Stocks & securities

Stocks & securities

Stocks trades, exchanges and tools etc.

Industry: Financial services; Investment

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Market maker

Financial services; Stocks & securities

A brokerage acting in OTC markets like the Nasdaq, which to facilitate trading will hold stocks in a particular security, and display buy and sell quotations for a guaranteed number of shares. This ...

NYSE

Financial services; Stocks & securities

New York Stock Exchange. A listed exchange founded in 1792.

Listed exchange

Financial services; Stocks & securities

A physical stock exchange, where buyers and sellers meet to exchange securities.

Specialist

Financial services; Stocks & securities

An employee in a stock exchange who matches buyers and sellers, and auctions the stock.

OTC

Financial services; Stocks & securities

Over-the-counter market. A form of stock exchange with no central, physical location, rather OTCs work through telecommunications networks. The Nasdaq is the most popular of these in the US.

OTCBB

Financial services; Stocks & securities

Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board. A form of electronic trading service (like the Nasdaq) but unlike other stock exchanges, no listing requirements are required for the OTCBB. OTCBB stocks are usually ...