publicly traded

publicly traded definition - finance
Refers to a company whose shares are traded on an organized stock exchange, in contrast with a private company, whose shares can be bought only with the agreement of the owners.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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