A Guide to Search Results for "Stock Market"
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In its most general sense, the search term "stock market" refers to publicly traded investment opportunities, such as stocks, bonds, commodities, and futures. However, "The Stock Market" traditionally refers to a central physical location where brokers actually meet to buy and sell such investment opportunities. This remains true in modern business practice even though virtually all stock markets use sophisticated computer and telecommunications networks to overcome geographical boundaries. The notable exception to this general rule is the NASDAQ® stock exchange, which allows over 500 financial firms known as "market makers" to distribute their stock using a wide variety of business models and trading technologies.

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Are you looking for the offical Web site of one of the major "stock markets"?

• NYSE - The New York Stock Exchange
  Over 80 percent of American securities are traded on the NYSE, the oldest and largest of all United States stock exchanges. In 1991, over 10,000 institutions managing $3.5 trillion in securities had access to and used the NYSE market.

• NASDAQ
  The world's largest electronic stock exchange, transmiting real-time quote and trade data to more than 1.3 million users in 83 countries, Nasdaq lists the securities of nearly 4,100 of the world's leading companies.

• PSE - The Pacific Stock Exchange
  Closing at 1:50pm Pacific Time, the Pacific Stock Exchange is the last full-auction market to close in the United States, 50 minutes past the close of the NYSE.

• BSE - The Boston Stock Exchange
  Over 2300 total issues, including 190 exclusive listings.

• CSE - The Cincinatti Stock Exchange
  Founded in 1885, the Chicago Stock Exchange is the youngest regional exchange in the country.

• CHX - The Chicago Stock Exchange
  Trades over 4,000 stock issues.

• PHLX - The Philadelphia Stock Exchange
  Founded in 1790, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange is the oldest security exchange in the United States.

Are you looking for information about "stock market" investments?

• Quote.com
  Brings together market data, news, charts, original content and commentary to create a complete investment resource.

• Yahoo! Finance
  Personal finance investing tips and news.

• BigCharts
  Interactive online charting service giving free and unlimited access to charts, reports, indicators, and quotes on 22,700 US stocks, mutual funds, and major market indices.

• The Stock Market Game
  An interactive educational program designed for grades 4 through 12.