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New york Stock Exchange or
NYSE as it is called is among the world's most famous stock exchanges.
The origin of NYSE can be traced back to may 1792 by 24 stock
brokers.It was it was named New york stock& exchange board at 1817.
At the year 1863 it was re named as New york stock exchange NYSE. New
York Stock Exchange is the world's Largest stock exchange on dollar
terms. It has more than 2700 listed securities. It also has more than
3200 company listings and ranks fourth in the world closely behind
Bombay Stock Exchange BSE, London Stock Exchange LSE and NASDAQ. NYSE
is now operated by NYSE Euronext after its merger with Euronext.
The NASDAQ (acronym of National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American stock exchange. It is the largest electronic screen-based equity securities
trading market in the United States. With approximately 3,200
companies, it has more trading volume per day than any other stock
exchange in the world.
It was formed in the year 1971 by the National
Association of Security Dealers NASD. Now it is owned and operated by
Nasdaq OMX group.
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange or LSE is a stock exchange located in London, England.
Founded in 1801, it is one of the largest stock exchanges in the world,
with many overseas listings as well as British companies. The LSE is
part of the London Stock Exchange Group plc.
Its current premises are situated in Paternoster Square close to St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London.
Bombay Stock Exchange BSE
The Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (Hindi: मुंबई शेयर बाज़ार Mumbaī Śeyar Bājār) (formerly, The Stock Exchange, Mumbai; popularly called The Bombay Stock Exchange, or BSE)
is the oldest stock exchange in Asia. It is also the biggest stock
exchange in the world in terms of listed companies with 4700 listed
companies as of August 2007. It is located
at Dalal Street, Mumbai, India. On 31 December 2007, the equity market
capitalization of the companies listed on the BSE was US$ 1.79
trillion, making it the largest stock exchange in South Asia and the
tenth largest in the world.
The Bombay Stock Exchange was established in
1875. Around 6,000 Indian companies list on the stock exchange, and it
has a significant trading volume. The BSE SENSEX (SENSitive indEX),
also called the "BSE 30", is a widely used market index in India and
Asia. Though many other exchanges exist, BSE and the National Stock
Exchange of India account for most of the trading in shares in India.
National Stock Exchange of India NSE
The National Stock Exchange of India Limited or S&P CNX NIFTY (NSE),
is a Mumbai-based stock exchange. It is the largest stock exchange in
India in terms of daily turnover and number of trades, for both
equities and derivative trading.. Though a number of other exchanges
exist, NSE and the Bombay Stock Exchange
are the two most significant stock exchanges in India, and between them
are responsible for the vast majority of share transactions. The NSE's
key index is the S&P CNX Nifty, known as the Nifty, an index of
fifty major stocks weighted by market capitalisation.
NSE is mutually-owned by a
set of leading financial institutions,
banks, insurance companies and other financial intermediaries in India
but its ownership and management operate as separate entities. As of
2006, the NSE VSAT terminals, 2799 in total, cover more than 1500
cities across India . In October 2007, the equity market capitalization
of the companies listed on the NSE was US$ 1.46 trillion, making it the
second largest stock exchange in South Asia. NSE is the third largest
Stock Exchange in the world in terms of the number of trades in
equities.It is the second fastest growing stock exchange in the world
with a recorded growth of 16.6%. |
