| Located around the world, stock exchanges
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| | central focus of the exchange.
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| are organizations or corporations that
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| | Shanghai Stock Exchange
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| provide a physical space for the
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| | * Founded on November 26, 1990 it opened
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| exchanges or selling of stocks, bonds,
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| | its doors for trading on December 19,
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| securities and other events that involve
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| | 1990. Located in Shanghai, the financial
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| capital. While most stock exchanges
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| | and trade center of China, this stock
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| continue to have a physical location,
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| | exchange has grown rapidly since its
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| more and more electronic stock exchanges
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| | opening.
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| are becoming popular due the speed of the
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| | * The Shanghai Stock Exchange has been
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| transactions and the worldwide
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| | aggressive in its trading and listing
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| accessibility.
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| | with both Asian and foreign companies.
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| Currently some of the biggest stock
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| | * As December 2004 the Shanghai Stock
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| exchanges are:
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| | Exchange listed 881 companies and had a
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| Toronto Stock Exchange
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| | market cap of $325 billion dollars US.
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| * Canada's largest stock exchange located
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| | Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
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| in Toronto, Ontario.
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| | * This stock exchange, located in Mumbai
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| * Founded in 1861, the TSE was
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| | India, is the oldest stock exchange in
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| incorporated in 1878 by the Legislative
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| | Asia. It was formed in 1875 by a group of
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| Assembly of Ontario.
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| | 22 stockbrokers.
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| * In 1999 Barbara G. Stymiest became the
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| | * As of 2005 it was one of the five
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| first female President of a stock
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| | largest stock exchanges in the world,
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| exchange in North America.
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| | handling over 3,500 companies.
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| NASDAQ
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| | * The combined market capitalization of
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| * National Association of Securities
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| | the Bombay Stock Exchange is $125 billion
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| Dealers Automated Quotations is an
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| | dollars US.
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| electronic stock market which began
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| | * The Bombay Stock Exchange still follows
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| trading on February 8, 1971
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| | the traditional and trading rules
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| * It was the world's first electronic
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| | established by the original founders.
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| stock market when it first started
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| | Tokyo Stock Exchange
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| trading and currently is the largest
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| | * The Tokyo Stock Exchange is the second
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| electronic stock market in the U.S.
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| | largest in the world. It was founded in
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| * NASDAQ lists over 3,200 companies and
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| | Tokyo, Japan on May 15, 1878. The Tokyo
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| averages more share trades per day than
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| | Stock Exchange opened its doors for
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| any other stock market in the world.
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| | trading on June 1, 1878.
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| * NASDAQ is one of the key markets that
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| | * During World War II the TSE was shut
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| analysts use to gauge the value of stocks
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| | down and then reopened on May 16, 1949.
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| and shares throughout the world.
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| | * On November 1, 2005 the TSE was unable
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| New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
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| | to operate due to glitches in the Fujitsu
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| * Located on Broad Street in New York
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| | software program that was to help with
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| City this stock exchange is the second
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| | high trading volumes.
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| largest in the world.
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| | * The main trading room of the TSE is now
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| * NYSE is nicknamed the Big Board, and
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| | largely computerized.
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| lists 2,800 companies valued at nearly
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| | Hong Kong Stock Exchange
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| $20 trillion dollars.
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| | * Ranked 9th in the world this stock
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| * NYSE merged with Archipelago Holdings
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| | exchange is located in Hong Kong, China.
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| in April of 2005 to incorporate the
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| | * As of September 2005 the Hong Kong
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| electronic stock exchange.
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| | Stock Exchange was the second largest
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| Frankfurt Stock Exchange
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| | stock exchange in Asia.
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| * Located in Frankfurt, Germany, this
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| | * The Hong Kong stock exchange is unique
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| stock exchange is the largest in Germany
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| | in that it is listed as a company on its
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| handling over ninety percent of all
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| | own exchange as Hong Kong Exchanges and
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| trading in German shares.
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| | Clearing Limited.
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| * Frankfurt Stock Exchange offers both on
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| | * It was founded on March 6, 2000 by a
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| the floor trading and electronic trading
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| | merging of three main constituent
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| on the Xetra system.
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| | companies.
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| London Stock Exchange (LSE)
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| | SWX Swiss Exchange
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| * Founded in 1801 in London, England,
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| | * The tenth ranked stock exchange in the
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| this stock exchange is one of the largest
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| | world the SWX Swiss exchange is regulated
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| in the world.
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| | by Swiss law and prescribes to the
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| * The LSE was originally located on Old
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| | concept of self-regulation. They pride
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| Broad Street and was opened by Queen
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| | themselves on their high standards in
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| Elizabeth II in 1972. In 2004 the LSE
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| | meeting international regulations.
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| moved to Paternoster Square near St.
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| | * The SWX is located in Zurich,
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| Paul's Cathedral. It was again opened by
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| | Switzerland, but also has offices in
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| Queen Elizabeth II.
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| | London and Geneva.
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| * The London Stock Exchange has a long
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| | * The current SWX was formed in 2002
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| history of standards and procedures that
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| | after restructuring.
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| are largely the same today as they were
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| | * In addition to being Switzerland's
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| when the stock exchange was first
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| | national stock exchange the SWX also
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| founded.
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| | develops market interests in other
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| * A commissioned sculpture called "The
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| | European countries.
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| Source" and done by Greyworld is the
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