The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the largest stock exchange in the world, with an equity market capitalization of over 25 trillion U.S. dollars as of December 2023. The following three exchanges were the NASDAQ, the Euronext, and the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
What is a stock exchange?
A stock exchange is a marketplace where stockbrokers, traders, buyers, and sellers can trade in equities products. The largest exchanges have thousands of listed companies. These companies sell shares of their business, giving the general public the opportunity to invest in them. The oldest stock exchange worldwide is the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, founded in the late sixteenth century.
Other functions of a stock exchange
Since these are publicly traded companies, every firm listed on a stock exchange has had an initial public offering (IPO). The largest IPOs can raise billions of dollars in equity for the firm involved. Related to stock exchanges are derivatives exchanges, where stock options, futures contracts, and other derivatives can be traded.
Largest stock exchange operators worldwide as of December 2023, by market capitalization of listed companies (in trillion U.S. dollars)
Market capitalization is a financial term used to denote the total value of tradable shares of a listed company. It is calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of shares outstanding.
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WFE. (February 1, 2024). Largest stock exchange operators worldwide as of December 2023, by market capitalization of listed companies (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/270126/largest-stock-exchange-operators-by-market-capitalization-of-listed-companies/
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WFE. (2024). Largest stock exchange operators worldwide as of December 2023, by market capitalization of listed companies (in trillion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270126/largest-stock-exchange-operators-by-market-capitalization-of-listed-companies/
WFE. "Largest Stock Exchange Operators Worldwide as of December 2023, by Market Capitalization of Listed Companies (in Trillion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270126/largest-stock-exchange-operators-by-market-capitalization-of-listed-companies/
WFE, Largest stock exchange operators worldwide as of December 2023, by market capitalization of listed companies (in trillion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270126/largest-stock-exchange-operators-by-market-capitalization-of-listed-companies/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Largest stock exchange operators worldwide as of December 2023, by market capitalization of listed companies (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph], WFE, February 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/270126/largest-stock-exchange-operators-by-market-capitalization-of-listed-companies/