“We’re delighted to welcome MasterCard to our family of listed companies,” said NYSE Group CEO John A. Thain. "MasterCard is the largest IPO of 2006, a recognized leader in the financial services business, and an outstanding global brand. We look forward to a great partnership with MasterCard and to providing the company and its shareholders with superior market quality and global visibility.”
Headquartered in Purchase, NY, there are more than one billion cards issued through the MasterCard family of brands, including MasterCard®, Maestro® and Cirrus®. The company serves consumers and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories, and is a partner to 25,000 of the world’s leading financial institutions.
In 2005, the NYSE obtained approximately 91.5% of all domestic IPOs that qualified to list under the NYSE's standards, as measured by the aggregate proceeds raised by companies listing on U.S. exchanges. These IPOs represented $21.3 billion in proceeds.
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About NYSE Group, Inc.
NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE:NYX) operates two securities exchanges: the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and NYSE Arca (formerly known as the Archipelago Exchange, or ArcaEx®, and the Pacific Exchange). NYSE Group is a leading provider of securities listing, trading and market data products and services. The NYSE is the world’s largest and most liquid cash equities exchange. The NYSE provides a reliable, orderly, liquid and efficient marketplace where investors buy and sell listed companies’ common stock and other securities. Our listed operating companies represent a total global market capitalization of over $22.9 trillion. In the first quarter 2006, on an average trading day, over 1.7 billion shares, valued at over $65 billion, were traded on the NYSE.
NYSE Arca operates the first open, all-electronic stock exchange in the United States and has a leading position in trading exchange-traded funds and exchange-listed securities. NYSE Arca is also an exchange for trading equity options. NYSE Arca’s trading platform links traders to multiple U.S. market centers and provide customers with fast electronic execution and open, direct and anonymous market access.
NYSE Regulation, an independent not-for-profit subsidiary, regulates member organizations through the enforcement of marketplace rules and federal securities laws. NYSE Regulation also ensures that companies listed on the NYSE and NYSE Arca meet their financial and corporate governance listing standards.
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