Stock Market Information » What Is The Stock Market?
The stock market is a market that allows for the trading of company stock (and derivatives) at an agreed price. These securities are listed on the stock exchange and can be bought and sold. The stock exchange has the very important job of bringing together the buyers and sellers of stocks and securities. The stock market in the US includes trading of securities from the NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX and numerous regional exchanges. In this section we will be discussing what exactly the stock market is and what the various parts are. The terminology used can be looked up in our Stock Market Terms category.
One of the biggest areas of discussion of the stock market is trading since the purpose of the stock market is to power trades between buyers and sellers. We will discuss in detail what exactly trading is and how the stock market supports the act of trading stocks. “What is the stock market?” sounds like a rather simple question but the answer is very complex. There are many parts to the stock market and to answer the question thoroughly all of these parts need to be described.