A stock exchange, or share market, is where buyers - called investors - and sellers trade company stocks, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and REITs. A stock market can also be known as an equity market. When a company goes public, it’s usually to raise capital (or pay debt), and investors have an opportunity to potentially gain in their profits. Publicly listed companies have shares traded on stock exchanges like the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq. While share prices can be influenced by many internal and external factors affecting a company, stock market trends can show the health of a country’s economy, as well as investor sentiment.
We acknowledge and thank the FMA, Dr Karena Kelly and Brook Taurua Grant, the RBNZ and the Māori Dictionary for their research which helped us with te Reo Māori kupu for this glossary.
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