, explain the fundamentals of supply and demand in the stock market in this book and introduce various investment forms: stocks, derivatives, certificates, fixed-income securities, funds, and more. They show where you can obtain the necessary information to develop a smart investment strategy that can vary greatly depending on your risk tolerance.