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.

Recent Examples on the Web

In August, trading in Legacy’s shares were suspended because of exchange concerns about the company’s financial health which includes (under rule 12:2) the stock exchange being satisfied that a company has adequate funds to remain quoted. —Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024

But this time around, as the company looks to simultaneously list across stock exchanges in Barcelona, Madrid, Bilbao and Valencia, things could be different. —Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 7 Oct. 2024

Trading volume on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges hit 2.59 trillion yuan ($368.78 billion), surpassing a high of 2.37 trillion yuan on May 28, 2015, according to Wind Information. —Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024

Reality check: There might be little upside for companies to switch stock exchanges and have to justify the move to their investors. —Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

stock exchange

noun

1

: a place where the buying and selling of stocks is conducted

2

: an association of stockbrokers

Legal Definition

stock exchange

noun

1

: a place where security trading is conducted on an organized system

2

: an association or group of people organized to provide an auction market among themselves for the purchase and sale of securities