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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission


Division of
Trading and Markets


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Broker-Dealers

Banks and Other Depository Institutions

Credit Rating Agencies

Exchanges

Over-the-Counter Markets

ECNs/Alternative Trading Systems

National Market System

Municipal Markets

Clearing Agencies

Transfer Agents

Additional Topics

Frequently Requested Documents

 

Exchanges

A "national securities exchange" is a securities exchange that has registered with the SEC under Section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

There are currently sixteen securities exchanges registered with the SEC under Section 6(a) of the Exchange Act as national securities exchanges:

Certain exchanges are also registered with the SEC through a notice filing under Section 6(g) of the Exchange Act for the purpose of trading security futures.

There are also two exchanges that the SEC has exempted from registration as national securities exchanges on the basis of a limited volume of transactions:

Recently Approved Exchange Applications

Additional Information

 

http://www.sec.gov/divisions/marketreg/mrexchanges.shtml

Modified: 08/30/2012