What is an investor ?

An investor is a person who devotes capital to investment with the hope of gaining profits from it. Investors have different attitudes toward investing than trading, and a successful investor picks the options that can return the most.

A private investor can be somebody from your family or friend. They can provide the seed money for a new firm with the expectation of gaining once the business starts earning.

An angel investor is an early investor who provides funds to set up a company in exchange for an equity ownership interest. Most high profile stories on WhatsApp, Uber and Facebook were started by angel investors.

Professionally managed firms handle the money invested by institutional investors, and the market experts ensure the capital markets lead to high profits where the aggregate capital needs to grow and provide the trading markets with liquidity are met.