Australian Securities Exchange

Australian Securities Exchange
	Sydney Exchange Centre Entrance
Type	Stock exchange, futures exchange, clearing house
Location	Sydney, Australia
Coordinates	33°51′50″S 151°12′32″E / 33.864°S 151.209°E
Founded	1 April 1987
Owner	ASX Limited; ASX: ASX
Key people	Helen Lofthouse, CEO
Currency	Australian dollar
No. of listings	2,187 (January 2024)
Market cap	A$2.6 trillion (January 2024)
Indices	S&P/ASX 20; S&P/ASX 50; S&P/ASX 200; S&P/ASX 300; All Ordinaries;
Website	www.asx.com.au
ASN	18361

Australian Securities Exchange Ltd (ASX) is an Australian public company that operates Australia's primary securities exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange (sometimes referred to outside of Australia as, or confused within Australia as, the Sydney Stock Exchange, a separate entity). The ASX was formed on 1 April 1987, through incorporation under legislation of the Australian Parliament as an amalgamation of the six state securities exchanges, and merged with the Sydney Futures Exchange in 2006.

Today, ASX has an average daily turnover of A$4.685 billion and a market capitalisation of around A$1.6 trillion, making it one of the world's top 20 listed exchange groups, and the largest in the southern hemisphere.

ASX Clear is the clearing house for all shares, structured products, warrants and ASX Equity Derivatives.

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