Stock & Commodity Exchanges in the US - Industry Market Research Report

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Stock and commodity exchanges have remained a vital part of the Finance and Insurance sector (report 52). Exchanges act as intermediaries and provide physical trading floors or electronic marketplaces where buyers and sellers arrange trades in securities, commodities and related contracts. Exchanges facilitate the transfer of assets between market participants in different locations and with various timeframes.

This industry is composed of financial intermediaries that provide physical trading floors or electronic marketplaces where buyers and sellers arrange trades in securities, commodities and related contracts. This report includes a discussion of exchanges and alternative trading systems, as well as broker-dealers that match trades of securities in off-exchange transactions. It excludes a discussion of the trading of debt securities, currencies, real assets and physical commodities.

This report covers the scope, size, disposition and growth of the industry including the key sensitivities and success factors. Also included are five year industry forecasts, growth rates and an analysis of the industry's key players and their market shares.