GO TO the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Web site, www.nyse.com. Click on Listed Companies in the navigation bar on the left.
- What is the total market capitalization of the companies listed on the NYSE?
Click on Listing Standards.
- What are the requirements and fees for a U.S. company t list on the NYSE?
- How do the requirements and fees for non-U.S. companies differ?
In the left-hand navigation bar, click on Market Information.
- What is the general market trend today? What information tells you this? Are all the market indexes moving in the same direction?
Now GO TO the Nasdaq site, www.nasdaq.com. Click on Nasdaq Corporate and then About Nasdaq.
- Using the information in the Listing Requirements section, summarize the requirements and fees to list a company on Nasdaq.
- How do the requirements differ from the NYSE?