I understand and at the same time there&#x27;s one little thing I&#x27;m missing which has always mystified me about stocks:<p>Who sets &quot;the price&quot;?<p>I understand that if a large amount of shares appear on the market with no demand, the entity selling them will lower the price in an effort to sell them. But how does that factor into &quot;the price&quot; that the stock is worth across the market from any&#x2F;all sellers? How is that calculated? Is it just whatever the stock last sold for?