Toronto Stock Exchange
The Toronto Stock Exchange (also known as the TSX) grew from an "Association of Brokers" formed by Toronto businessmen in 1852, although no official records remain of this group's transactions. On October 25, 1861, twenty-four men gathered at the Masonic Hall to officially create the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Toronto Stock Exchange became formally incorporated by an Act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1878. Today the TSX is Canada's largest stock exchange, North America's third largest stock exchange, and the sixth largest in the world. It is the division of the TSX Group (TSX: X) that trades senior equities. A broad range of businesses from Canada, the United States, and other countries are listed on the exchange.