equity market
Share trading venue
An equity market is a marketplace where shares of publicly traded companies are bought and sold—synonymous with stock market.
The term emphasizes that participants are trading ownership stakes (equity) in businesses rather than debt instruments like bonds: Emerging equity markets have shown strong growth this quarter.
Also called a stock exchange when referring to a specific institution.
- investorsThose who commit capital
- brokersTransaction intermediaries
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- blue chip stocksShares in financially solid corporations
- sharesUnits of company ownership
trading · capital allocation · wealth creation · clearinghouses · settlement · institutional investors · IPO · going public · stock exchange · opening bell · preferred shares · portfolio management · common shares · fund managers · stock ticker · analysts · insider trading laws · traders
- marketsbazaar, souk, vendors, food stalls, Grand Bazaar
- equitycommon stock, preferred stock, retained earnings, treasury stock, outstanding shares
- trading rulestrading halt, circuit breakers, trading hours, all or nothing, lot size
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Venue for debt securities
credit market · money market · commodities market · currency market
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