American Stock Exchange

American  

noun

1. the second largest stock exchange in the U.S., located in New York City. ASE, A.S.E.

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American Stock Exchange Cultural  

1. Traditionally, the second largest stock exchange in the United States, after the New York Stock Exchange. The American Stock Exchange is in New York City. It is often identified in financial pages as AMEX. In 1998, AMEX merged with the NASD, which runs the NASDAQ exchange.

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Example Sentences

In the mid-1980s, Van Peebles was one of the few Black options traders on the American Stock Exchange — “making deals, like always,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2021

Kors presented his collection at the American Stock Exchange building in Lower Manhattan.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2020

Together with her husband she co-founded Johnson Products, one of America's most successful black-owned businesses, and the first to be listed on the American Stock Exchange.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2019

She said there was symbolism to the date — Dec. 2, Gianni Versace’s birthday — but not the venue — the American Stock Exchange.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2018

He now holds the American Stock Exchange in the hollow of his hand; instead of mice, he goes for bulls and bears, and stocks rise and fall at his whim.

From Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society by Allyn, Jack

Related Words

• exchange