Explain what is meant by a competitive market

Please provide the best answer for the statement.


A competitive market is an institution or mechanism which brings together large numbers of independently acting buyers and sellers who want to exchange some standardized product. If the product is not standardized, then the market is not “purely competitive,” although it may be very competitive. Examples of purely competitive markets are a central grain exchange, a stock market or a market for foreign currencies where there are many buyers and sellers acting independently.

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