American Stock Exchange

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The American Stock Exchange was a major U.S. securities exchange known for trading stocks, options, and exchange-traded funds, particularly of smaller and mid-sized companies, before being acquired and rebranded by the New York Stock Exchange.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf financial market
stock exchange
abbreviation AMEX NERFINISHED
acquiredBy NYSE Euronext NERFINISHED
New York Stock Exchange NERFINISHED
acquisitionYear 2008
alsoKnownAs AMEX NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currency US dollar
surface form: United States dollar
focus mid-cap companies
small-cap companies
formerName New York Curb Exchange NERFINISHED
New York Curb Market NERFINISHED
governedBy self-regulatory organization rules
headquartersAddress 86 Trinity Place, New York City
historicalSignificance one of the major U.S. stock exchanges of the 20th century
industry financial services
securities exchange
language English
listedSecurityType ETF shares
common stock
equity options
index options
preferred stock
warrants
locatedIn Manhattan
New York NERFINISHED
New York City
marketType auction market
notableFor floor-based open outcry trading
listing smaller and emerging companies
operatedAs national securities exchange in the United States
rebrandedAs NYSE Alternext U.S. NERFINISHED
NYSE Amex Equities NERFINISHED
regionServed North America
United States of America
surface form: United States
regulator U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission NERFINISHED
specialization ETF trading
derivatives trading
options trading
status defunct as an independent exchange
successor NYSE American NERFINISHED
tradedInstrument exchange-traded funds
options
stocks

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New York Curb Exchange evolvedInto American Stock Exchange
NYSE American formerName American Stock Exchange
New York Curb Exchange predecessorOf American Stock Exchange
New York Curb Exchange successor American Stock Exchange