Stock exchange; List of important stock exchanges in India and the World

What is stock exchange?
 Stock exchange is defined as an institution, that provides various services for brokers and traders for the purpose of trading in stock, bonds and other securities including derivatives.It also provides facilities for issue and redemption of securities and the payment of income and dividends.Shares issued by various companies, derivatives, pooled investment products, bonds and mutual funds are traded on stock exchanges.
 Modern stock exchanges have trading floor and electronic trading systems.Only the securities listed on stock exchange are available for trading.Only members of the stock exchanges can trade.Physical and electronic form of shares are available for purchase.Online trading facility  is available to traders through brokers.

List of Major stock exchanges in the World

Exchange                      Country/ Region

NYSE Euronext      United States/ Europe     New York City
NASDAQ OMX      United States/ Europe     New York City
Tokyo Stock Exchange      Japan     Tokyo
London Stock Exchange      United Kingdom     London
Hong Kong Stock Exchange      Hong Kong     Hong Kong
Shanghai Stock Exchange      China     Shanghai
TMX Group      Canada     Toronto
Deutsche Börse      Germany     Frankfurt
Australian Securities Exchange      Australia     Sydney
Bombay Stock Exchange      India     Mumbai
National Stock Exchange of India      India     Mumbai
SIX Swiss Exchange      Switzerland     Zurich
BM&F Bovespa      Brazil     São Paulo
Korea Exchange      South Korea     Seoul
Shenzhen Stock Exchange      China     Shenzhen
BME Spanish Exchanges      Spain     Madrid
JSE Limited      South Africa     Johannesburg
Moscow Exchange      Russia     Moscow
Singapore Exchange      Singapore     Singapore
Taiwan Stock Exchange      Taiwan     Taipei

The list of stock exchanges in India
[Maintained by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)]

Ahmedabad Stock Exchange (ASE)
Bangalore Stock Exchange
Bhubaneshwar Stock Exchange (BhSE)
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE)
Cochin Stock Exchange (CSE)
Coimbatore Stock Exchange (CSX)
Delhi Stock Exchange (DSE)
Gauhati Stock Exchange
Hyderabad Stock Exchange (HSE)
Inter-connected Stock Exchange of India (ISE)
Jaipur Stock Exchange (JSE)
Ludhiana Stock Exchange
MCX SX Exchange, Mumbai
Madhya Pradesh Stock Exchange, Indore
Madras Stock Exchange (MSE)
Magadh Stock Exchange, Patna
Mangalore Stock Exchange
National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)
Over the Counter Exchange of India (OTCEI)
Pune Stock Exchange
Saurashtra Kutch Stock Exchange
Vadodara Stock Exchange,Vadodara (VSE)
UP Stock Exchange (UPSE)
United Stock Exchange of India (USE)

Commodity Exchanges in India

Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited (MCX)
National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX)
Indian National Multi-Commodity Exchange (NMCE)
Commodity Exchange Limited ICEX.