The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) came up as the world’s largest bourse in terms of the number of trades it made in equity segment for the first 6 months of 2012.

The ranking is done by World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).

As per WFE, NSE made a total of 7,35,474 trades in the equity segment during January-June 2012, making it the world’s largest exchange on this scale.

Rankings on the basis of No. of Trade in equity segment:

1. NSE India

2. NYSE Euronext

3. Nasdaq OMX

Ranking in terms of Index Options Traded

1. Korea Exchange

2. NSE India

3. Eurex

Factors helped NSE:

Expanding investor base

Latest technology

New products

Facts:

· Tier-three cities investors contributed more than 45 % of total cash market retail turnover in the financial year 2011- 12.

· Tier-three cities contribute more than half of the total retail investor base on NSE.