Sunday 24 August 2008

Largest Stock Exchanges of the World

Here is a nice list of the World's Largest Stock Exchanges, in terms of the amount of money that is traded on them. Though the list covers only the top 8 stock exchanges of the world, many more can be put in the list. Please post the remaining in the comments section:
World Largest Stock Exchanges
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE): $21.79 trillion share trades that occur on this NYSE stock exchange makes it the biggest stock exchange of the world. That's why it is also nick named as the Big Board.

(NASDAQ: National Association of Stock Dealers and Quotation: With $11.81 trillion share trades, this is the second largest stock exchange of the world.

London Stock Exchange: With $7.57 trillion share trades, the London Stock Exchange is the third largest stock exchange of the world. At present, it is situated in Paternoster Square close to St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London. One of the largest stock exchanges in the world, LSE was founded in 1801.

Tokyo Stock Exchange TSE: With $5.82 trillion share trades, the Japanese Stock Exhcange called the Tokyo Stock Exchange is the fourth largest stock exchange of the world.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange, or TSE, located in Tokyo, Japan, is the second largest stock exchange in the world by market value, second to the New York Stock Exchange, but 4th in terms of worth of shares traded. It currently lists 2,271 domestic companies and 31 foreign companies.

Euronext: With over $3.85 trillion share trade, the Euronext N.V. is a pan-European stock exchange based in Paris with subsidiaries in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Portugal and the United Kingdom. In addition to equities and derivatives markets, the Euronext group provides clearing and information services.

Deutsche Borse: Another European Stock exchange with over $2.74 trillion share trades. The Borsa Italiana S.p. A., based in Milan, is Italy's main stock exchange. It was privatised in 1997, and was acquired by the London Stock Exchange in October 2007. Borsa Italiana has managing responsibility for Italy's derivatives markets and its fixed income market.

Borsa Italiana: With $1.59 trillion share trades, the Italian Stock Exchange holds the 7th position in the list of the top stock exchanges of the world.

SWX Swiss Exchange: $1.40 trillion share trades

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