Candlestick Trading Blog
May 20, 2009
Stock Markets
| There are many different stock markets that investors can choose from all over the globe. In today's article we discuss the major United States markets as well as other markets around the world. The stock market is a place where buyers and sellers meet to exchange shares of a company. They are physical and virtual market places that offer procedures for stock trading that benefit both the buyers and the sellers. The size of the world stock exchange is estimated to be about 36.6 trillion U.S. dollars. United States Major Stock Markets New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) – this stock exchange is located on Wall Street and it is largest stock exchange in the world. It trades about 1.46 billion shares each day including stock for about 2,800 companies. Stocks traded on the exchange range from blue chip stocks to new high growth companies. There are very strict requirements for those companies that wish to be traded on this exchange. NASDAQ – this stock exchange is the largest equity securities trading market in the U.S. It has more trading volume than any other stock exchange in the world and it was the world's first electronic stock market. NASDAQ stands for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. It was the successor to the over the counter stocks systems of trading. American Stock Exchange (AMEX) – this stock exchange is the third largest stock exchange in the U.S. and it manages 10% of all American trades. This is one of the U.S. stock markets known for trading small cap stocks, trading options, and exchange traded funds. It lists companies from a variety of industries from companies of various sizes. There are other markets in the United States including the Boston Stock Exchange, the Cincinnati Stock Exchange, the Chicago Stock Exchange and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. Other popular stock exchanges in the world include the London Stock Exchange, the Euronext and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The London Stock Exchange is one of the largest exchanges in the world and it provides equity markets, trading service, derivatives and market data information. It is one of the top locations for finance in the world listing over 3,000 companies. The Euronext is based in Paris and is a European stock exchange. It also provides derivatives and equities markets and it is ranked the number fifth largest exchange in the world. There are other stock markets that stock investors can learn to trade from however this article discusses the major exchanges. Continue your stock market investing education to learn more about these stock exchanges and others. Online Stock Market Reviews presented live via the internet by Stephen Bigalow |
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