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Meaning of stock exchange and people involved in stock exchange

ClassNotes Team 2 MIN READUPDATED 5 JUL 2026

Agricultural Science JSS 3 Second Term

WEEK 8

Meaning of stock exchange and people involved in stock exchange

Performance Objectives

    1. Explain the meaning of the stock exchange.

    2. List those involved in stock exchange.

Content

First and foremost, the stock is the total shares issued by a company or the share of capital held by an individual investor. Shares in a corporation can be bought and sold, usually on a public stock exchange.

A share is a unit of account issued by a joint-stock company as a means of financial instrument.

Therefore, stock exchange can be referred to as a highly organized capital market for the buying and selling of financial instruments known as SECURITIES which include…