Brennan Hopkins

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE) is the primary stock exchange in the U.K. and has been around for over 300 years. The group brings together different type of public companies and share issuers that seek to partner with investors from around the globe. They accomplish this mission by providing a number of services to both investors and companies around the world. If you were to think of the LSE in practical terms, it is the physical “meet up” point for companies and investors to conduct business. The LSE specializes in information and trade, but also offers post trade and risk management services such as its derivative markets. The information they house is far reaching with more than 60 countries represented, making it the most diverse of all the exchanges in the world. The company has their primary market in London and in Italy. The primary market is where investors can invest directly into the LSE. By buying into the company, potential investors to take part in one of the world most lucrative markets. As the 2nd largest of all the exchange groups, this is a unique opportunities to partake in a deep pool of capital. Perhaps one of biggest services that LSE offers is their secondary market. It is a marketplace is where the business takes place between buyers and sellers. They provide efficient and dependable trading services for investors and institutions seeking to access everything from UK and Italian equities as well as pan-European equities. This is facilitated by the information services that the group provides. By supplying real time prices and trading date, the group enables market users from around the world to have the indispensable resources necessary for stock exchange, while also providing the ability to make necessary exchanges. The LSE has had such great success with its primary markets that they have been able to translate that success into the development of derivative markets. This allows emerging companies to further their growth and while investors can gain from the projected growth. This is only a brief overview of LSE and the services that they offer. If you get too bogged down by all the different services, you can remember that they specialize in facilitating trades between buys and sellers, providing the information and opportunity needed to do so. With their expanding list of client services and proven success in the markets, one can only anticipate further growth in the bright future of London Stock Exchange Group plc. References: http://www.lseg.com/about-london-stock-exchange-group/what-we-do http://www.investopedia.com/articles/basics/04/092404.asp http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/LSE:LN