I know the difference between a private and a public exchange.

The last public exchange of the two men on Tuesday was typical.

This led to a public exchange of contrasting opinions between the two programs.

This triggered a public exchange of letters between him and Irving.

That is, the company is offering stock on a public exchange for the first time.

The public exchange prompted an exodus of foreigners from France.

They can also be required in private transactions not involving a company that is traded on a public exchange.

It is privately held, and is not traded on any public exchange.

The new rule would not allow transactions in securities already listed on public exchanges.

Perreti made public exchanges between himself and Nike over a disagreement.

But he says, "I'm still waiting for some public exchange lasting more than 10 seconds to test out their postulate."

One small suggestion-perhaps words like "boondoggle" should stay out of future public exchanges.

Deacon and Judge, they called themselves, on occasion - but not during this public exchange of greetings.

Today's session had barely begun when the members got into a testy public exchange about procedure.

With limited exceptions, derivatives would have to be traded on a public exchange and cleared through a third party.

The convenience is marvellous, but with such public exchanges of information, how would you know if your personal details have been compromised?

Even in public companies, employees are sometimes given shares of a class not listed for sale on public exchanges.

This telephone system provides communication between each extension as well as connections to the public exchange.

Tuesday night's encounter represented a public exchange of nightmares between the Clinton and the Bush campaigns.

This is particularly true for assets that have low liquidity and are not easily tradable in public exchanges.

But the breezy nature of such public exchanges belies the more useful connections that can be forged.

Public exchanges support community activities like distributing industry news, sponsoring online discussion groups, blogging and providing research.

The result of these changes is a group of new public exchanges whose market value and market structure are wholly different from a decade ago.

The central point of a market is the public exchange, mart or auction rooms, where the traders agree to meet and transact business.

Glasnost opened the Soviet Union to the public exchange of information and long-suppressed opinion.