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A marketplace where stocks are bought and sold, like NYSE or NASDAQ.
Why It Matters
Stock exchanges are where buyers and sellers meet (electronically). The NYSE on Wall Street is the largest in the world by market cap ($25+ trillion). To trade on major exchanges, companies must meet strict requirements - financial reporting, minimum share price, corporate governance. This gives investors some protection that they're buying legitimate businesses.
Key Points
- NYSE and NASDAQ are the two main US exchanges - together they cover most stocks you'll encounter
- Major global exchanges: London (LSE), Tokyo (TSE), Hong Kong (HKEX), Shanghai (SSE)
- OTC (over-the-counter) markets have less regulation - more risk, often penny stocks
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A marketplace where stocks are bought and sold, like NYSE or NASDAQ. Stock exchanges are where buyers and sellers meet (electronically). The NYSE on Wall Street is the largest in the world by market cap ($25+ trillion).
Stock exchanges are where buyers and sellers meet (electronically). The NYSE on Wall Street is the largest in the world by market cap ($25+ trillion). To trade on major exchanges, companies must meet strict requirements - financial reporting, minimum share price, corporate governance. This gives investors some protection that they're buying legitimate businesses.
NYSE and NASDAQ are the two main US exchanges - together they cover most stocks you'll encounter
Major global exchanges: London (LSE), Tokyo (TSE), Hong Kong (HKEX), Shanghai (SSE)
OTC (over-the-counter) markets have less regulation - more risk, often penny stocks