stock exchange
Securities trading venue
A stock exchange is an organized marketplace where securities—stocks, bonds, and other financial instruments—are bought and sold.
Major exchanges like the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ provide regulated platforms for trading, price discovery, and capital raising.
Companies "list" on an exchange to make their shares publicly tradeable: The company went public on the London Stock Exchange.
Units of company ownership
- bondsTies that unite
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- blue chipStable, reputable investment
derivatives · futures · options · commodities · ETF · index fund · mutual funds · warrants
Stock market benchmark
- S&P 500Major stock market index
- FTSEBritish stock market index
- NikkeiJapanese stock average
- Hang SengHong Kong stock index
benchmark · index · bull market · bear market · correction · rally · crash · all-time high
Largest equities market
- NASDAQElectronic securities exchange
- trading floorExchange transaction area
- ticker tapeNarrow printed stock quotes
- closing bellTrading session's terminus
market maker · day trader · bid · ask · order book · execution · limit order · market order
First public stock offering
- listingRecorded item in catalog
- delistingRemoval from exchange
- public offeringSecurities sale to investors
- underwritingRisk evaluation and acceptance
prospectus · float · market capitalization · ticker symbol · disclosure · filing · SEC · regulation
Irregular change over time
- swingsRhythmic back-and-forth movements
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- crashSudden violent impact
- circuit breakerAutomatic power cutoff device
flash crash · panic selling · uncertainty · whipsaw · Black Monday · bubble · speculation · risk
Collected works or assets
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
- capital gainsProfit from asset sales
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- returnGo back again
asset allocation · diversification · value investing · shareholder · equity stake · voting rights · buyback · reinvestment
shares
Units of company ownership
- bondsTies that unite
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
blue chip · derivatives · futures · options · commodities · ETF · index fund · mutual funds · warrants · convertibles
Dow Jones
Stock market benchmark
Hang Seng · benchmark · index · bull market · bear market · correction · rally · crash · all-time high · closing price
NYSE
Largest equities market
- NASDAQElectronic securities exchange
- trading floorExchange transaction area
- ticker tapeNarrow printed stock quotes
closing bell · market maker · day trader · bid · ask · order book · execution · limit order · market order · stop loss
IPO
First public stock offering
- listingRecorded item in catalog
- delistingRemoval from exchange
- public offeringSecurities sale to investors
underwriting · prospectus · float · market capitalization · ticker symbol · disclosure · filing · SEC · regulation · compliance
fluctuation
Irregular change over time
- swingsRhythmic back-and-forth movements
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- crashSudden violent impact
circuit breaker · flash crash · panic selling · uncertainty · whipsaw · Black Monday · bubble · speculation · risk · hedging
portfolio
Collected works or assets
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
- capital gainsProfit from asset sales
- yieldProduce or relinquish
return · asset allocation · diversification · value investing · shareholder · equity stake · voting rights · buyback · reinvestment
- exchangestrading, swap, swapping, barter, bartering
- economic policymonetary policy, tax policy, fiscal discipline, fiscal stimulus, fiscal restraint
- finance termsnet profit, gross profit, budget, credit, debt
- Finance WorldWall Street, banks, central banks, investment banks, hedge funds
- Wall Street historyspeculative bubbles, ticker tape, bull markets, bear markets, short selling
- busy placesmarketplace, train station, airport, hospital, school