A corporation whose stock is traded on a stock exchange is called a(n)

A) private corporation
B) open corporation
C) domestic corporation
D) closed corporation

Stock Exchange

A regulated marketplace where securities, such as stocks and bonds, are bought and sold.

Private Corporation

A privately-owned company where ownership is either by non-governmental organizations or by a relatively small number of shareholders or company members which does not offer or trade its company stock (shares) to the general public on the stock market exchanges, but rather the company's stock is offered, owned and traded or exchanged privately.