Australian Securities Exchange

Australian Securities Exchange Ltd, or ASX Limited (ASX), is an Australian public company that operates Australia's primary securities exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange (sometimes referred to outside of Australia as the Sydney Stock Exchange). It was formed on 1 April 1987, through incorporation under legislation of the Australian Parliament as an amalgamation of the six state securities exchanges, and merged with the Sydney Futures Exchange in 2006.

Australian Securities Exchange
Type	Stock exchange, Futures exchange, Clearing House
Location	Sydney, Australia
Founded	1987
Owner	ASX Limited
Currency	Australian dollar
No. of listings	2,194 (July 2014)
MarketCap	A$1.6 trillion (May 2014)
Website	www.asx.com.au

Today, ASX has an average daily turnover of A$4.685 billion and a market capitalisation of around A$1.6 trillion, making it one of the world's top 15 listed exchange groups.

ASX Clear is the clearing house for all shares, structured products, warrants and ASX Equity Derivatives.

All Ordinaires

Ticker	Company name	Sector
AMP	AMP	Financial Services
ANZ	ANZ	Financial Services
BHP	BHP Biliton	Heavy Industry
BXB	Brambles	Retail
CBA	Commonwealth Bank	Financial Services
CSL	CSL	Healthcare
MQG	Macquarie	Financial Services
NAB	National Australia Bank	Financial Services
NCM	Newcrest Mining	Heavy Industry
ORG	Origin Energy	Electric Power
QBE	QBE	Financial Services
RIO	Rio Tinto	Heavy Industry
STO	Santos	Oil & Gas
SUN	Suncorp	Financial Services
TLS	Telstra	Telecommunications
WBC	Westpac	Financial Services
WDC	Westfield	Retail
WES	Wesfarmers	Retail
WOW	Woolworths	Retail
WPL	Woodside Petroleum	Oil & Gas