In the stock market,for someone to make money, does that mean someone has to lose money?

Question

When I am buy stock at a lower price point than it was trading a 1 day or week, month or year later, does it mean that somebody during that same time frame is losing the difference?

In: Economics

Answer 1

I grow a lemon

I sell it to you for $2

Something happens to the lemon market and prices increase as well as citrus demand.

You sell the lemon for $5

We both made a profit here with no loss.

Growing the lemon is an IPO for simplicity sake.