National Stock Exchange

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This is about the National Stock Exchange, which is based in Chicago. For the entry on National Stock Exchange of India (NSE), see there

The National Stock Exchange (NSX) is an electronic stock exchange located in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1885 in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the Cincinnati Stock Exchange. In 1976, it closed its physical trading floor and became the United States' first all-electronic stock market. The Cincinnati Stock Exchange moved its headquarters to Chicago in 1995, and changed its name to the National Stock Exchange in November of 2003.

The National Stock Exchange is said to handle 20% of all trading in NASDAQ-listed issues.

External link

• http://www.nsx.com/Template:Stockexchange-stub