Can a stock exchange be a great source of confusion for many people? The stock exchange is not a place. It is many places and many computer systems that make up a network to ease the buying and selling of shares in public companies. Investing can be confusing, with a lot of jargon, and stocks can make moves that seem to defy logic and explanation, but taking part in disciplined, limited way can be both fun and profitable. Hopefully, if youre looking to do that, you now know a little more about what the market is and how it works.