Major Stock Exchanges in USA

NASDAQ is one of the major stock exchanges in the USA. The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, debt, commodities, derivatives,  structured products and exchange-traded funds.

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is operated by NYSE Euronext, which was launched on 4 April 2007. NYSE Euronext is comprised of equities and derivatives exchanges across the United States and Europe which trade cash equities, futures, options, fixed-income and exchange-traded products.

The Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) is a national securities exchange and self-regulated organization located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The CHX trades a wide variety of securities including NYSE, AMEX and Nasdaq-listed stocks as well as CHX-exclusive issues.

List of Major Stock Exchanges and Electronic Exchanges in the USA:
  • AMEX
  • New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
  • NASDAQ
  • The Arizona Stock Exchange
  • Boston Options Exchange (BOX)
  • Boston Stock Exchange
  • Chicago Stock Exchange
  • Chicago Board Options Exchange
  • Chicago Board of Trade
  • Chicago Mercantile Exchange
  • Currenex
  • ICE Futures US
  • International Securities Exchange
  • Kansas City Board of Trade
  • Minneapolis Grain Exchange
  • Pacific Stock Exchange
  • Philadelphia Stock Exchange
  • San Diego Stock Exchange
US Electronic Exchanges:
  • BATS Trading
  • Boston Equities Exchange
  • Bloomberg Tradebook
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