Stock Exchange
A physically existing institutionalized set-up for trading of security stock market instruments.
Some security stock market instruments:
Shares, Bonds, Debentures, Securities
World's First Three Stock Exchanges
:
(i) Antwerp Stock exchange, Belgium (1631), (ii) London Stock Exchange (1773), (iv)Philadelphia Stock Exchange (1790), US.
Top Five Stock Exchanges
:
(i) New York Stock Exchange, (ii) NASDAQ, (iii)Tokyo Stock Exchange (iv) London Stock Exchange (v) Bombay Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange:
Location
: New York City, U.S.
Founded
: 1792; 230 years ago
Currency
: USD
Indices
– Dow Jones Industrial Average – S&P 500 – NYSE Composite
NASDAQ:
Location
: New York City, U.S.
Founded
: 1971; 51 years ago
Currency
: USD
Indices
– Nasdaq-100 – NASDAQ Financial-100 – Nasdaq Composite
Tokyo Stock Exchange:
Location
: Tokyo, Japan.
Founded
: 1878; 144 years ago
Currency
: Japanese yen
Indices
– Nikkei 225 – TOPIX
London Stock Exchange:
Location
: London, England, UK
Founded
: 1801; 220 years ago
Currency
: Pound sterling
Indices
– FTSE 100 – FTSE 250 – FTSE 350 – FTSE SmallCap – FTSE All-Share
Bombay Stock Exchange:
Location
: Mumbai, India
Founded
: 1875; 147 years ago
Currency
: Indian rupee
Indices
– BSE SENSEX S&P BSE SmallCap S&P BSE MidCap S&P BSE LargeCap BSE 500