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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The mandate requires the disclosure of women and minorities on boards of companies listed on the stock exchange and the provision of either a minimum number of women and minorities on their boards or an explanation of their absence.
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Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 15 May 2024
Ashley Madison was even considering a $200 million IPO on the London stock exchange in the spring of 2015, according to Fortune.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
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Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 15 May 2024
Ashley Madison was even considering a $200 million IPO on the London stock exchange in the spring of 2015, according to Fortune.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
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 28 May. 2024.
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