5 Biggest Stock Exchanges Around The World

Making money from stock is of the most popular trend in the world. Investors from all corners invest money in the hot stocks of the public companies to get better returns. Approximately, there are 630,000 companies which are trading publicly throughout the world. The stocks of these firms are bought and sold at large from the world five largest stock exchanges.  Most of the largest bourses exist in Asia, U.S. and Europe.  Below is an overview of some of the largest Bourses in the world.

1. New York Stock Exchange

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is operated by NYSE EURONEXT (a Euro-American multinational financial services company).  The NYSE was established in 1792 New York, United States.and it is said that Bank of New York, was the first stock traded. The Black Thursday crash of the Exchange on October 24, 1929, and the sell-off panic among investors which started on Black Tuesday, October 29, is often blamed for infuriating the Great Depression of 1929. In order to restore investor confidence, the Exchange unveiled a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public on October 31, 1938.Today, NYSE is one of the primary exchanges in the world and the largest in terms of the nearly $10 trillion in stock market capitalization. NYSE is located at 11 Wall Street, Lower Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.

2. Tokyo Stock Exchange

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is the largest exchange in Japan and also number two behind the NYSE in terms of the more than $3 trillion in market capitalization. Around 2,000 firms are listed on the TSE. The exchange is believed to have first opened in 1878.The Nikkei 225 is the stock market index for the TSE.  Nikkei 225 is one of the primary and most popular indexes which represent some of the largest and most successful firms in Japan.  It has been calculated daily by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) newspaper.

3. London Stock Exchange

 The London Stock Exchange is the third-largest stock exchange in the world and the largest in Europe, with an estimated $2.2 trillion in stock market capitalization from the companies listed on its exchange. The Exchange was founded in 1801 and is located in London, United Kingdom. The LSE considers itself the most international of global bourses, based on the fact that around 3,000 companies from various parts of the world trade on the LSE and its affiliated exchanges.

4. Hong Kong Stock Exchange

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK) is a stock exchange located in Hong Kong. It is Asia's second largest stock exchange in terms of market capitalization behind the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It has roughly 1,500 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of $2 trillion. The SEHK has been around since 1891. Most importantly, the exchange represents one of the primary avenues for global investors to invest in China.

5. Shanghai Stock Exchange

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) is one of the newest bourses in the world. It started its operation in late 1990. Around 1,500 companies trade on its exchange. Its Trading volume continues to expand, but has fallen dramatically since 2008, which marked a peak in terms of investment interest in China. A major restriction is that "A" shares of Chinese companies are only available to citizens of China. Hong Kong Stock Exchange has "H" shares that are open to global investors.