This is a list of major stock exchange mergers and acquisitions in the Americas. It also features the name of any resultant

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'' in 2013, historians assert that "rather than exhibiting a trend of constant consolidation, the number of exchanges active across the globe has waxed and waned several times over the past 200 years... During periods of heightened regulation, political turmoil or communication advances, exchanges tend to fail or merge. Economic prosperity, increased financial speculation and high levels of market uncertainty, by contrast, drive new entries." The National Stock Exchange ceased trading operations on May 30, 2014, bringing the number of active stock exchanges in the

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to 11. Wrote ''Bloomberg'', that left "just one public exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange Inc., that isn’t owned

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Major mergers or acquisitions

Canada

*1901: Standard Stock Exchange merged with

Standard Stock and Mining Exchange Standard may refer to: Symbols * Colours, standards and guidons, kinds of military signs * Standard (emblem), a type of a large symbol or emblem used for identification Norms, conventions or requirements * Standard (metrology), an object th ...

*1901: Toronto Mining Exchange merged with Standard Stock and Mining Exchange *1934: Standard Stock and Mining Exchange (Toronto) merged with

Toronto Stock Exchange The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX; french: Bourse de Toronto) is a stock exchange located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the 10th largest exchange in the world and the third largest in North America based on market capitalization. Based in t ...

*1953: Montreal Curb Market merged with Canadian Stock Exchange *1974:

Canadian Stock Exchange The Montreal Exchange (MX; french: Bourse de Montréal), formerly the Montreal Stock Exchange (MSE), is a derivatives exchange, located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that trades futures contracts and options on equities, indices, currencies, ETFs, ...

merged with

Montreal Stock Exchange The Montreal Exchange (MX; french: Bourse de Montréal), formerly the Montreal Stock Exchange (MSE), is a derivatives exchange, located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that trades futures contracts and option (finance), options on equities, indices, c ...

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*November 1999: Aspect of

acquired by

Canadian Venture Exchange The TSX Venture Exchange is a stock exchange in Canada. It is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, with offices in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. All trading through the Exchange is done electronically, so the Exchange does not have a "trading f ...

**Name kept as

*November 1999:

Alberta Stock Exchange The Alberta Stock Exchange (ASE) was a stock exchange based in Calgary, Alberta, established in 1913. It featured mostly mining, resource exploration, and oil sands stocks. The ASE was the original listing exchange for Bre-X, one of the bigge ...

acquired by

**Name kept as

*November 1999:

Vancouver Stock Exchange The Vancouver Stock Exchange (VSE) was a stock exchange based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was incorporated 1906. On November 29, 1999 the VSE was merged into the Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX). History It was incorporated 1906 and was th ...

acquired by

**Name kept as

*2007: Winnipeg Commodity Exchange merged with

International Securities Exchange International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. (ISE) is a wholly owned subsidiary of American multinational financial services corporation Nasdaq, Inc. It is a member of the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) and the Options Industry Council ...

*2008:

Boston Options Exchange BOX Options Exchange, LLC (BOX) is an automated exchange operated by the TMX Group and owned by TMX and a consortium of broker-dealers. As an equity options market, it provides electronic order matching services to stockbrokers and traders. O ...

acquired by

Montreal Exchange The Montreal Exchange (MX; french: Bourse de Montréal), formerly the Montreal Stock Exchange (MSE), is a derivatives exchange, located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that trades futures contracts and options on equities, indices, currencies, ETFs, ...

**Name kept as

as subsidiary *2008: Montreal Stock Exchange merged with

Mexico

*14 June 1895:

Bolsa de México The Mexican Stock Exchange ( es, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores), commonly known as Mexican Bolsa, Mexbol, or BMV, is one of two stock exchanges in Mexico, the other being BIVA - Bolsa Institucional de Valores. It is the second largest stock exchang ...

(''Stock Exchange of Mexico'') merged with

Bolsa Nacional The Mexican Stock Exchange ( es, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores), commonly known as Mexican Bolsa, Mexbol, or BMV, is one of two stock exchanges in Mexico, the other being BIVA - Bolsa Institucional de Valores. It is the second largest stock exchang ...

(''National Stock Exchange'') **Name changed to

*1975:

Guadalajara Stock Exchange Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Mexico, while the Guadalaj ...

acquired by

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores The Mexican Stock Exchange ( es, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores), commonly known as Mexican Bolsa, Mexbol, or BMV, is one of two stock exchanges in Mexico, the other being BIVA - Bolsa Institucional de Valores. It is the second largest stock exchange ...

(''Mexican Stock Exchange'') **Name changed to

*1975:

Monterrey Stock Exchange Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is anchor ...

acquired by

(''Mexican Stock Exchange'') **Name changed to

United States

*1865:

New York Gold Exchange The New York Gold Exchange was an exchange formed shortly after the beginning of the American Civil War for the purpose of creating an open market for transactions involving gold and the government-created paper currency, the greenback. Establish ...

acquired by the

New York Stock Exchange The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE, nicknamed "The Big Board") is an American stock exchange in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed c ...

George Winslow, "New York Gold Market" in ''

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'' (2d ed.: eds. Kenneth T. Jackson, Lisa Keller & Nancy Flood). **Name not changed as subsidiary *1869:

Open Board of Stock Brokers The Open Board of Stock Brokers was an early regional stock exchange in the United States. It was established in 1864, "to profit from the economic and investment boom sparked by the Civil War." The old Open Board of Stock Brokers was located at ...

merged with the

**Name retained as

(then the

New York Stock and Exchange Board The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE, nicknamed "The Big Board") is an American stock exchange in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed co ...

) *1877:

New-York Open Gold and Stock Exchange The American Mining and Stock Exchange was a commodities and stock exchange in New York City. In 1877 it absorbed the competing New-York Open Gold and Stock Exchange. The New York Mining Stock Exchange absorbed the members of the American Mining an ...

acquired by the

American Mining and Stock Exchange The American Mining and Stock Exchange was a commodities and stock exchange in New York City. In 1877 it absorbed the competing New-York Open Gold and Stock Exchange. The New York Mining Stock Exchange absorbed the members of the American Mining an ...

**Name retained as American Mining and Stock Exchange *1877:

acquired by the

New York Mining Stock Exchange The Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York, also known as the ''New York Consolidated Stock Exchange'' or ''Consolidated'',See ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'', Saturday, January 13, 1912, p. 18 was a stock exchange in New York City, New York in direct ...

**Name changed to

*1883:

National Petroleum Exchange The National Petroleum Exchange was a resource exchange in New York City founded in 1882. In 1883 the National Petroleum Exchange and the New York Mining Stock Exchange were consolidated, becoming the New-York Mining Stock and National Petroleum E ...

acquired by the

**Name changed to

New-York Mining Stock and National Petroleum Exchange The National Petroleum Exchange was a resource exchange in New York City founded in 1882. In 1883 the National Petroleum Exchange and the New York Mining Stock Exchange were consolidated, becoming the New-York Mining Stock and National Petroleum E ...

. *1885:

New-York Petroleum Exchange and Stock Board The New-York Petroleum Exchange and Stock Board was a resource and stock exchange in New York City. Founded as the New-York Petroleum Exchange, in 1884 the exchange reported oil clearances amounting to 2,373,582,000 barrels, averaging 7,782,000 b ...

merged with the

New-York Mining and National Petroleum Exchange The National Petroleum Exchange was a resource exchange in New York City founded in 1882. In 1883 the National Petroleum Exchange and the New York Mining Stock Exchange were consolidated, becoming the New-York Mining Stock and National Petroleum ...

**Name changed to

Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange The Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York, also known as the ''New York Consolidated Stock Exchange'' or ''Consolidated'',See ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'', Saturday, January 13, 1912, p. 18 was a stock exchange in New York City, New York in direct ...

*September 1900:

California Oil Exchange The California Oil Exchange was a regional stock exchange in California. It opened in San Francisco on October 18, 1899, with a "large attendance" and 22 listed stocks. The stocks were from the oil districts of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Fre ...

acquired by

Los Angeles Stock Exchange The Los Angeles Oil Exchange was a regional stock exchange in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1899, in 1900 the name was changed to the Los Angeles Stock Exchange. In 1956, it merged into the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange. History The Los Ange ...

**Name changed to Los Angeles Stock Exchange *1900:

acquired by Producer's Oil Exchange *September 1909:

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acquired by

**Name changed to Los Angeles Stock Exchange *1910: California Stock and Oil Exchange acquired by

San Francisco Stock Exchange The San Francisco Stock and Bond Exchange was a regional stock exchange based in San Francisco, California, United States. Founded in 1882, in 1928 the exchange purchased and began using the name San Francisco Stock Exchange, while the old San Fran ...

*1 October 1935:

Seattle Curb and Mining Exchange Seattle ( ) is a port, seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the county seat, seat of King County, Washington, King County, Washington (state), Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in bo ...

acquired by

Seattle Stock Exchange The Seattle Stock Exchange was a regional stock exchange in the northwest United States, located in Seattle, Washington. It began operations on March 14, 1927, merged with the Seattle Curb and Mining Exchange on October 1, 1935, and closed on Oc ...

**Name changed to

*1938:

San Francisco Curb Exchange The San Francisco Curb Exchange was a curb exchange opened in 1928, formed out of a re-organization of the San Francisco Stock and Bond Exchange and the San Francisco Mining Exchange. The San Francisco Curb Exchange replaced the Mining Exchange at ...

absorbed by the

*1949:

Baltimore Stock Exchange The Baltimore Stock Exchange was a regional stock exchange based in Baltimore, Maryland. Opened prior to 1881, The exchange's building was destroyed by the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904, and was then located at 210 East Redwood Street in Baltimore ...

merged with the

Philadelphia Stock Exchange Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX), now known as Nasdaq PHLX, is the first stock exchange established in the United States and the oldest stock exchange in the nation. The exchange is owned by Nasdaq, which acquired it in 2007 for $652 million, a ...

**Name changed to

Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX), now known as Nasdaq PHLX, is the first stock exchange established in the United States and the oldest stock exchange in the nation. The exchange is owned by Nasdaq, which acquired it in 2007 for $652 million, a ...

*September 1949:

St. Louis Stock Exchange The St. Louis Stock Exchange was a regional stock exchange located in St. Louis, Missouri. Opened in 1899, in September 1949, the St. Louis Stock Exchange was acquired by the Chicago Stock Exchange, and renamed the Midwest Stock Exchange. Histo ...

acquired by

Chicago Stock Exchange NYSE Chicago, formerly known as the Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX), is a stock exchange in Chicago, Illinois, US. The exchange is a national securities exchange and self-regulatory organization, which operates under the oversight of the U.S. Sec ...

**Name changed to

Midwest Stock Exchange NYSE Chicago, formerly known as the Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX), is a stock exchange in Chicago, Illinois, US. The exchange is a national securities exchange and self-regulatory organization, which operates under the oversight of the U.S. Secu ...

*October 1949:

Cleveland Stock Exchange The Cleveland Stock Exchange was a stock exchange in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. History The Cleveland Stock Exchange was established in 1899, and began operations on April 16, 1900 at the Williamson Building (today the location of the 200 Public Squar ...

acquired by

**Name changed to

*1949:

Minneapolis-St. Paul Stock Exchange The Minneapolis-St. Paul Stock Exchange was a regional stock exchange based in Minnesota, United States. It opened for business in 1929, and merged with the Chicago Stock Exchange in 1949. History The new Minneapolis-St. Paul Stock Exchange open ...

acquired by

**Name changed to

*1959:

New Orleans Stock Exchange The New Orleans Stock Exchange, or the New-Orleans Stock Exchange, was a regional stock exchange based in New Orleans, Louisiana. As early as 1880, the exchange's sales of stock reached a reported total of $7,891,300. The exchange moved into a ne ...

acquired by

**Name changed to

*1958:

San Francisco Stock and Bond Exchange The San Francisco Stock and Bond Exchange was a regional stock exchange based in San Francisco, California, United States. Founded in 1882, in 1928 the exchange purchased and began using the name San Francisco Stock Exchange, while the old San Fran ...

merged with

Los Angeles Oil Exchange The Los Angeles Oil Exchange was a regional stock exchange in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1899, in 1900 the name was changed to the Los Angeles Stock Exchange. In 1956, it merged into the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange. History The Los Ange ...

**Name changed to

Pacific Coast Stock Exchange The Pacific Exchange was a regional stock exchange in California, from 1956 to 2006. Its main exchange floor and building were in San Francisco, California, with a branch building in Los Angeles, California. In 1882, the San Francisco Stock an ...

*1964: Washington Stock Exchange acquired by the

**Name changed to

Philadelphia-Baltimore-Washington Stock Exchange Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX), now known as Nasdaq PHLX, is the first stock exchange established in the United States and the oldest stock exchange in the nation. The exchange is owned by Nasdaq, which acquired it in 2007 for $652 million, a ...

*1969:

Pittsburgh Stock Exchange The Pittsburgh Stock Exchange was a large regional stock market located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from November 11, 1864 (originally as Thurston's Oil Exchange) until closing on August 23, 1974. It was alternatively named the Pittsburgh Coal ...

acquired by the

**Name changed to

*1986: Intermountain Stock Exchange acquired by Commodity Exchange, Inc. (COMEX) **Intermountain Stock Exchange ceased operating and went dormant *1994:

Commodity Exchange The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is a commodity futures exchange owned and operated by CME Group of Chicago. NYMEX is located at One North End Avenue in Brookfield Place in the Battery Park City section of Manhattan, New York City. ...

merged with

New York Mercantile Exchange The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is a commodity futures exchange owned and operated by CME Group of Chicago. NYMEX is located at One North End Avenue in Brookfield Place in the Battery Park City section of Manhattan, New York City. ...

*1998:

Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange The Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange (CSCE) was founded in 1882 as the Coffee Exchange in the City of New York. Sugar futures were added in 1914, and, on September 28, 1979, the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange merged with the New York Cocoa Exc ...

merged with the

New York Board of Trade The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT, renamed ICE Futures US in September, 2007), is a physical commodity futures exchange located in New York City. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). History It originated in 1 ...

*2005:

Pacific Stock Exchange The Pacific Exchange was a regional stock exchange in California, from 1956 to 2006. Its main exchange floor and building were in San Francisco, California, with a branch building in Los Angeles, California. In 1882, the San Francisco Stock and ...

merged with

NYSE The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE, nicknamed "The Big Board") is an American stock exchange in the Financial District, Manhattan, Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is by far the List of stock exchanges, world's largest s ...

**Name changed to

NYSE Arca NYSE Arca, previously known as ArcaEx, an abbreviation of Archipelago Exchange, is an exchange on which both stocks and options are traded. It was owned by Intercontinental Exchange. It merged with the New York Stock Exchange in 2006 and now ope ...

*2006: Archipelago acquired by

NYSE Euronext NYSE Euronext, Inc. was a transatlantic multinational financial services corporation that operated multiple securities exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange, Euronext and NYSE Arca (formerly known as ArcaEx). NYSE merged with Archip ...

*2007:

Chicago Board of Trade The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), established on April 3, 1848, is one of the world's oldest futures and options exchanges. On July 12, 2007, the CBOT merged with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) to form CME Group. CBOT and three other excha ...

merged with

Chicago Mercantile Exchange The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) (often called "the Chicago Merc", or "the Merc") is a global derivatives marketplace based in Chicago and located at 20 S. Wacker Drive. The CME was founded in 1898 as the Chicago Butter and Egg Board, an a ...

*October 2, 2007:

Boston Stock Exchange The Boston Stock Exchange (now NASDAQ BX, formerly ''BSE'') is a regional stock exchange located in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1834, making it the third-oldest stock exchange in the United States. On October 2, 2007, NASDAQ agreed t ...

acquired by

NASDAQ The Nasdaq Stock Market () (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations Stock Market) is an American stock exchange based in New York City. It is the most active stock trading venue in the US by volume, and ranked second ...

**Renamed NASDAQ OMX BX *July 24, 2008:

acquired by

PHLX.COM * Philadelphia Stock Exchange * The Nation's First Stock Exchange
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acquired by

**Name kept as

*2008:

American Stock Exchange NYSE American, formerly known as the American Stock Exchange (AMEX), and more recently as NYSE MKT, is an American stock exchange situated in New York City. AMEX was previously a mutual organization, owned by its members. Until 1953, it was known ...

absorbed by

**Name changed to NYSE Alternext U.S. *2011: National Stock Exchange acquired by

CBOE Stock Exchange The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), located at 433 West Van Buren Street in Chicago, is the largest U.S. options exchange with an annual trading volume of around 1.27 billion at the end of 2014. CBOE offers options on over 2,200 companies ...

**Both exchanges kept their separate names. *2014:

Direct Edge Direct Edge was a Jersey City, New Jersey-based stock exchange operating two separate platforms, EDGA Exchange and EDGX Exchange. Beginning in March 2009, Direct Edge's market share ranged from 9% to 12% of U.S. equities trading volume, and r ...

merged with

BATS Global Markets Bats Global Markets is a global stock exchange operator based in Lenexa, Kansas, with additional offices in London, New York, Chicago, and Singapore. Bats was founded in June 2005, became operator of a licensed U.S. stock exchange in 2008 and o ...

**Name changed to

*February 2017: National Stock Exchange acquired by the

**National Stock Exchange ceased, with plans to reopen under the NYSE. *2017:

to be acquired by

Chicago Board Options Exchange The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), located at 433 West Van Buren Street in Chicago, is the largest U.S. options exchange with an annual trading volume of around 1.27 billion at the end of 2014. CBOE offers options on over 2,200 companies ...

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