Major Stock Exchanges

To recognize on what stock exchange a symbol is traded use the following rule :
Amex 2 to 3 Letter symbol
NYSE 1 to 3 Letter symbol
Nasdaq 4 Letter symbol

AMEX (American Stock Exchange) New York

Trades small to mid-size stocks. The AMEX is known to have more liberal policies concerning company listing, as most of its companies are generally smaller compared to the NYSE and NASDAQ.

NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) New York

The New York Stock Exchange, also known as the "Big Board", is a New York City-based stock exchange. It is the largest stock exchange in the world by dollar volume and the second largest by number of companies listed.


The NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations system)

Nasdaq was the world's first electronic stock market. It is the largest electronic screen-based equity securities market in the United States. With approximately 3,200 companies, it lists more companies and on average trades more shares per day than any other U.S. market. Nasdaq became very popular in the 1990s because most of emerging high-tech companies are listed here.