Stock Exchange — Flashcards

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A stock exchange is a market where stocks, shares, and other securities are bought and sold. It helps owners sell their securities and helps buyers invest in them. It is an important part of the capit…

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A stock exchange is called the pulse of the economy because it reflects the economic condition of a country through trading activities, price changes, and investor confidence. When business conditions…

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It means that the stock exchange is the central and strongest part of the capital market. It is the main place where savings are channelled into investments and where securities are actively traded.

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Pyle defined stock exchanges as marketing places where securities that have been listed there may be bought and sold for either investment or speculation. This definition highlights both investment an…

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Hastings defined stock exchange or securities market as all the places where buyers and sellers of stocks and bonds or their representatives undertake transactions involving the sale of securities. Th…

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Husband and Dockeray defined stock exchanges as privately organised markets used to facilitate trading in securities. This shows that stock exchanges are organised systems for buying and selling secur…

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It is an association, organisation, or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, established for the purpose of assisting, regulating, and controlling business in buying, selling, and dealing …

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A stock exchange is a place where securities are bought and sold, it is run by an association or body of individuals, it has a defined area of operation, it assists and regulates buying and selling, a…