Stock Market is a private or public market for the trading of company stock and derivatives of company stock at an agreed price; both of these are securities listed on a stock exchange.
The 'stock market' denotes to the market that enables the trading of company stocks (collective shares), other securities, and derivatives.
The stocks are listed and traded on stock exchanges which are entities either a corporation or mutual organization specialized in the business of bringing buyers and sellers of stocks and securities together.
