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Stock Exchanges in the World
United States
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
American Stock Exchange (AMEX)
The American Stock Exchange (AMEX) was once the third-largest stock exchange in the United States, as measured by trading volume.
Today, the AMEX is known as the NYSE American. In 2008, NYSE Euronext acquired the AMEX.
NYSE Arca(ARCA)
NYSE Arca is an electronic securities exchange where exchange-traded products and securities are traded. The exchange was previously known as Archipelago Exchange (ArcaEX) until 2006 when it was acquired by the New York Stock Exchange.
Archipelago was established in 1996 by Stuart Townsend and Gerald Putnam under TerraNova Trading LLC.
In 2000, Archipelago established the Archipelago Securities Exchange in partnership with the Pacific Exchange.
In 2001, Archipelago changed its name to Archipelago Exchange, abbreviated as “ArcaEx,” and it enabled the entity to facilitate electronic trading in other exchanges in the U.S.
In 2005, Archipelago Exchange merged with the Pacific Exchange. The merger enhanced Archipelago’s ability to offer instantaneous electronic trading through its exchange, which rivaled NYSE’s traditional open outcry system. The electronic trading system allowed the exchange to win day traders and institutional investors who were looking for speedy and cost-effective electronic trading.
In 2006, NYSE acquired Archipelago to form the NYSE Arca Exchange. After the merger, NYSE Arca became a publicly-traded company, and it offered both electronic trading and traditional floor trading to day traders and institutional investors.
The NYSE Arca is a fully automated exchange market that uses a computer system to automatically match buy and sell orders in the market.
The following are the main components of NYSE Arca:
- NYSE Arca Equities
- NYSE Arca Options
Nasdaq
Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX)
Boston Stock Exchange (BSE)
Cboe Global Markets
BATS Global Markets(BATS)
Bats Global Markets was a U.S.-based exchange that listed several different types of investments, including equities, options, and foreign exchange. It was founded in 2005 and was acquired by Cboe Options Exchange (Cboe) in 2017.