NYSE

Wall Street exchange

NYSE is the New York Stock Exchange, the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization.

Located on Wall Street in Manhattan, it's where shares of major companies are bought and sold.

The term appears in financial contexts: NYSE-listed companies, trading on the NYSE.

Often called simply "the exchange" in American financial discourse.

trading

floor

Indoor walking surface

  • bellHollow resonating instrument
  • tickerInformal term for heart
  • buyObtain through payment

sell · order · bid · ask · spread · volume · execution · clearing · settlement · halt

listings

IPO

First public stock offering

securities · equities · stocks · shares · capitalization · public · composite · index · requirements · compliance

institutions

SEC

Stock market regulator

clearinghouse · specialist · member · seat · board · ICE · self-regulatory · surveillance · oversight · audit

investors

shareholder

Equity owner in corporation

bullish · bearish · analyst · institutional · retail · ETF · stake · ownership · proxy · fiduciary

WallStreet

bull

Steer before castration

  • bearLarge furry omnivore
  • crashSudden violent impact
  • rallyGathering for a cause

correction · bubble · boom · recession · capitalism · speculation · volatility · liquidity · sentiment · panic

indices

index

Alphabetical guide to contents

sector · performance · tracking · rebalancing · constituent

Categories
Opposites
trading mechanism

NYSENASDAQ

Electronic securities exchange

pink sheets · over-the-counter · crypto exchange

geographic/regulatory jurisdiction

NYSETokyo Stock Exchange

Japan's primary securities market

London Stock Exchange · foreign exchanges

institutional vs. informal trading

NYSEblack market

Illicit trading system

Family

new

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G