Understand the market-maker spread as the price gap between buying and selling offers by market makers, and how it compensates for market-making risks.

A bourse is an organized marketplace for trading securities and commodities. Learn about its history and see global examples.

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A bipartisan group of House members has introduced legislation to regulate how members of Congress trade stocks. The issue of congressional stock trading is raising ethical questions and may become a ...