A stock market or equity market is a public entity (a loose network of economic transactions, not a physical facility or discrete entity) for the trading of company stock (shares) and derivatives at an agreed price; these are securities listed on a stock exchange as well as those only traded privately.
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations(NASDAQ), began in 1971 as a way to electronically trade more than 5,000 stocks. Currently, it is home to major tech stocks, such as Microsoft, Dell, Mac.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the NASDAQ Composite are stock market indexes that track the price performance of select groups of stocks. There are many indexes that track different groups of stocks, but the Dow Jones and NASDAQ are two of the most widely followed. Both financial and regular news outlets routinely report on their performance as a gauge of the overall health of the economy.
The Dow Jones Industrial average is the oldest and most widely followed stock market index. The index consists of 30 stocks that Dow Jones describes as "large and well-known U.S. companies."
There are now stock markets in virtually every developed and most developing economies, with the world's biggest market being in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, India, China, Canada, Germany's (Frankfurt Stock Exchange), France, South Korea and the Netherlands.
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations(NASDAQ), began in 1971 as a way to electronically trade more than 5,000 stocks. Currently, it is home to major tech stocks, such as Microsoft, Dell, Mac.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the NASDAQ Composite are stock market indexes that track the price performance of select groups of stocks. There are many indexes that track different groups of stocks, but the Dow Jones and NASDAQ are two of the most widely followed. Both financial and regular news outlets routinely report on their performance as a gauge of the overall health of the economy.
The Dow Jones Industrial average is the oldest and most widely followed stock market index. The index consists of 30 stocks that Dow Jones describes as "large and well-known U.S. companies."
There are now stock markets in virtually every developed and most developing economies, with the world's biggest market being in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, India, China, Canada, Germany's (Frankfurt Stock Exchange), France, South Korea and the Netherlands.
Rank | Economy | Stock Exchange | Market Capitalization (USD Billions) | Trade Value (USD Billions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States Europe | NYSE Euronext | 15,970 | 19,813 |
| 2 | United States Europe | NASDAQ OMX | 4,931 | 13,439 |
| 3 |  Japan | Tokyo Stock Exchange | 3,827 | 3,787 |
| 4 |  United Kingdom | London Stock Exchange | 3,613 | 2,741 |
| 5 |  China | Shanghai Stock Exchange | 2,717 | 4,496 |
| 6 |  Hong Kong | Hong Kong Stock Exchange | 2,711 | 1,496 |
| 7 |  Canada | Toronto Stock Exchange | 2,170 | 1,368 |
| 8 |  India | Bombay Stock Exchange | 1,631 | 258 |
| 9 | India | National Stock Exchange of India | 1,596 | 801 |
| 10 |  Brazil | BM&F Bovespa | 1,545 | 868 |
| 11 |  Australia | Australian Securities Exchange | 1,454 | 1,062 |
| 12 |  Germany | Deutsche Börse | 1,429 | 1,628 |
| 13 | China | Shenzhen Stock Exchange | 1,311 | 3,572 |
| 14 |  Switzerland | SIX Swiss Exchange | 1,229 | 788 |
| 15 |  Spain | BME Spanish Exchanges | 1,171 | 1,360 |
| 16 |  South Korea | Korea Exchange | 1,091 | 1,607 |
| 17 |  Russia | MICEX | 949 | 408 |
| 18 |  South Africa | JSE Limited | 925 | 340 |
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