Temples of trade: The world's best and biggest bourses

Some of the world’s largest stock exchanges have more than just money to show for themselves

Jul 06, 2015, 06:23 IST2 min

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BM&F BovespaFounded: 1980Owner: BM&FBovespaAddress: Praca Antonio Prado, 48 Centro, Sao PauloMarket capitalisation: R$21.14 billionIn 2008, the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) and the Brazilian Mercantile Futures Exchange (BM&F) combined to form BM&FBovespa. Until the 1960s, Bovespa and other Brazilian stock markets were owned by the government and brokers too were state-appointed. It

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Hong Kong Stock ExchangeFounded: 1891Owner: Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (holding company)Address: Capital, Exchange Square, Kong KongMarket capitalisation: HK$30 trillionThe exchange, although old, is housed in a 52-storey tower at Exchange Square, an award-winning example of contemporary architecture. The HKE, Asia’s third largest and the world’s sixth, is witnessing some major acti

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Tokyo Stock ExchangeFounded: 1878Owner: Japan Exchange Group IncAddress: 2-1 Nihombashikabuto-cho, Chuo-ku, TokyoMarket capitalisation: ¥492 trillionAlso called Tosho, this is the third largest exchange in the world. Natural disasters and wars (the Exchange was briefly shut after the Nagasaki bombing in 1945) have led researchers to study how these calamities affect the stock market. Alth

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New York Stock ExchangeFounded: 1817Owner: Intercontinental ExchangeAddress: 11 Wall Street, Lower Manhattan, New York CityMarket capitalisation: $16.61 trillion The neo-classical architecture of the building, by George B Post, was selected from among eight entries in a competition to design the exchange in 1901. The building was completed in 1903, for $4 million, after many overruns and

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