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 Exchange · Securities

Bond market
 Bond valuation
 Corporate bond
 Fixed income
 Government bond
 High-yield debt
 Municipal bond
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Securitization

Stock market
 Common stock
 Preferred stock
 Registered share
 Stock
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Stock certificate
 Stock exchange

Other markets
Derivatives
 (Credit derivative
 Futures exchange
 Hybrid security)
 
Foreign exchange
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 Exchange rate)
 Commodity
 Money
 Real estate
 Reinsurance

Over-the-counter (off-exchange)
 Forwards
 Options
 Spot market
 Swaps

Trading
 Participants
 Regulation
 Clearing

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Courtyard of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange (Beurs van Hendrick de Keyser in Dutch), the

foremost centre of global securities markets in the 17th century
The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in 2009
New York Stock Exchange

London Stock Exchange

National Stock Exchange of India

Offices of Bursa Malaysia, Malaysia's national stock exchange (known before demutualization as
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange)

A stock market, equity market, or share market is the aggregation of buyers and

sellers of stocks (also called shares), which represent ownership claims on businesses;
these may include securities listed on a public stock exchange, as well as stock that is
only traded privately, such as shares of private companies which are sold
to investors through equity crowdfunding platforms. Investment in the stock market is
most often done via stockbrokerages and electronic trading platforms. Investment is
usually made with an investment strategy in mind.
Stocks can be categorized by the country where the company is domiciled. For
example, Nestlé and Novartis are domiciled in Switzerland and traded on the SIX Swiss
Exchange, so they may be considered as part of the Swiss stock market, although the
stocks may also be traded on exchanges in other countries, for example, as American
depositary receipts (ADRs) on U.S. stock markets.