The auction markets where stocks are bought and sold by broker/dealers for other people's accounts. A well-known stock exchange, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), provides a market for the buying and selling of stocks. NASDAQ, on the other hand, is not a stock exchange because it is not an auction market. NASDAQ stocks are dealt "over-the-counter" by brokers.
Formal organizations, approved and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), that are made up of members who use the facilities to exchange certain common stocks. The two major national stock exchanges are the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the American Stock Exchange (ASE or AMEX). Five regional stock exchanges include the Midwest, Pacific, Philadelphia, Boston, and Cincinnati. The Arizona Stock Exchange is an after-hours electronic marketplace where anonymous participants trade stocks via personal computers.
The places where securities are actually traded. Examples: New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Pacific Exchange (PCX).
Facility to enable buy and selling of Securities. Some are fully computerized and some are ‘mannedâ€(tm). Examples are: - ASX: Australian Stock Exchange, AMEX: American Stock Exchange, NASDAQ: National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation system, NYSE: New York Stock Exchange
Formal organizations, approved and regulated by the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), to exchange certain common stocks. The two major national stock exchanges are the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the American Stock Exchange (ASE or AMEX). There is also the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations System (NASDAQ) - a computerized system to facilitate trading by providing brokers/dealers with current bid and ask price quotes.
Formal organizations, approved and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States, that are made up of members who use the facilities to exchange certain common stocks. The two major national stock exchanges in the United States are the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the American Stock Exchange (ASE or AMEX).
