Stock exchange facts for kids
A stock exchange is a special marketplace where people buy and sell small pieces of companies, called shares or stocks. When you own a share, you own a tiny part of that company. Some stock exchanges are real buildings, like the New York Stock Exchange, while others are online, like the NASDAQ.
Famous Stock Exchanges
Many important stock exchanges operate around the world. They help companies raise money and allow people to invest.
Here are some of the most well-known stock exchanges:
- American Stock Exchange
- Baku Stock Exchange
- Bombay Stock Exchange
- Euronext
- Frankfurt Stock Exchange
- Helsinki Stock Exchange
- Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- Johannesburg Securities Exchange
- London Stock Exchange
- Luxembourg Stock Exchange
- Madrid Stock Exchange
- Milan Stock Exchange
- Nairobi Stock Exchange
- NASDAQ
- National Stock Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- National Stock Exchange of Pakistan
- São Paulo Stock Exchange
- Korea Stock Exchange
- Shanghai Stock Exchange
- Singapore Exchange
- Stockholm Stock Exchange
- Taiwan Stock Exchange
- Tokyo Stock Exchange
- Toronto Stock Exchange
- Zürich Stock Exchange
The Great Depression
On October 29, 1929, the American stock market faced a huge problem. This day is known as Black Tuesday. A "crash" means that the prices of company shares dropped very quickly. Many people wanted to sell their shares, but very few wanted to buy them.
At the same time, many banks had used people's savings to buy shares. When the stock market crashed, these banks lost a lot of money. They could not give people their money back. This made it very hard for families to afford basic things like food and housing. This event marked the beginning of the Great Depression, a very difficult time for many people.
Images for kids
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Courtyard of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the world's first formal stock exchange. The first formal stock market was started by the Dutch East India Company in the early 1600s.
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The word "bourse" comes from a 13th-century inn called "Huis ter Beurze" (center) in Bruges. This word spread to other European countries.
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Replica of an East Indiaman ship of the Dutch East India Company. This company was the first to have its shares traded on a stock exchange.
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Courtyard of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, a major center for European stock markets in the 1600s.
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London Stock Exchange in 1810.
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Frankfurt Stock Exchange (founded in 1585).
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London Stock Exchange, in the City of London.
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Tokyo Stock Exchange, Tokyo.
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Indonesian Stock Exchange building in Jakarta, one of the oldest in Asia.
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The offices of Bursa Malaysia, Malaysia's national stock exchange.
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See also
In Spanish: Bolsa de valores para niños
