ASX Limited (ASX.AX)

ASX Limited operates as a multi-asset class and integrated exchange company in Australia and internationally. It operates markets for securities and derivatives which offers full service across listings, trading, clearing, settlement, registry, and information and technical services through regulated and non-regulated legal entities. The company provides regulated framework for entities to raise capital and source liquidity; education programs, research and insights, investor access, and peer group networking; and distribution facility for quoted exchange traded funds (ETFs) and debt securities. It is also involved in the trading of futures and options on interest rate, equity index, agricultural, environmental and energy products, and options over individual securities and selected ETFs; trading of equities, warrants, ETFs, and debt securities; and clearing of exchange-traded cash equities and derivatives, and over-the-counter interest rate and equity derivatives. In addition, it offers information services, including pricing and reference data, listed company announcements, and benchmark data; technical services, such as market access, connectivity, hosting, and co-location services; central counterparty clearing and settlement services for equities; settlement, depository, and registry services for debt securities; facilitates the use of debt securities held in Austraclear as collateral to meet obligations; and payment platform for high value payments, electricity providers, and property transactions. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Sydney, Australia.