Thursday, March 19, 2009

What is Stock Exchange?

Marketplace where brokers and dealers meet to buy and sell stocks of publicly traded companies on behalf of investors.

A market in which securities are bought and sold. Its basic function is to enable public companies, governments and local authorities to raise capital by selling securities to investors.

An organized marketplace where members gather to trade securities. Members may act either as agents for customers, or as principals for their own accounts.

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