The NYSE is among the major stock exchanges of the world. It is the oldest stock exchange of the United States of America as well as the whole world. The NYSE stock prices play an important role in the securities market. The stock prices of NYSE are determined by auctions.
The New York Stock Exchange, which is also known as the Big Board, was established in 1792. It is a physical exchange and according to the records of the dollar volume, it is the largest stock exchange of the world. In terms of listed securities, it is the second largest stock exchange of the world. There are more than 2,700 securities listed in the New York Stock Exchange.
As stated earlier, in the New York Stock Exchange, the prices are set through a process known as auction. The whole process of auction is controlled by the specialists. These people are responsible for controlling the pace of the market. These specialists create and control the demand and order for a particular stock in the stock market. The specialists of the New York Stock Exchange pair the stocks with the best possible prices. This particular process also ensures that the investor would get the best available price for the purpose of trading.
NYSE listed companies are the major participants of the global economy. Because of this, the NYSE indexes present the true picture of the market and its trend. Following are some of the data, which are related with the NYSE stock prices:
| Indexes |
Value |
Change |
% Change |
| NYSE Composite |
10,101.03 |
-74.81 |
0.74 % |
| NYSE Arca Tech |
100 988.31 |
-5.84 |
0.59 % |
| NYSE TMT |
7,272.27 |
-104.24 |
1.41 % |
| NYSE Health Care |
7,281.51 |
+0.23 |
0.00 % |
| NYSE World Leaders |
7,627.02 |
-61.42 |
0.80 % |
| NYSE Financial |
9,528.97 |
-5.60 |
0.06 % |
| NYSE International |
100 7,494.17 |
-94.73 |
1.25 % |
| NYSE US |
100 7,520.79 |
-32.38 |
0.43 % |
The following data provides the performance records of the NYSE indexes:
| Performance |
YTD |
1 Yr |
3 Yrs |
5 Yrs |
Volat |
| NYSE U.S. 100 |
7.4% |
15.4% |
9.3% |
10.6% |
10.7% |
| NYSE ARCA Tech 100 |
11.1% |
18.4% |
12.1% |
19.2% |
18.4% |
| NYSE International100 |
12.6% |
23.7% |
18.5% |
18.8% |
12.9% |
| NYSE Composite |
9.2% |
19.2% |
14.6% |
15.5% |
10.7% |
| NYSE TMT |
12.7% |
25.6% |
14.2% |
16.3% |
18.3% |
| NYSE Financial |
-3.5% |
4.4% |
10.4% |
13.7% |
8.5% |
| NYSE World Leaders |
9.7% |
19.0% |
13.1% |
13.9% |
11.2% |
| NYSE Healthcare |
4.0% |
4.5% |
6.9% |
8.3% |
7.7% |
| NYSE Energy |
23.6% |
39.6% |
25.4% |
25.0% |
15.5% |
(source: nyse.com. The above data provides information up to 03.10.07)