stock exchange

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.

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stock exchange

Noun

1.

a. a highly organized market for the purchase and sale of stocks and shares, operated by professional stockbrokers and market makers according to fixed rules

b. a place where stocks and shares are traded

2. the prices or trading activity of a stock exchange: the stock exchange has been rising

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stock exchange - an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers securities market, stock market fundamental 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

Translations

stock exchange n → bolsa

stock exchange stock n → Bourse f (des valeurs)

stock exchange stock n → Börse f

stock exchange n → Borsa (valori)