United Kingdom Equities

In the United Kingdom, 5 stock exchanges are available: London Stock Exchange, Ofex, Virt-x, ShareMark and Aim.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

The London Stock Exchange is at the heart of global financial markets and is home to some of the best companies in the world.

It is the most international of all stock exchanges, with 350 companies from over 50 countries admitted to trading on its markets.

The main index is the FOOTSIE 100 (Financial Times Stock Exchange 100).

The FTSE 100 is the principal index for the price of shares quoted on the London Stock Exchange (consisting of 100 largest companies - by market capitalization - in the UK: 100 blue chip stocks that trade on the London stock market).