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Boston Stock Exchange

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Type
  
Stock exchange

Owner
  
NASDAQ OMX Group

Founded
  
1834 (1834)

Currency
  
United States dollar

Location
  
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

The Boston Stock Exchange (now NASDAQ OMX BX, formerly BSE) is a regional stock exchange located in Boston, Massachusetts. The third-oldest stock exchange in the United States, it was founded in 1834. On October 2, 2007, NASDAQ agreed to acquire BSE for $61 million.

History

The Boston Stock Exchange was founded in 1834.

In 2002, the BSE co-founded with the Montreal Exchange (MX), a derivatives exchange and Interactive Brokers, a discount brokerage, the Boston Options Exchange (BOX), an automated equity options exchange.

In 2007, controlling interest in the BOX was sold to MX by BSE and IB.

In 2007, NASDAQ acquired the BSE.

References

Boston Stock Exchange Wikipedia