Comparison of Shanghai and Tokyo Stock Exchanges

Abstract

This objective of this thesis is to make reader have a comprehensive understanding of the Shanghai Stock Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange. In the second part of the thesis principles of the financial market and functions of stock exchange are introduced; and in the following third part is comparison of development of Shanghai and Tokyo Stock Exchanges. The last part which is also the most important part of the thesis is comparison of the number of listed corporation, the trading values, stocks traded and the stock index of these two stock exchanges. Overall the thesis will describe and explain the functioning of these two stock exchanges.