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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Here's the full rundown on how the holiday weekend will affect U.S. stock exchanges, the bond market and banks.
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
The Hong Kong stock exchange has adjusted its listing rules in the interim, including ones that support companies already listed in mainland China to offer shares in Hong Kong.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
In 1981, Lee took Henderson Land public on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Trading Algorithm Manipulation—A separate attack targeted stock exchanges.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
The Hong Kong stock exchange has adjusted its listing rules in the interim, including ones that support companies already listed in mainland China to offer shares in Hong Kong.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
In 1981, Lee took Henderson Land public on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Trading Algorithm Manipulation—A separate attack targeted stock exchanges.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stock exchange
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“Stock exchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20exchange. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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