New York Stock Exchange

New York Stock Exchange
Type	Stock exchange
Location	New York City, U.S.
Coordinates	40°42′25″N 74°0′40″W / 40.70694°N 74.01111°W
Founded	May 17, 1792
Owner	Intercontinental Exchange
Key people	Sharon Bowen (Chair); Lynn Martin (President);
Currency	United States dollar
No. of listings	2,223 (July 2024)
Market cap	US$28.33 trillion (July 2024)
Indices	Dow Jones Industrial Average; S&P 500; NYSE Composite;
Website	nyse.com

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE, nicknamed "The Big Board")^[4] is an American stock exchange in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is the largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalization,^[5]^[6]^[7] exceeding $25 trillion in July 2024.^[8] The NYSE is owned by Intercontinental Exchange, an American holding company that it also lists (ticker symbol ICE). Previously, it was part of NYSE Euronext (NYX), which was formed by the NYSE's 2007 merger with Euronext.^[9] According to a Gallup poll conducted in 2022, approximately 58% of American adults reported having money invested in the stock market, either through individual stocks, mutual funds, or retirement accounts.^[10]

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