1. & INDICES

2.  operates the world ' s largest and most liquid exchange group and offers the most diverse array of financial products and services  NYSE Euronext, which brings together six cash equities exchanges in seven countries and eight derivatives exchanges.  It is a world leader for listings, trading in cash equities, equity and interest rate derivatives, bonds and the distribution of market data.  The New York Stock Exchange traces its origins to 1792, when 24 New York City stockbrokers and merchants signed the Buttonwood Agreement. Prepared by S.Shankari2

3. 3 Curb Exchange of US

4.  Previously it was Newyork Stock & Exchange Board and in 1865 it was converted into NYSE  Merged with Euronext in 2007  18 th century->call trade was allowed  Watering stock also possible at that time  1878->Installed telephone & tested it in Boston  1896->DJIA published by the wall street for the first time with initial value of 40.74 with 12 stocks  1913->Federal Reserve system established to control credit & bring greater stability in country’s banking structure Prepared by S.Shankari4

5.  1920->Clearing system established  1934->SEC established to provide  Full disclosure to investors  To prohibit fraud in connection with the sale of securities  1966->Started Common Stock Index & renamed as NYSE Composite Index.Its base value is 50  1978->Internet Trading System(ITS)inaugrated  1980->Futures Exchange started  2000->launched First Global Index S&P Global 500(colloboratio of NYSE,S&P,Tokyo SE,Deutsche Borse) Prepared by S.Shankari5

6.  2004->Launched first Hybrid Market(Provides customer with more choice & flexibility in assessing the liquidity,best price etc Prepared by S.Shankari6

7.  The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, known as NASDAQ, is an American Stock Exchange &founded in 1971  2 nd largest exchange in US  the world's first electronic market.  Monitored by SEC( Securities Exchange & Commission)  It is the largest electronic screen-based equity securities trading market in the United States. With approximately 3,800 companies and corporations, it has more trading volume per hour than any other stock exchange in the world.  the successor to the OTC and the “Curb Exchange" systems of trading Prepared by S.Shankari7

8.  To qualify for listing on the exchange, a company must be registered with the SEC, have at least three Market makers(financial firms that act as brokers or dealers for specific securities), and meet minimum requirements for assets, capital, public shares, and shareholders  It also operates eight stock exchanges in Europe and holds one-third of the Dubai Stock Exchange Prepared by S.Shankari8

9.  Owner ->The NASDAQ OMX Group  CEO->Robert Greifeld  Chairman->H.Furlong Baldwin  Listed Companies-> 3,800  Indices->NASDAQ Composite NASDAQ 100 NASDAQ Biotechnology Index Prepared by S.Shankari9

10.  1987->Upto 1987 it was called as OTC by media & S&P  After 1987->Due to Market crash,introduced SOES(Smal Order Execution System)  1985->Nasdaq 100 introduced  2000->Public traded company Prepared by S.Shankari10

11.  These indices are designed to reflect all sectors of the U.S. equity markets.  The S&P 500 is the most widely accepted barometer of the market.  It includes 500 blue chip, large cap stocks, which together represent about 75% of the total U.S.equities market.  Companies eligible for addition to the S&P 500 have market capitalization of at least US$3 billion. Prepared by S.Shankari11

12.  The S&P MidCap 400 includes 400 companies, and represents about 7% of the U.S. markets  Mid cap(Market cap b/w US$750 million and US$3.3 billion)  The S&P SmallCap 600 (market cap b/w US$200 million and $US1.0 billion) includes 600 companies and represents about 3% of the U.S. Prepared by S.Shankari12

13.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average was founded on May 26, 1896, and represented the average of 12 stocks from leading American industries  It is an index that shows how certain large, publicly-owned companies have traded during a standard trading session in the stock market. Prepared by S.Shankari13

14.  It is the second oldest U.S. market index after the Dow Jones Transportation Average, which Charles Dow also created.  The average is computed from the Dowjones indices by the stock prices of 30 of the largest and most widely held public companies in the U.S  Along with the NASDAQ Composite, the S&P 500 index, and the Russel 2000, the Dow is among the most closely- watched benchmark indices tracking targeted stock market activity.  Components of the Dow trade on both the NASDAQ OMX and the NYSE EURONEXT, two of the largest stock market companies.  Derivatives of the Dow trade on the Chicago Board Options exchange, which is the world's largest futures Exchange company Prepared by S.Shankari14