exchange-traded

Listed on bourses

Exchange-traded describes financial instruments bought and sold on a formal exchange rather than through private transactions.

An exchange-traded fund (ETF) trades on stock exchanges like individual shares, unlike mutual funds which are purchased directly from the issuing company.

The term signals standardization, transparency, and liquidity: exchange-traded options, exchange-traded commodities.

securities

ETF

Tradable pooled investment vehicle

  • fundReserved money supply
  • stockGoods kept for sale
  • sharePortion given out

commodity · derivative · note · product · index · portfolio · asset · bond · option · futures

markets

NYSE

Largest equities market

  • NASDAQElectronic securities exchange
  • listingRecorded item in catalog
  • tickerInformal term for heart

quote · volume · liquidity · bourse · floor · session · hours · opening · closing · bell

investing

diversification

Expanding into varied areas

active · rebalancing · holdings · allocation · benchmark · tracking · returns · yield · dividend · transparent

structure

open-ended

Lacking fixed boundaries

premium · discount · in-kind · custodian · sponsor · issuer · prospectus · regulated · SEC · wrapper

Opposites
trading venue

exchange-tradedover-the-counter

Buyable without medical authorization

OTC · unlisted · bilateral · bespoke · negotiated

market transparency and regulation

exchange-tradedopaque

Impassable to light

unregulated · illiquid

public accessibility

exchange-tradedprivate

Restricted to certain parties

restricted · illiquid · unregistered · exempt · non-public

Family

exchange, traded, trade, exchanges, exchanged, exchanging, exchangeable, exchanger, trades

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