A national or local exchange in which securities and financial instruments are traded at fixed prices without the influence of any competing market. The quoted prices of the securities listed on the market represent the only price that is available for traders looking to buy or sell a certain security. Major centralised markets around the globe include stock markets such as the TSE, security and commodity markets such as the CME and the ASE. The foreign exchange market, in contrast, is a decentralised market since there is no single, physical place where investors can go to trade on currencies.