stock exchange
noun
1
: a place where security trading is conducted on an organized system
2
: an association of people organized to provide an auction market among themselves for the purchase and sale of securities
Examples of stock exchange in a Sentence
domestic and international stock exchanges
Shares of the company were trading at $20 on the New York Stock Exchange.
He works as a stockbroker on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
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Glimpse a grand exchange One of Antwerp’s architectural jewels is its former stock exchange, Handelsbeurs Antwerpen, originally built as a Gothic temple to commerce in 1532.
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Nina Siegal, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
The athlete has listed his real-estate properties in Spain on a small Spanish stock exchange, valuing them at $232 million, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2024
Thursday will mark the first time that Trump will ring the stock exchange bell, a symbolic ritual that is often designated to celebrities and visiting dignitaries.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Friday’s gains came after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved the creation of a 24-hour stock exchange by startup 24 Exchange, paving the way for round-the-clock trading.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
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Nina Siegal, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
The athlete has listed his real-estate properties in Spain on a small Spanish stock exchange, valuing them at $232 million, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2024
Thursday will mark the first time that Trump will ring the stock exchange bell, a symbolic ritual that is often designated to celebrities and visiting dignitaries.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Friday’s gains came after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved the creation of a 24-hour stock exchange by startup 24 Exchange, paving the way for round-the-clock trading.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Stock exchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20exchange. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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