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Stock Market When defined in layman terms, stock market refers to a place or market where stocks of a company are traded. Both the derivatives and stock of a company which are securities are listed in the stock market.
In a stock market the stocks of a company are traded but bonds are still traded in the bond market whereas commodities are traded in the commodity market. The size of a stock market is just half of the bond market which stands at a whopping $45 trillion. Most of it is dominated by American banks.
The stocks which are listed are traded in the stock market. One of the biggest markets is the U.S stock market where securities listed on NASDAQ and NYSE are traded. The European stock market comprises of Deutsche Börse. and London Stock Exchange (LSE).
The people involved in a stock market vary from small stock investors to big hedge fund traders and are dependant on professionals in the stock market. The major function of a stock market is to provide a platform for exchange of securities among the seller and the buyer.
Stock markets help companies to raise money enabling them to go public. Stock markets offer liquidity to investors. The movement of a stock market is monitored by price indices which are referred to as stock market indices.
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