handelsmarkeder
Handelsmarkeder are environments in which buyers and sellers meet to exchange goods, services, and financial instruments. Prices emerge from the interaction of supply and demand, and markets allocate resources by channeling scarce goods to where they are valued most. Handelsmarkeder can be physical—such as retail markets, wholesale markets, and local fairs—or abstract, such as financial and commodity exchanges and online trading platforms.
They are organized by rules, institutions, and infrastructures that support price discovery, negotiation, and settlement. Key
Major types include physical goods markets (retail and wholesale), commodity markets (agriculture, energy, metals), financial markets
Institutions such as stock exchanges, commodity exchanges, and payment and clearing systems enable trading, clearance, and
History and impact: Handelsmarkeder have evolved from open-air bazaars and town fairs to highly standardized, global