World’s Top 10 Stock Exchanges.Do you know which are the main stock exchanges in the world ? As an investor, he has certainly had contact with good assets. However, it is important to find out where they are operated and how these exchanges work. We will present them here, follow!
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- 1What criteria were used for this assessment?
- 2 New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
- 3 Nasdaq
- 4 Tokyo Stock Exchange
- 5 Shanghai Stock Exchange
- 6 Euronext
- 7How to have exposure to stock exchanges around the world?
World’s Top 10 Stock Exchanges.
1. New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
The New York Stock Exchange is not only one of the largest, it is also considered the world’s leading stock exchange .
Founded in 1792, it is located on Wall Street, the main global financial center.
In addition to having the highest market value of approximately $22.3 trillion, this exchange has the highest volume of transactions.
NYSE counts on shares of strong companies with worldwide reach, such as:
- Nike;
- McDonalds;
- Coke;
- LinkedIn;
- JP Morgan;
- Johnson & Johnson;
- Walmart;
- Disney.
NYSE stock indices are NYSE Composite, Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P500, used as the main benchmarks in the US market.
2. Nasdaq
The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, or Nasdaq, was founded in 1971, is headquartered in New York (USA) and is known for bringing together shares of large technology, telecommunications, biotechnology and electronics companies , businesses that are part of the so-called nova economy.
With over US$7 trillion in market value, it has companies such as:
- Facebook;
- Google;
- Apple;
- Starbucks;
- Netflix;
- Amazon;
- Microsoft.
Nasdaq uses Nasdaq Composite and Nasdaq 100 as indicators.
3. Tokyo Stock Exchange
The third largest stock exchange in the world is in Japan. It was founded in 1878 and, in 2012, it merged with the Osaka stock market, creating the Japan Exchange Group in 2013.
TSE has a market value of $7 trillion and plays an important role in the economy.
After all, whenever something happens that impacts the financial market, this exchange and Shanghai are the first to show the reactions in assets , directing the behavior of other exchanges around the world. This is due to the time difference between the two countries in which they are located.
Some of the companies present at Tokyo Stock Exchange are:
- Mitsubishi;
- Honda;
- Toyota.
The main indices traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange are the TOPIX and the Nikkei 225.
4. Shanghai Stock Exchange
The fourth major stock exchange is located in China and was founded in 1990. It has around 1,000 listed companies and US$4 trillion in market value. The main companies listed on the stock exchange are:
- Bank of China;
- China Duty Free Group;
- LONGi Green Energy Technology.
The Shanghai Stock Exchange applies the SSE Composite Index as the main index.
5. Euronext
Euronext stands out among the main stock exchanges in the world for being the largest in continental Europe . It was founded in 2000, as a result of the merger of the Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris stock exchanges.
It encompasses countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal and France, with an aggregate market value of around €6.3 trillion.
Euronext is headquartered in Amsterdam, with offices in other countries.
Among the companies with shares on Euronext, we can mention:
- ABN AMRO;
- AkzoNobel;
- Capgemini;
- L’Oréal;
- Louis Vuitton;
- Philips;
- Renault;
- Sanofi.
The main index traded on this exchange is the Euronext 100 Index, but we can also mention others, such as the BEL 20 in Brussels, the AEX in Amsterdam, the PSI-20 in Lisbon and the CAC 40 in Paris.
