The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE, nicknamed "The
Big Board")[6] is an American stock exchange located
at 11 Wall Street, Lower Manhattan, New York City,
New York. It is by far[7][8] the world's largest stock
exchange by market capitalization of its listed
companies at US$30.1 trillion as of February 2018.[9]
The average daily trading value was approximately
US$169 billion in 2013. The NYSE trading floor is
located at 11 Wall Street and is composed of 21
rooms used for the facilitation of trading. A
fifth[clarification needed] trading room, located at 30
Broad Street, was closed in February 2007. The main
building and the 11 Wall Street building were
designated National Historic Landmarks in 1978.
The NYSE is owned by Intercontinental Exchange, an
American holding company that it also lists (NYSE:
ICE). Previously, it was part of NYSE Euronext (NYX),
which was formed by the NYSE's 2007 merger with
Euronext.[10]
