Shanghai Stock Exchange(SSE) is the largest stock exchange of the World's most populated nation - China. Additionally, it comes under the category of the three largest stock exchanges in the World with a market capitalization of 7.81 trillion dollars.

Notably, the SSE possesses less than a third of the market capitalization of the first and second-biggest equity bourses in the World based in the United States. Over 1500 companies are listed on it, and its Composite Index is used to look at the broad sentiment of this exchange, including Huge large-cap stocks, PetroChina, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and Agriculture Bank of China.

Location: Shanghai, China

Founded: November 26, 1990

Market cap: 7.81 trillion dollars

Trading schedule: Monday through Friday, with the exception of public holidays and other closing days declared by the Exchange in advance.

Website: http://english.sse.com.cn

On January 1, 2013, The Japan Exchange Group(JPX) was formed by the merger of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange, thus bringing its market capitalization to 6.93 trillion dollars which is very close to that of the third and fifth-largest stock exchanges in the World by market capitalization.

More than 3,700 companies are listed on the JPX with almost all of these companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The prominent index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange is Nikkei, and Toyota, Suzuki, Honda, Mitsubishi, and Sony are a few of the eminent companies listed here.

Location: Head Office, 2-1 Nihombashi Kabutocho, Chuo-ku Tokyo 103-8220 Japan

Founded: January 1, 2013

Market cap: 6.93 trillion dollars

Trading schedule: Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 11:30 am and 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm Japan Standard Time (GMT+09:00)

Website: https://www.jpx.co.jp

The Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) is one of the two major independently operating stock exchanges in mainland China. The Shenzhen Stock Exchange is the smallest out of the three exchanges in this populous nation. Yet, it has a market capitalization of US$5.69 trillion dollars, making it the 6th largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalization.

Small and emerging enterprises trade on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), and individual investors make up the majority of investors on the exchange. Founded on December 1, 1990, and SZSE has almost 2300 listed companies. The total market capitalization of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the Hong Kong Exchange, and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange would be approximately equal to the market capitalization of NASDAQ.

Location: LocationShenzhen, China

Founded: December 1, 1990

Market cap: US$5.69 trillion dollars

Trading schedule: Monday through Friday from 9:30am to 11:30am and 1:00pm to 2:57pm China Standard Time (GMT+08:00)

Website: www.szse.cn/English/index.html

Undoubtedly, Hong Kong is among the World's most important financial hubs. Hong Kong provides an all-encompassing and high-quality financial environment to people working in the financial industry. Owing to this, it has attracted a lot of foreign market participants. With a total market capitalization of 5.67 trillion dollars, the HKE is the World's seventh largest and Asia's second-largest stock exchange in September 2021.

HKE is almost as big as the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and provided it keeps up the enormous pace at which it has developed in the past; it can exceed the Shanghai Stock Exchange in the near future. There are 2000 companies listed on the Hong Kong Exchange, of which AIA, Tencent Holdings are the largest ones.

Location: Central District, Hong Kong

Founded: February 3, 1891

Market cap: 5.67 trillion dollars

Trading schedule: Monday through Friday from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Hong Kong Standard Time (GMT+08:00)

Website: https://www.hkex.com.hk

It stands to reason that the NSE is the largest stock market, in terms of volume and is well-known as the largest private wide-area network in India. To be specific. NSE has a total market capitalization of more than US$3.48 trillion, making it the world's 9th-largest stock exchange as of September 2021. The NSDL's security, combined with the transparency, lower transaction prices, and efficiency that NSE offered, greatly increased the attractiveness of the Indian stock market to domestic and international investors.

Location: NSE locates in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Founded: 1992
Market cap: US$3.48 trillion
Trading schedule: All days of the week (except Saturdays and Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance)
Website: www.nseindia.com, www1.nseindia.com

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is the first and largest securities market in India and was established in 1875, and also among the tenth oldest in the world with Shri Ashishkumar Chauhan being the MD & CEO of BSE. Based in Mumbai, India, the BSE files close to 6,000 companies and is one of the largest exchanges in the world. Moreover, the BSE is infamous for its electronic trading system that provides fast and efficient trade execution.

Specifically, BSE is Asia's first and the Fastest Stock Exchange in the world with a speed of 6 microseconds and one of India's leading exchange groups. As of October 2021, with an overall market capitalization of more than ₹255.003 trillion, the BSE is the 9th largest stock exchange in the world. The BSE allows investors to trade in equities, currencies, debt instruments, derivatives, and mutual funds and provides other important capital market trading services such as risk management, clearing, settlement, and investor education.

Location: Dalal Street in Mumbai (Bombay), India.

Founded: 1875

Market cap: ₹255.003 trillion (US$3.4 trillion) (Sep 2021)

Trading schedule: All days of the week (except Saturdays and Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance)

Website: www.bseindia.com

The Korea Exchange (KRX) is the only stock exchange operator in Korea. The company is headquartered in Busan and has a cash market and market monitoring office in Seoul. In 2020, there were 2,268 businesses listed on the KRX, up from 1,789 listed companies in 2012

The Korea Exchange (KRX), launched in January 2005 by integrating four domestic markets, aims to strengthen its status as the leading capital market in Northeast Asia by cultivating market credibility, customer-oriented management, and institutional trust. The Business Strategy Department defines the management strategy and management innovation agenda and presents the long-term vision necessary to enhance KRX's reputation.

Location: Busan & Seoul, South Korea
Founded: 1956
Market cap: $2.24 trillion dollars
Trading schedule: 09:00 am to 03:30 pm on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance
Website: www.krx.co.kr , eng.krx.co.kr

Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) is a financial institution located in Taipei 101- a major landmark in Taiwan's capital city. Over 907 companies are listed on this bourse.

TWSE was founded in 1961 and began operating as a stock exchange on February 9, 1962. It is regulated by the Financial Supervisory Service. Companies must meet requirements set by the administrators of the exchange, including capitalization requirements, to be listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

Location: Taipei 101, in Taipei, Taiwan
Founded: 23 October 1961
Market cap: $1.87 trillion dollars
Trading schedule: 08:30 – 09:00: Pre-Open Session. 09:00 – 13:30: Trading Session. 13:30 – 14:30: After-Hours Session
Website: www.twse.com.tw