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The London Stock Exchange is one of the oldest stock exchanges in the world. It began in 1698 when stockbrokers started gathering in coffee houses to trade. Over time, the stockbrokers formed their own building to trade stocks. In 1801, the London Stock Exchange was officially established. Today, it offers several routes for international companies to access capital markets in London such as through the Alternative Investment Market for small/medium enterprises or Global Depository Receipts for larger companies. The London Stock Exchange and regulatory activities are overseen by the Financial Services Authority.

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Final PPT of London Stock Exchange

The London Stock Exchange is one of the oldest stock exchanges in the world. It began in 1698 when stockbrokers started gathering in coffee houses to trade. Over time, the stockbrokers formed their own building to trade stocks. In 1801, the London Stock Exchange was officially established. Today, it offers several routes for international companies to access capital markets in London such as through the Alternative Investment Market for small/medium enterprises or Global Depository Receipts for larger companies. The London Stock Exchange and regulatory activities are overseen by the Financial Services Authority.

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The London Stock Exchange

Birendra Kumar (10)


Hardik Kothari (21)
Prasni Prakash (31)
Shreyas Suryavanshi(43)
Ankit Parmar (53)
The London Stock Exchange ?
◦ One of the major exchanges.
◦ One of theWorld oldest exchanges.
History

◦ 1698: John Castaing begins to issue 'at this Office


in Jonathan’s Coffee-house' a list of stock and
commodity prices called 'The Course of the
Exchange and other things‘.
◦ Later on the Stock dealers are expelled from the
Royal Exchange for rowdiness and start to operate
in the streets and coffee houses.
Contd…
 1761: A group of 150 stock brokers and jobbers
form a club at Jonathan's to buy and sell shares

 1773:The brokers erect their own building in


Sweeting’s Alley, with a dealing room on the ground
floor and a coffee room above and it was names as
the 'The Stock Exchange'.

 1801:Officially, London Stock Exchange history starts


here!
4 core areas
 Markets : to raise the capital.

 Trading services : to provide a highly active


and efficient market.

 Market information services :to supply high quality


financial information.

 Derivatives :a pioneering diversification.


Routes to the London market
The London Stock Exchange offers international companies
a number of routes to market.
1.AIM:-Alternative investment market.

 Sub market of the LSE


 For SMEs

It is the most successful growth market in the world. Since its
launch in 1995, over 3,000 companies from across the globe have
chosen to join AIM. Powering the companies of tomorrow,
AIM continues to help smaller and growing companies raise the
capital they need for expansion.
Key Statistics
AIM companies:1560
Overseas AIM companies-277
IPOs on AIM in 2005-335
 259 UK
 76 overseas
Capital raised(new & further)since1995
:US$63bn
Capital raised(new & further)in 2005
:US$16bn
 US$ 12bn UK companies
 US$ 4bn overseas companies
.Main market
GDRs:-Global Depository Receipts
For larger companies
Specialist securities targeting professional investors
focused on emerging markets.
Optimal point of access to the worldwide institutional
investor base.
 Major hub for international fund managers

 Highest profile of any international market.

Widen shareholder base


FSA
( Financial Services Authority)
An independent non-governmental body
Statutory Objectives

 Market confidence:
 Public awareness:
 Consumer protection:
 Reduction of financial crime:
FSA

 financial regulation of the financial services


industry in the United Kingdom.
 Its board is appointed by the Treasury
 When acting as the competent authority for

listing of shares on a stock exchange, it is


referred to as the UK Listing Authority (UKLA),
and maintains the Official list.
Regulatory principles
 Efficiency and economy
 Role of management
 Proportionality
 Innovation
 International character
 Competition
Activities
Regulated by the FSA
 Accepting deposits
 Effecting or carrying out contracts of

insurance as principal
 Dealing in investments (as principal or agent)
 Arranging deals in investments
 Managing investments
 Assisting in the administration and

performance of a contract of insurance


 Safeguarding and administering investments
 Sending dematerialized instructions
 Establishing etc collective investment
schemes
 Establishing etc personal pension schemes
 Establishing etc stakeholder pension schemes
 Advising on investments
 Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
 Advising on regulated home reversion plans
 Advising on regulated home purchase plans
Stock market never sleeps.

STOCK
MARKET
American market
Joint venture
 London Stock Exchange Group
(LSEG) and India’s National Stock
Exchange (NSE) today signed a
Letter of Intent to evaluate joint
strategic business opportunities,
and to co-operate together more
closely in the future.
 CHART OF FTSE INDEX
Average Turnover

LSE
NASDAQ
NSE
HANGSANG
 TOP GAINERS & LOSSERS OF LSE(2008-2010)

GAINERS LOSSERS

AMEC Barclays

British American Tobacco Cairn Energy

HSBC InterContinental Hotels Group

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Rolls-Royce Group

Smiths Group Next


Current affairs in LSE
 Cairn surges on LSE after SEBI's
Vedanta typo error.

 Traders on the London Stock


Exchange braced for sell-off after
quake.
London Stock Exchange mulls
Nasdaq takeover.
NASDAQ TMX Group Inc. has caught sight of
the London Stock Exchange, who is mulling
over acquiring the former, given the flurry of
merger and acquisition activity in the global
stock exchange industry.
Edwards Group To Float On London Stock Exchange.

 Edwards Group PLC, a global manufacturer


and provider of engineered vacuum
technology products.
 Plans float on the premium listing segment of

the Official List of the U.K. Financial Services


Authority
THANK YOU….

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