| Oslo Stock Exchange | |
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| Type | Stock Exchange |
| Location | Oslo, Norway |
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| Owner | Oslo Børs ASA |
| Key people | Bente A. A stock exchange, share market or bourse is a Corporation or Mutual organization which provides "trading" facilities for Stock (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Landsnes (CEO) Halvor Stenstadvold (Chairman) |
| No. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator of listings | 219 |
| MarketCap | NOK 1,915 billion (2006)[1] |
| Volume | NOK 2,585 billion/year[2] |
| Indexes | OBX |
| Website | www.oslobors.no |
The Oslo Stock Exchange (Norwegian: Oslo Børs) serves as the main market for trading in the shares of Norwegian companies. Market capitalization/capitalisation (aka market cap, mkt cap or capitalized/capitalised value) is a measurement of Corporate or Economic The krone ( sign: kr; code: NOK) is the Currency of Norway. The plural form is kroner. The OBX Index is a Stock market index which lists the 25 most liquid companies on the main index of the Oslo Stock Exchange in Norway. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Generally a company is a form of Business organization. The precise definition varies It opens at 9:00 and closes 16:30 local time (CET). Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. In additional to a wide range of domestic companies, the OSE attracts a lot of international companies within petroleum, shipping and other related areas. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit Shipping is physical process of Transporting goods and Cargo.
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History
The Oslo Stock Exchange started life as Christiania Børs in 1819. (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year In the beginning, there was no organized listing or stock exchange; the Børs served as a meeting place for investors auctioning ships, shares in ships, commodities, and foreign currencies. A stock exchange, share market or bourse is a Corporation or Mutual organization which provides "trading" facilities for Stock Stocks and bonds only started trading on the exchange in 1881.
In 1988, the exchange introduced an electronic trading support system, and replaced the old auction model with continuous trading of listed shares throughout the day. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Trading became fully electronic in 1999 and the trading floor was discontinued. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
OBX Index
The OBX Index is a list of the 25 most liquid companies on the Oslo Stock Exchange main index. The OBX Index is a Stock market index which lists the 25 most liquid companies on the main index of the Oslo Stock Exchange in Norway. Market liquidity is a Business, Economics or Investment term that refers to an Asset 's ability to be easily converted through an act of buying The companies have their own index common OBX index. All stocks on the OBX list can be traded with options and futures. Options are financial instruments that convey the right but not the obligation to engage in a future transaction on some Underlying security, or in a Futures In Finance, a futures contract is a standardized Contract, traded on a Futures exchange, to buy or sell a certain Underlying instrument The companies on the OBX list are rotated twice a year, on the third Friday of June and December.
Ownership
The Oslo Stock Exchange remained a self-owning institution until 2001 when it converted into a joint stock company and offered shares to the public in an IPO. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A joint stock company (JSC is a type of business entity it is a type of Corporation or Partnership. Initial public offering (IPO, also referred to simply as a "public offering" is when a company issues Common stock or shares to the public for the first DnB NOR now owns 18% of the company, with the rest of the shares held mostly by many foreign and domestic investors. DnB NOR ASA ( is Norway 's largest Financial services group with total assets of more than NOK 1 On October 6 2006, the larger market and pan-Scandinavian stock exchange group OMX acquired a 10% strategic stake. OMX AB ( A ktie' b' olaget O ptions' m' äklarna/Helsinki Stock E' x' change is a Swedish - Finnish Financial
See also
- List of companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
- List of companies listed on Oslo Axess
- List of stock exchanges
- Category:Companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
References
- ^ Oslo Stock Exchange. This is a list of companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange as of August 21 2007. This is a list of companies listed on the Oslo Axess list at Oslo Stock Exchange as of October 17 2007. This is an active list of Stock exchanges Those Futures exchanges that also offer trading in securities besides trading in Futures contracts are listed both Marketvalue.
- ^ Oslo Stock Exchange. Turnover.
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