Stock markets
Stock market (market of securities, debentures and other paper holdings) - part of the capital market; market of securities involved in any stocks as well as over the counter (OTC Market).
Stock market is an abstract notion defining the whole set of actions and mechanisms which make it possible to trade securities (stocks, bonds etc.). You should not mistake this term for the notion of stock exchange, which is the organization with the following aims: providing a place for conducting trading deals and arranging the co-operation of the buyers and sellers of securities.
Stock market (market of securities, debentures and other paper holdings) - part of the capital market; market of securities involved in any stocks as well as over the counter (OTC Market).
Stock market is an abstract notion defining the whole set of actions and mechanisms which make it possible to trade securities (stocks, bonds etc.). You should not mistake this term for the notion of stock exchange, which is the organization with the following aims: providing a place for conducting trading deals and arranging the co-operation of the buyers and sellers of securities.