A stock market is the “station” where company’s stocks are publicly traded. In business, when an individual purchases a stock, he or she is entitled to get a portion of the company’s earnings; mainly payable in dividends. Well-off countries like United States have at least one stock market like the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange).
The overall cost of the stock is affected by market conditions such as deals, world events, currency etc. Thus, the price of the stocks fluctuate from time to time. Companies can go for public trade and offer their stocks in a wide array of investors/consumers. The stock market should not be confused with a private equity market.

Unlike the stock market, the private equity market transactions are not publicly traded and/or bargained; hence, they are called “private” equity. In private equity markets, the involved parties agree and accord their own terms and conditions which in other words, are not affected by market by stock variations.