The Vancouver Stock Exchange (VAN) is a now defunct Canadian stock exchange founded in 1903 and based in Vancouver.
The exchange specialized in smaller and riskier listings, primarily among mining and oil companies based in Canada, some of which turned out to be fraudulent.
In 1999, it was listed on the new TSX Venture as a result of the merger of the Vancouver and Alberta stock exchanges.
The Financial Times Stock Exchange Group (FTSE) is a financial institution that specializes in managing asset exchanges and creating index offerings for global financial markets.
Launched in 2002 by the Chinese government, the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) program allows certain licensed international investors to invest in China’s stock exchanges.
China A-share is the shares of companies based in mainland China that are traded on two Chinese stock exchanges: the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE).
American Depository Shares (ADAs) refer to shares of foreign companies held by US depository banks and can be traded in the US, including on major exchanges.
Berhad (BHD) is the suffix used in Malaysia to denote a public limited company. The suffix Sendirian Berhad (SDN BHD) identifies a private limited company.
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), founded in 1875 as an Association of Local Shareholders and Stockbrokers, is the first stock exchange in Asia and the largest securities market in India.