Stock exchange
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
|
"Enter the London Stock Exchange, that place more respectable than many a court. You will see the deputies of all nations gathered there for the service of mankind. There the Jew, the Mohammedan, and the Christian deal with each other as if they were of the same religion, and give the name of infidel only to those who go bankrupt; there, the Presbyterian trusts the Anabaptist, and the Anglican honors the Quaker's promise. On leaving these peaceful and free assemblies, some go to the synagogue, others to drink; this one goes to be baptized . . ; that one has his foreskin cut off and the Hebrew words mumbled over the child which he does not understand; others go to their church to await the inspiration of God, their hats on their heads, and all are content."--Letters on the English (1734) by Voltaire |
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
A stock exchange, securities exchange, or bourse is an exchange where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities, such as shares of stock, bonds and other financial instruments. Stock exchanges may also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of such securities and instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividends. Securities traded on a stock exchange include stock issued by listed companies, unit trusts, derivatives, pooled investment products and bonds. Stock exchanges often function as "continuous auction" markets with buyers and sellers consummating transactions via open outcry at a central location such as the floor of the exchange or by using an electronic trading platform.
See also
- Auction
- Asset allocation
- Capital market
- Commodities exchange
- Corporate governance
- Diversification (finance)
- Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges
- Financial regulation
- Financial risk management
- Histoire des bourses de valeurs (French)
- International Organization of Securities Commissions
- Securities market participants (United States)
- Stag profit
- Stock market crash
- Stock market bubble
- Stock exchanges for developing countries
- Stock market data systems
- Standard deviation
- Risk management
- World Federation of Exchanges
