stock exchange

American  

noun

1. a building or place where stocks and other securities are bought and sold.

2. an association of brokers and dealers in stocks and bonds who meet together and transact business according to fixed rules.

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stock exchange British  

noun

1. Also called: stock market. 

   1. a highly organized market facilitating the purchase and sale of securities and operated by professional stockbrokers and market makers according to fixed rules

   2. a place where securities are regularly traded

   3. ( as modifier )

      a stock-exchange operator

      stock-exchange prices

2. the prices or trading activity of a stock exchange

   the stock exchange fell heavily today

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stock exchange Cultural  

1. A place where stocks, bonds, and other securities are bought and sold.

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In the United States, the two largest stock exchanges are the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. Activity on these two exchanges is usually considered an indication of the state of the economy as a whole.

Etymology

Origin of stock exchange

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

"No financial exchange is immune from bad actors. Not stock exchanges, not banks, not prediction markets," Bobby DeNault, who leads Kalshi's enforcement efforts, said in a post on Wednesday.

From BBC

But Chang added that investors also are focusing on the structure of BDCs — some of which are listed on stock exchanges and trade daily, even though the private loans in their portfolio do not.

From MarketWatch

The delisting from Milan’s stock exchange will follow, it added, without specifying how it intends to buy the 14% stake it doesn’t yet own or on what timeframe.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last month, trading volume across mainland Chinese stock exchanges reached a record high.

From The Wall Street Journal

Samsung Electronics stock was up more than six percent in afternoon trade on South Korea's stock exchange.

From Barron's

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