Can you identify two stock exchanges and describe the differences between them?

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The New York Stock Exchange is a modified auction market, where buyers and sellers trade securities of listed companies. The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (NASDAQ) is a self-regulatory body that licences brokers and oversees trading practices. It is not a physical location exchange, but a computerized network. ChaCha on!

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The primary stock markets that you are going to hear about are the NY Stock Exchange (NYSE), the North American Stock Exchange (AMEX). Both organizations have employees on the floor watching the stocks constantly changing. The NYSE is older than the AMEX, but both are prestigious in the financial community.

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Traditionally the Dow has been the headline index, but most technical and fundamental analysts tend to examine the S&P when taking a big picture view of the US economy and stockmarket. ChaCha!

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