SOUTHEAST ASIA’S PRIMARY STOCK EXCHANGES

The barometer of our national economies. The place where they exchange..errm...stocks *obviously* and my main source of money.

The heaven-sent, adrenalin-inducing, blood pressure rollercoaster money making hobby... a lame excuse of gambling disguised as "trading". And I'm lovin' it!

Here are our region's primary Stock Exchanges...

The Jakarta Stock Exchange
Local Name: Bursa Efek Jakarta
Established: 1912, 1977
Listed Companies: 335
Website: http://www.bei.co.id/ , http://www.jsx.co.id/

Malaysia Exchange
Local Name: Bursa Malaysia*
Established: 1930
Website: http://www.klse.com.my/
*Formerly Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE)



Myanmar Securities Exchange Center (Burma)
Trading Floor: 21/25 Sule Pagoda Road, Kyauktada, Yangon
Established: June 1996

The Philippine Stock Exchange
Local Name: Pamilihang Sapi ng Pilipinas
Trading Floors: [2] Pasig City, Makati City
Established: 1927
Listed Companies: 241
Website: http://www.pse.org.ph/

The Singapore Exchange
Established: 1 December 1999*
Website: www.ses.com.sg
* following the merger of Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) and the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX)


The Stock Trading Center of Vietnam (STC)
Local Name: Tâm Giao Dịch Chứng Khoán Việt Nam
Trading Floors: [2] Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi*
Established: July 2000, March 2005
Website: http://www.stcvietnam.net/
*They have a combined market cap of 14 billion USD, or 22.7% the GDP of Vietnam.

Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)
Local Name: ตลาดหลักทรัพย์แห่งประเทศไทย
Trading Floor: Bangkok
Established: 30 April 1975
Website: http://www.set.or.th/

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Brunei’s International Brunei Exchange was established in 2002 and currently not functioning. Laos, Cambodia and Timor Leste doesn’t have any.