Originally published in Practical Law Company: Multi-Jurisdictional Guide 2012/13: Capital Markets: United States.

MAIN EQUITY MARKETS/EXCHANGES

1. What are the main equity markets/exchanges in your jurisdiction? Outline the main market activity and deals in the past year.

- Main equity markets/exchanges

- The primary public equity markets are the following:

- New York Stock Exchange Euronext (NYSE) (www.nyse.com).

This operates the:

*NYSE;

*NYSE AMEX;

*NYSE ARCA.

There were over 2,460 NYSE-listed companies as at 30 November 2011. While there has been a large increase in non-US companies listing outside the United States, 20% of the companies listed on the NYSE are foreign and 50 of the largest 100 companies are non-US entities.