At the end of 2007 (last available figures), the Shanghai Stock Exchange had 860 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of US$3.7 trillion (RMB26,983.887 billion), making it the largest in mainland China and sixth-largest in the world.
Types of securities traded: Currently heavily focused on accelerating bond market development; also trades stocks, warrants and funds.
Chairman: Geng Liang
President : Zhang Yujun
www.sse.com.cn
Tel: +86 21 6880 8888
Fax: +86 21 6880 7813
The SSE has signed cooperative memorandums of understanding with exchanges worldwide with the aim of mutual benefits and development. These include the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Korea Exchange, Australian Stock Exchange, Singapore Exchange, London Stock Exchange, Toronto Stock Exchange, Osaka Securities Exchange, Berlin Stock Exchange, National Stock Exchange of India, Chicago Board Option Exchange and Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Created in 1990, the SSE has a market capitalization around RMB1 trillion (US$122 billion). On a daily basis, approximately 600,000 deals, valued at US$807 million, trade on the SSE. It is the ninth-largest stock exchange in Asia (2008) by market capitalization.
Types of securities traded: Shares, bonds and funds.
Chairman: Dongzheng Chen
President & CEO: Liping Song
http://www.szse.cn/main/en/
Tel: +86 755 8208 3333/3570
Fax: +86 755 8208 3333/3571
The China Securities Regulatory Commission has just greenlit Shenzhen's second stock exchange, which is due to open in late summer/fall 2009.
Eighteen tech-related Chinese companies, all based in Beijing's Zhongguancun district, are set to float shares on the stock exchange.
www.UPIAsia.com
By the end of 2007, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange had 1,241 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of US$2.7 trillion. It is Asia's third-largest stock exchange by market capitalization, behind the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Types of securities traded: Derivatives leader in the Asia-Pacific region; also cash and equities.
www.hkex.com.hk
Tel: +85 2 2522 1122
Fax: +85 2 2295 3106
