Ten Largest Stock Exchanges

Here are the ten largest stock exchanges by market capitalization, and information about their ownership:

1. NYSE Euronext (NYX)
2. Tokyo Stock Exchange - privately held
3. NASDAQ (NDAQ)
4. London Stock Exchange (LDNXF.PK)
5. Hong Kong Stock Exchange - owned by a public traded holding company
6. Toronto Stock Exchange - owned by TSX Group (TSXPF.PK)
7. Frankfurt Stock Exchange - owned by Deutsche Börse (DBOEF.PK)
8. Shanghai Stock Exchange - non-profit
9. Madrid Stock Exchange - managed by Sociedad Rectora de la Bolsa de Valores de Madrid
10. Australian Securities Exchange - public, traded in Australia

Author owns NYX.

By Fred Fuld at Stockerblog.com

Picture courtesy of the U.S. EPA.