Oldest and largest stock exchange in North America with more than 1,600 companies listed on the exchanges.
What is the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)?
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is a stock exchange located in New York City and considered to be one of the largest and most important stock exchanges in the world. It was founded in 1792 and is the oldest stock exchange in the United States. The NYSE is a market place where stocks and other securities are bought and sold by brokers and dealers. Companies listed on the NYSE are often considered to be large, established and financially stable, and their stocks are widely held by individual and institutional investors. The NYSE operates as an auction market, meaning that buyers and sellers submit bids and offers and transactions are executed at the highest bid price for a buy order or the lowest offer price for a sell order. The NYSE is a major barometer of the global economy and is closely watched by investors and analysts for signals about the health of the financial markets and the economy.
