Canadian Stock Exchanges

• 1). Learn about the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). The Toronto Stock Exchange is the largest stock market in Canada with more than 3,800 companies listed. More mining and oil and gas companies are listed on the TSX than on any other exchange in the world. It is true that the vast majority of these are exploratory mining outfits with market caps of $20 million or less, and the failure rate is high, but a few will mature into the next Exxon or Homestake Mining.
  
  
• 2). Learn about the Vancouver Stock Exchange (VSE). Although it has now been consolidated into the Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX), the Vancouver Stock Exchange grew rapidly in the 1980s and 90s, and developed into a world-class stock market with a reputation for listing smaller solar and alternative-energy companies.
  
  
• 3). Learn about the Montreal Exchange (ME). The Montreal Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in Canada, being established informally in 1832 and formally in 1874. Today the Montreal Exchange focuses primarily on the financial derivatives markets, that is, equity options and futures, as well as commodities and other asset-based derivatives.
  
  
• 4). Learn about the Alberta Stock Exchange (ASE). The Alberta Stock Exchange is a smaller stock exchange based in Calgary that merged with the Vancouver Stock Exchange in 1999. The Alberta Exchange historically specialized in oil and gas exploration companies and smaller mining companies.