Hong Kong Stock Exchange

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/hong-kong-stock-exchange

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary function?A stock exchange facilitating the trading of securities
2. What is the parent company market capitalization milestone?Became world's largest bourse operator by market capitalization in 2021
3. Why is the Hong Kong Stock Exchange special?It is one of the largest stock exchanges in the world and helps Chinese companies raise money from investors all over the globe.
4. How did the Hong Kong Stock Exchange change in 2017?In 2017 the exchange stopped using the old trading floor and started trading only on computers, which makes trading faster and can handle more trades.

Securities: Financial instruments, such as stocks and bonds, that represent ownership or debt.
Bourse Operator: A company that owns and manages a stock exchange.
Market Capitalization: The total market value of a company's outstanding shares of stock.