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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 in the
stock market 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. Ed
Barsano Creator
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_market