| stock exchange n. In both senses also called stock market. 1. A place where stocks, bonds, or other securities are bought and sold. 2. An association of stockbrokers who meet to buy and sell stocks and bonds according to fixed regulations. |
stock exchange
n (often capitals)
1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) Also called stock market
a. a highly organized market facilitating the purchase and sale of securities and operated by professional stockbrokers and market makers according to fixed rules
b. a place where securities are regularly traded
c. (as modifier) a stock-exchange operator stock-exchange prices
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) the prices or trading activity of a stock exchange the stock exchange fell heavily today
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| Noun | 1. |  stock exchange - an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokersfundamental analysis, fundamentals analysis - (stock exchange) the use of fundamentals as an investment strategy technical analysis, technical analysis of stock trends - (stock exchange) analysis of past price changes in the hope of forecasting future price changes curb market - a stock market for trading in securities not listed on the New York Stock Exchange exchange - a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members OTC market, over-the-counter market - a stock exchange where securities transactions are made via telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an exchange securities industry, market - the securities markets in the aggregate; "the market always frustrates the small investor" market analyst - an analyst of conditions affecting a market (especially the stock market) bid price - (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to buy a certain security closing price - (stock market) the price of the last transaction completed during a day's trading session offer price - (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to sell a certain security support level - (stock market) the price at which a certain security becomes attractive to investors pyramid - (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases P/E ratio, price-to-earnings ratio - (stock market) the price of a stock divided by its earnings |
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