Requirements For Big Boards

It is important for you to be familiar with the requirements for getting on the big boards at all times during tenure as business owner or executive, as some of the requirements can only be fulfilled over time, and it is important that you have the necessary processes in motion long before you want to apply to the exchanges. It is also important that you are keeping good accounts of where you get your funding from and who is involved in keeping your records, as you will have to provide documentation of your financial history when you apply.

The requirements of the three major exchanges in the United States, the NYSE, NASDAQ and the AMEX, are known as listing standards, and they are set by the exchanges themselves. The Securities Exchange Commission is not in the business of setting any of the listing standards, although they are responsible for upholding the general securities laws that are written by the federal government. For complete information about the listings required by the big boards you're interested in listing on, you will need to visit the exchange itself, or search for the information on their official website.

One of the first things that the big boards require is that company will be able to offer a minimum number of public traded shares, which means that they must have a scope of business that is large enough to be split into many equally valued shares. The companies must also be able to prove that they have a large enough valuation, a high enough stock price and a certain number of shareholders. You can learn more about getting your company on the exchanges by visiting,