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A '''stock market''' is a list of [[stock]]s, or jointly held and publicly traded shares of a [[corporation]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasdaq.com/investing/glossary/s/stock-market|title=Stock Market|last=Harvey|first=Campbell R.|year=2011|work=Financial Glossary|publisher=[[NASDAQ]]|accessdate=30 October 2014}}</ref> The stocks usually bear some relation to each other: for example, in [[America]], the [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] is a list of longtime successful American companies (despite its name very few of the current companies are actually industrial), whereas the [[Nasdaq]] consists mostly of technology-based stocks. Other major cities in industrailized countries have stock exchanges, including "London, Paris, Milan, Hong Kong, Toronto and Tokyo."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stockexchangesecrets.com/stock-exchange.html|title=What Is A Stock Exchange And What Does It Do?|year=2014|publisher=SES|accessdate=30 October 2014|quote=Most of the world’s industrialized nations have one or more stock exchanges. Among the largest are those in London, Paris, Milan, Hong Kong, Toronto and Tokyo.}}</ref> | A '''stock market''' is a list of [[stock]]s, or jointly held and publicly traded shares of a [[corporation]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasdaq.com/investing/glossary/s/stock-market|title=Stock Market|last=Harvey|first=Campbell R.|year=2011|work=Financial Glossary|publisher=[[NASDAQ]]|accessdate=30 October 2014}}</ref> The stocks usually bear some relation to each other: for example, in [[America]], the [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] is a list of longtime successful American companies (despite its name very few of the current companies are actually industrial), whereas the [[Nasdaq]] consists mostly of technology-based stocks. Other major cities in industrailized countries have stock exchanges, including "London, Paris, Milan, Hong Kong, Toronto and Tokyo."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stockexchangesecrets.com/stock-exchange.html|title=What Is A Stock Exchange And What Does It Do?|year=2014|publisher=SES|accessdate=30 October 2014|quote=Most of the world’s industrialized nations have one or more stock exchanges. Among the largest are those in London, Paris, Milan, Hong Kong, Toronto and Tokyo.}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 21:45, August 25, 2020
A stock market is a list of stocks, or jointly held and publicly traded shares of a corporations.[1] The stocks usually bear some relation to each other: for example, in America, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is a list of longtime successful American companies (despite its name very few of the current companies are actually industrial), whereas the Nasdaq consists mostly of technology-based stocks. Other major cities in industrailized countries have stock exchanges, including "London, Paris, Milan, Hong Kong, Toronto and Tokyo."[2]
Market capitalization is the amount a company is worth in its publicly trade stock, and a ranking of the companies having the highest capitalization is easily accessible.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Harvey, Campbell R. (2011). Stock Market. Financial Glossary. NASDAQ. Retrieved on 30 October 2014.
- ↑ What Is A Stock Exchange And What Does It Do?. SES (2014). Retrieved on 30 October 2014. “Most of the world’s industrialized nations have one or more stock exchanges. Among the largest are those in London, Paris, Milan, Hong Kong, Toronto and Tokyo.”
- ↑ https://companiesmarketcap.com/
External links
Further reading
- Fraser, Steve. Wall Street: America's Dream Palace (2009) excerpt and text search
