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Stock Market. Loading the player... What is the 'Stock Market'. The stock market refers to the collection of markets and exchanges where the issuing and trading of equities (stocks of publicly held companies), bonds and other sorts of securities takes place, either through formal exchanges or over-the-counter markets.
Letâs take a closer look at how the stock market works, and how you can make it work to your advantage as a trader or investor. When a company wants to raise money for expansion, it âgoes publicâ by making an initial public offering (IPO) of common stock.