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A stock exchange is a market for the purchase and sale of stocks, shares and other interest-bearing securities. It is a free market subject to the laws of supply and demand in much the same way as a street market.
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© 1973 J. Randall Stott
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Stott, J.R. (1973). The Stock Exchange. In: Basic Commerce for First Examinations. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-81561-6_20
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