The Sydney Stock Exchange


The Sydney Stock Exchange (SSX) is a stock exchange with its headquarters in Sydney, Australia. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the AIMS Financial Group, with a market license granted by the Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC) on 5 November 2013. Formerly known as the Asia Pacific Exchange (APX), APX listed its first few companies on 6 March 2014.

Not to be confused with Australian Securities Exchange or Asia Pacific Exchange and Co-operation Foundation.

Sydney Stock Exchange
TypeStock exchange
LocationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Founded1997 (1997) (as Sydney Stock Exchange)
OwnerSSX
CurrencyAustralian dollar
Websitewww.ssx.sydney

History

The exchange first opened in 1997 as the Australian property exempt market before receiving a stock exchange licence in August 2004. In November 2015, the exchange was renamed to the Sydney Stock Exchange.[1] to promote Sydney and Australia as a leading financial centre the exchange become known as the Sydney Stock Exchange (SSX) to allow the listees to be identified as being listed on a major city’s exchange.

The SSX’s corporate logo is made up of a black background. The swirling red sun and the outline of the square box.

Today the SSX remains headquartered in Sydney as a tier one licensed stock exchange.

See also

References
  1. "Asia Pacific Stock Exchange changes its name to Sydney Stock Exchange".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.