stock exchange
noun
1
: a place where security trading is conducted on an organized system
2
: an association of people organized to provide an auction market among themselves for the purchase and sale of securities
Examples of stock exchange in a Sentence
domestic and international stock exchanges
Shares of the company were trading at $20 on the New York Stock Exchange.
He works as a stockbroker on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
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Aside from New York, the company operates stock exchanges in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland.
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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
Unveiled during the trading hours of the Australian stock exchange where Rio Tinto is listed (along with London) the share price of the world’s second biggest miner slipped 0.7% lower to A$118.74.
—Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Spinoff deals are also getting more creative, including European companies cleaving off a division and listing it on a U.S. stock exchange.
—Michael Flaherty, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Image Global bond anxiety Major stock exchanges in the United States are closed on Thursday as part of a national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
Unveiled during the trading hours of the Australian stock exchange where Rio Tinto is listed (along with London) the share price of the world’s second biggest miner slipped 0.7% lower to A$118.74.
—Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Spinoff deals are also getting more creative, including European companies cleaving off a division and listing it on a U.S. stock exchange.
—Michael Flaherty, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Image Global bond anxiety Major stock exchanges in the United States are closed on Thursday as part of a national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Stock exchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20exchange. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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