American Stock Exchange

noun

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

American Stock Exchange

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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