Securities and Commodity Exchanges

OVERVIEW

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing marketplaces and mechanisms for the purpose of facilitating the buying and selling of stocks, stock options, bonds or commodity contracts.

The establishments in this industry do not buy, sell, own or set the prices of the traded securities and /or commodities.

Example Activities:
Commodity contract exchanges
Futures commodity contract exchanges
Grain exchanges
Securities exchanges
Stock exchanges
Stock or commodities options exchanges

The information on the number, size and location of establishments can be used to assess the existing level of competition within the industry in your province/territory.
The table below shows the breakdown between employer and non-employer or indeterminate establishments for each province and territory as well as at the national level. For this industry, 5 of establishments are non-employers or indeterminate and 11 have one or more employees.