The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London in the United Kingdom. As of June 2011, the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement (and the largest in Europe). The Exchange was founded in 1801 and its current premises are situated in Paternoster Square close to St Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London. The Exchange is part of the London Stock Exchange Group. ISIN.com can assist with LSE.
The London Stock Exchange is at the heart of the global financial market and is home to some of the largest, most successful and dynamic companies in the world.
Facts:
The Exchange is the most international of all the world’s stock exchanges, with around 3,000 companies from over 70 countries admitted to trading on its markets.
From conducting its business in the coffee houses of 17th century London, the Exchange is one of the world’s oldest stock exchanges and can trace its history back more than 300 years.
Live financial broadcasts are transmitted throughout the day from the Exchange’s own TV studios.
Over 400 firms, mainly investment banks and stockbrokers, are members of the London Stock Exchange.
What the London Stock Exchange Does:
Capital markets
LSE has a choice of markets that put UK and international companies in touch with one of the world’s deepest pools of investment capital.
Trading
LSE trading services are designed to maximize liquidity in the stocks traded on them.
Information services
LSE can generate information ranging from data on individual trades and share price movements to company announcements.
Derivatives
EDX London was created to bring the cash equity and derivatives markets closer together, broadening the scope of equity derivatives trading while cutting down risk and cost.
SEDOL stands for Stock Exchange Daily Official List, a list of security identifiers used in the United Kingdom and Ireland for clearing purposes. The numbers are assigned by the London Stock Exchange, on request by the security issuer. SEDOLs serve as the National Securities Identifying Number for all securities issued in the United Kingdom and are therefore part of the security’s ISIN as well. The SEDOL Masterfile (SMF) provides reference data on millions of global multi-asset securities each uniquely identified at the market level using a universal SEDOL code, much like an ISIN identifies a security. ISIN.com can assist with SEDOL.
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