securities market

Other forms: securities markets

Definitions of securities market
  1. noun
    an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers
    synonyms: stock exchange, stock market
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    examples:
    American Stock Exchange
    a stock exchange in New York
    Bourse
    the stock exchange in Paris
    New York Stock Exchange
    a stock exchange in New York
    types:
    curb market
    a stock market for trading in securities not listed on the New York Stock Exchange
    OTC market, over-the-counter market
    a stock exchange where securities transactions are made via telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an exchange
    type of:
    exchange
    a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
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