Toronto Stock Exchange Facts for Kids

Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)
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Type	Stock Exchange
Location	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	43°38′54.09″N 72°22′59.75″W / 43.6483583°N 72.3832639°W / 43.6483583; -72.3832639
Founded	October 25, 1861
Owner	TMX Group
Key people	Tom Kloet (CEO) Wayne Fox (Chairman)
Currency	CAD
No. of listings	3,741
MarketCap	US$2.17 trillion (December 2010)
Indexes	S&P/TSX Composite
Website	www.tmx.com

The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) is the largest stock exchange in Canada, the third largest in North America and the eighth largest in the world by market capitalisation.

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Images for kids

New Toronto Stock Exchange trading floor, circa 1937–39
The Art Deco façade of the former Toronto Stock Exchange building, now incorporated into the Toronto-Dominion Centre. Frieze by artist Charles Comfort.
TMX offices at Exchange Tower. In 2001, the TSX Group was formed following TSE's acquisition of Canadian Venture Exchange.
TMX's LED board displaying TSX information

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