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

No. When you buy a stock you’re betting that the value of that company increases over time. That company can do that without anyone losing money.