A company goes public in the primary market to raise capital through IPO (Initial Public Offering). After trading the shares in the open market, these are traded in the secondary market. This secondary market is known as a stock exchange. The stock exchange is a market where public listed companies trade their shares. A company is listed on the stock exchange of its origin city/country. Buyers are sellers meet at a stock exchange to trade financial instruments like shares, bonds, and securities.  

There are many stock exchanges in the world. The major ones are 68 and all are integrated. The United States of America constitutes half of the world’s share trading. The 2 largest stock exchanges in the world are also in U.S. NASDAQ & NYSE are the two largest stock exchanges in the world. These stock exchanges are regulated by govt. agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission in the U.S and SEBI in India. Since these exchanges are integrated the fall of one has a ripple effect on others as well. Every company that is listed as a Ticker. E.g.- Ticker for TJX Companies is NYSE: TJX at https://www.webull.com/quote/nyse-tjx .

Brokers’ Role

The people who help in facilitating stocks on behalf of their clientele are called Stockbrokers. These people have generally higher knowledge of the stock market and they take a commission for their services. Bid-Ask spread is what they generally call this commission. These stockbrokers have made the stock market accessible to all the investors who are new to this world.

Online Brokerage Services

The shares can also be traded over-the-counter through bulletin boards. Nowadays, most of the stock exchanges can be electronically accessed from anywhere in the world. To get a free individual brokerage account, an investor can go to the online websites. In addition to providing you with free accounts, these websites also provide powerful tools and charts to analyze the history of stocks. You can look at these indicators and charts to analyze trends and patterns and seize opportunities. 24×7 customer support is also available which can help investors to solve a query in case it arises.

It is highly recommended to use these websites if you are new to the investing world and are intimidated by it. These online trading websites provide a lot of cool features like:

• Trade stocks, options, ETFs, foreign investments and other securities
• Capital Indicators of companies
• All the dates and calendars regarding Initial Public Offering etc.
• Credit Rating of all the companies 
• Simulators and Courses regarding Trading
• Short-selling
• Margin trading
• Technical Analysis
• News affecting stocks and many more

The TJX Companies, Inc. is an American multinational headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts. It is an off-price department store corporation with a current stock price of 51.75 USD. It is a public listed NYSE: TJX company. We can use these online websites or day trading app to access and trade these companies’ stocks. Disclaimer: The analysis information is for reference only and does not constitute an investment recommendation.

Danny White