16 Largest Stock Exchanges In The World in 2017

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2. NASDAQ

Market Capitalization: $7.78 Trillion 

The NASDAQ Stock Market ranks second in our list of largest stock exchanges in the world in 2017. It is owned by Nasdaq Inc (NASDAQ:NDAQ). Its name represents an acronym of “National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations” and it was founded in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). At its foundation, the NASDAQ was the first electronic stock market and was the first stock market in the U.S to offer online trading. The possibility of online trading attracted many large tech companies, such as Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which is why it has become common for tech companies to choose to list their shares on the NASDAQ. There are currently 2,897 companies listed on the NASDAQ and its total market capitalization grew by 6.8% during 2016.

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