in terms of total market capitalization value

of the shares listed, are the New York Stock Exchange

(NYSE) and the NASDAQ.

But which of these two stock exchanges

has the highest number of "mega caps"?

Take your guess and find out

in this Finance Storyteller video.

Historically, the NYSE has always had the largest

total market capitalization of companies listed,

while the NASDAQ allows a far larger number of

companies to be listed, particularly

those that may be too small to meet

the requirements of the NYSE.

The NASDAQ also has far lower listing fees

than the NYSE.

What are "mega cap" companies?

Well, these are the Big Dogs!

A "mega cap" is a company with a market capitalization

exceeding $100 billion, some would even say

exceeding $200 billion.

Let's take a look at a subset of the top 25 companies

in the world in terms of market capitalization,

in the middle of May 2017.

15 out of these 25 companies have their primary listing

in the US, so on either the NYSE or NASDAQ.

Let's see what you think!

How many of these 15 mega-"mega cap" companies

are listed on the NYSE versus NASDAQ respectively?

A hint: the NASDAQ has become a major exchange

for tech firms, many of whom are too small

in their start-up stages to be listed on the NYSE.

Is the correct answer: A 5 NYSE and 10 NASDAQ,

B 7 NYSE and 8 NASDAQ, C 10 and 5, or D 12 and 3.

Please vote using the YouTube card

that is now being displayed.

Here is the overview, NYSE listed companies on the left,

NASDAQ listed companies on the right.

Per mid-May 2017, out of the top 15, the top 5 is:

Apple with a market cap of $803 billion,

on the NASDAQ.

Alphabet (the corporate name for Google)

with a market cap of $653 billion, on the NASDAQ.

Microsoft, $533 billion, on the NASDAQ.

Amazon.com, $455 billion, on the NASDAQ.

Facebook, $436 billion, on the NASDAQ.

So the whole top 5 of companies with the largest

market capitalizations ranging from $436 billion

for Facebook to $803 billion for Apple,

is on the NASDAQ!

The next 5 have market capitalizations in the range of

$300 billion to $400 billion:

Berkshire Hathaway on the New York Stock Exchange,

Exxon Mobil on the New York Stock Exchange,

Johnson & Johnson on the New York Stock Exchange, JP Morgan Chase on the New York Stock Exchange,

and Alibaba on the New York Stock Exchange.

I know Alibaba is a Chinese company, but they did a

huge IPO in 2014 in the US, so I think

it is valid to have them be part of the

NYSE versus NASDAQ comparison.

The last 5, with market capitalizations of $230 billion to

$275 billion, are also on the New York Stock Exchange:

Wells Fargo, General Electric,

Bank of America, AT&T, and Walmart.

In total: 10 of the "mega cap" companies on the NYSE,

and 5 on the NASDAQ.

While the NASDAQ is home to the top 5 listed stocks

in the US, the NYSE also has a solid

line up with the next 10 largest companies.

At around $2.9 trillion dollars market capitalization

for the top 5 on the NASDAQ, and around the

same $2.9 trillion dollars for the next 10

on the New York Stock Exchange, these are

mindboggling valuations!

I hope you enjoyed this short video on the

NYSE versus NASDAQ listing of

large market cap companies.

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