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A stock exchange based in New York City, which is considered the largest equities-based exchange in the world based on total market capitalization of its listed securities.

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U.S. Listing Standards Domestic listing requirements call for minimum distribution of a company's shares within the United States as well as minimum financial criteria. Distribution of shares can be attained through U.S. public offerings, acquisitions made in the U.S., or by other similar means. This chart is to be used for an initial evaluation only. For a more complete discussion of the minimum numerical standards applicable to U.S. companies, see Section of the Listed Company Manual. standards

* NYSE fees are described in detail in the NYSE Listed Company Manual. * outline basic fee structure.

* These are all examples of a “market index.” An index provides a summary of the overall market by tracking some of the top stocks within that market. * Indexes don’t necessarily track every single stock. Some indexes try to represent small, medium and large companies. Some indexes tend to track companies within a certain sector, like technology, while other indices are more broad.

* The S&P 500 – This index tracks 500 large U.S. companies across a wide span of industries and sectors. The stocks in the S&P 500 represent roughly 70 percent of all the stocks that are publicly traded. “S&P” stands for “Standards and Poor’s” * The Dow Jones Industrial Average – this index tracks the 30 largest U.S. companies, like Johnson & Johnson, McDonalds and Coca-Cola. Dow Jones represent only about 25 percent of all stocks * The NASDAQ – refers to both an index and a trading exchange. Stocks here tend to be tech companies, like Apple and Google. Banking companies, airline companies, and even a few non-tech businesses like Starbucks and shoe company Steve Madden. Moving in the same direction?

Listing Standard No. 1 The company must have aggregate pre-tax earnings in the prior three years of at least $11 million, in the prior two years at least $2.2 million, and no one year in the prior three years can have a net loss. Listing Standard No. 2 The company must have a minimum aggregate cash flow of at least $27.5 million for the past three fiscal years, with no negative cash flow in any of those three years. In addition, its average market capitalization over the prior 12 months must be at least $550 million, and revenues in the previous fiscal year must be $110 million, minimum. Listing Standard No. 3 Companies can be removed from the cash flow requirement of Standard No. 2 if the average market capitalization over the past 12 months is at least $850 million, and revenues over the prior fiscal year are at least $90 million.