bourse

European stock market

A bourse is a stock exchange, especially one in continental Europe.

The term comes from a French word for purse or money bag.

In financial contexts, it often appears in news about European markets: The Paris bourse fell sharply on the news.

The plural is bourses.

finance

capital market

Long-term securities trading system

volatility · liquidity · regulation · capitalization · shareholder · brokerage · asset management · risk · return · growth

trading

stock exchange

Securities trading marketplace

stocks · shares · brokers · dealers · listing · ticker symbol · clearinghouse · auction · bid · ask

instruments

securities

Tradeable financial assets

options · derivatives · commodities · ETF · warrants · indices · blue chip · IPO · dividends · portfolio

markets

Frankfurt

German financial capital

emerging markets · index · benchmark · capitalization · volume · turnover · listed companies

Categories
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financial market type

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Illicit trading system

underground economy · shadow banking · gray market · barter system · street trading

economic activity type

boursefactory

Industrial production facility

farm · workshop · sweatshop · mine · plantation

Family

purse, bursar, bursary

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