The stock market, bond market, commodities market, futures market, and foreign exchange market are all located on Wall Street. A securities market's original purpose was to raise capital for businesses in order for them to expand, succeed, and create jobs. Securities trading has become so profitable in and of itself that trades have been established for almost everything you can imagine, as well as many things you would never expect.

Wall Street is a microcosm of the world economy. It houses many major banks, financial institutions, and exchanges that have a hand in all facets of the global economy. Financial firms on Wall Street are tasked with managing, trading, or advising on investments in stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, derivatives, and other securities.