AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE

American  Stock  Exchange.An  organized  stock  exchange  and  self-regulating  organization

under  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  located  in  New  York  City  and  engaged  in  national

trading of corporate stocks. • It often trades in the securities of young or small companies because

its  listing  requirements  are  less  strict  than  those  of  the  New  York  Stock  Exchange.  —  Abbr.

AMEX; ASE. [Cases: Exchanges    1–15; Securities Regulation    40.10–40.16. C.J.S. Exchanges

§§ 2–43; Securities Regulation §§ 154–163, 165–168.] [Blacks Law 8th]