New York Stock Exchange

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The world's largest. The New York Stock Exchange is the biggest stock market in the world, with a total value exceeding $44 trillion. That's more money than the entire economy of most countries!

Located in Manhattan. The NYSE is headquartered in a famous building in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City, right in the heart of the city.

Buying company pieces. When you buy stock, you're buying a small piece of a company. The NYSE is where millions of people trade these pieces every single day.

Millions of investors. About 58% of American adults have money invested in the stock market through individual stocks, mutual funds, or retirement accounts, that's more than half the country!

Owned by Intercontinental Exchange. The NYSE is owned by a company called Intercontinental Exchange, which is a big holding company that actually lists its own stock on the NYSE.