New York Stock Exchange

American  

noun

1. the largest stock exchange in the U.S., located in New York City. NYSE, N.Y.S.E.

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New York Stock Exchange Cultural  

1. A stock exchange in the United States, located on Wall Street in New York City. Traditionally the largest exchange, it was surpassed in annual share volume during the 1990s by NASDAQ.

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New York Stock Exchange

Stock trading has never been bigger, and Texas dreams of a land grab from the duopoly of the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

President Donald Trump rang the opening bells for the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq on Monday to mark the occasion.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

Tokenization firm Securitize rose 4.4% in its New York Stock Exchange debut.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Many investors hold preferreds directly, since preferreds with $25-face values generally trade like common stocks on the New York Stock Exchange.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

One Wall Street broker even tried convincing Bobby to become a “corporation,” like the Beatles, so that shares of “Bobby Fischer” could be traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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