securities exchange

securities exchange definition - business

securities exchange

A facility or network for the organized trading of securities. The major national exchanges are the American Stock Exchange, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Nasdaq, and New York Stock Exchange. Also called exchange1, market1, organized securities exchange, stock exchange.

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