Toronto Stock Exchange TSX (formerly TSE)
The principle stock exchange in Canada is the Toronto Stock Exchange. It is the 3rd largest stock exchange in North America (behind the NYSE and NASDAQ) and in the top 10 in the world. As the name implies, it is based in Toronto, Ontario. The majority of Canadian held stock investments are of companies traded on this exchange. The exchange features standard Canadian corporation securities, depositary shares of foreign corporations, REITs, income trusts, ETFs, and other investment instruments.
Since 2000, the TSX has been a private, publicly traded company. The current name of the company is the TMX group. They are owners also of the TSX Venture Exchange.
See a list of the Companies traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange
Other Canadian Stock Exchanges
The alternative, lesser known Canadian Stock Exchanges are:
- TSX Venture Exchange
- Canadian National Stock Exchange CNSX – composed of the VSE (Vancouver stock exchange), ASE (Alberta Stock Exchange)
- Winnipeg Stock Exchange
- The Montreal Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Articles
- International Stock Exchanges NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, DAX, LSE
- How to trade on Foreign Stock Exchanges in Canada
Largest Stock Exchanges in the World by Market Cap
- New York Stock Exchange
- NASDAQ - A tech heavy exchange in the United States.
- London Stock Exchange - The UK's stock exchange
- Tokyo Stock Exchange - Japan's principal exchange.
- Euronext - one of the largest Stock Exchanges in the European Union
- Shanghai Stock Exchange - The Largest Stock Exchange in China
- Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- Toronto Stock Exchange
- Bombay Stock Exchange - India's leading Exchange
- National Stock Exchange of India - India's other Exchange
- BM&F Bovespa
- Deutsche Börse
- Australian Securities Exchange
- BME Spanish Exchanges
- Shenzhen Stock Exchange
- SIX Swiss Exchange
- Korea Exchange