There's no doubt that stocks carry risk, and reward you with the chance of higher returns in exchange.
»The group sold half of its London casino business in exchange for shares.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
Exchange — The marketplace in which shares, options and futures on stocks, bonds, commodities and indices are traded. Principal US stock exchanges are: New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE), American Stock Exchange ( AMEX) and the National Association of… … Financial and business terms
exchange — An association of persons who participate in the business of buying or selling futures contracts or futures options. A forum or place where traders gather to buy or sell economic goods. With the advent of the computerized exchange, it is… … Financial and business terms
exchange — ex|change1 W1S2 [ıksˈtʃeındʒ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(giving/receiving)¦ 2¦(argument/discussion)¦ 3 exchange of ideas/information etc 4¦(something you buy)¦ 5¦(money)¦ 6¦(students/teachers)¦ 7¦(jobs/homes etc)¦ 8¦(fight)¦ 9¦(building)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ … Dictionary of contemporary English
ˈstand for sth — phrasal verb 1) if an abbreviation or a symbol stands for something, that is what it means or represents The letters ERM stand for exchange rate mechanism.[/ex] 2) if someone stands for a particular principle, they believe that that principle is… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
exchange — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 giving/receiving sth in return for sth else ADJECTIVE ▪ fair ▪ mutual, reciprocal, two way ▪ We get together once a month for a mutual exchange of ideas. PREPOSITION … Collocations dictionary
exchange — 1 /Iks tSeIndZ/ noun 1 GIVING/RECEIVING (C, U) the act of exchanging one thing for another or doing something to someone at the same time as they do it to you: an exchange of political prisoners | an honest exchange of information | fair exchange … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
part exchange — Ⅰ. part exchange UK US (UK COMMERCE ► a way of buying a new object by giving your old one as part of the payment for it: in part exchange (for sth) »The store took my old lap top computer in part exchange for a later model. »Over 50% of house… … Financial and business terms
in exchange — (for sth) ► given because of something that has been given to you: »There s no doubt that stocks carry risk, and reward you with the chance of higher returns in exchange. »The group sold half of its London casino business in exchange for shares.… … Financial and business terms
stock exchange — ( SE) Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossary A corporation or mutual organisation that provides the facilities for stock brokers to trade company stock and other financial instruments in the secondary market. Stock exchanges also provide… … Financial and business terms
in hock to sb/sth — in hock (to sb/sth) ► in debt: »Most construction firms are deeply in hock to a single bank rather than to a handful of lenders. ► possessions that are in hock are pawned (= left temporarily with someone in exchange for an amount of money that… … Financial and business terms
