✔ 最佳答案
When you buy a stock (for example at $50) you do not realize the profit or loss until you sell it. If during the time period you are holding the stock, it falls down to $40 then goes up to $60, you do not actually lose $10, then earn $10, unless you sell it. The profit or loss are shown on your account but are not realized (called "paper" loss or profit). This is true only if you buy and hold stocks. When you are invested in a stock, the invested money do not earn any interest, it just fluctuates with the stock price. The only instance when you make additional money is when/if the company distributes dividends while you are holding their stock.
This is not true if you are buying stocks on margin or if you are trading on derivartives (these are risky if you do not know what they mean). And as a recommendation, never invest in something you do not fully understand.