Introduction to the New York Stock Exchange: The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ranks first in total market capitalization of listed companies (2009 data), first in number of IPOs and market value (2009 data), The exchange with the second largest trading volume (2008 data). At the end of April 2005, NYSE acquired the all-electronic stock exchange (Archipelago) and became a for-profit institution. The headquarters of the New York Stock Exchange is located at 18 Broadway Street, New York, New York, United States, on the south side of the corner of Wall Street. On June 1, 2006, the New York Stock Exchange announced that it would merge with Euronext to form NYSE Euronext.

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