Access Europe's deepest pool of capital through our most international and diverse capital market
- Our Main Market is a world leading market for the admission and trading of equity, debt and other securities. Its location at the heart of the world’s pre-eminent financial centre makes it the ideal home to more than 1,000 companies from 100 countries, including many of the world’s largest, most successful and dynamic companies.
- Underpinned by London’s balanced and globally respected standards of regulation and corporate governance, the Main Market represents a badge of quality for every company admitted to and traded on it, and admission remains an aspiration for many companies worldwide.
Main Market at a glance
- 1100+: Our Main Market is home to around 1,100 companies with a combined market cap of £3 trillion.
- £160bn+: In the past five years alone, 555 companies have raised over £160bn on our Main Market segments.
- £208m: The average amount of money raised at IPO over the past five years.
- £4.5bn: Last year, the daily volume of trades of Main Market companies averaged £4.5bn.
Our Main Market segments
There are four segments within the Main Market, each fulfilling different issuer requirements.
The highest listing standards for the world’s leading companies
Core European listing standards for equity and GDR issuers
launch pad for growth businesses on their journey to the Premium Segment.
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Find out about companies we have welcomed to our markets
London Stock Exchange welcomes The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Green Bond to the Sustainable Bond Market
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission becomes first US muni to list green bonds on London Stock Exchange
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), a department of the City and County of San Francisco, launched the first US municipal green bond on London Stock Exchange.
The SFPUC is a leader i
London Stock Exchange welcomes Kaspi.kz to the Main Market
Kaspi.kz, which operates the Kaspi.kz Super App, Kazakhstan’s most popular mobile app and the gateway to its market leading Payments, Marketplace and Fintech platforms, today celebrates its admission to the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market through trading on the International Order Book. The company, trading under the ticker symbol KSPI.LI, achieved a market capitalisation of $6.5 bill
London Stock Exchange welcomes SDIC Power Holdings Co., Ltd. to Shanghai – London Stock Connect
London Stock Exchange today welcomes SDIC Power Holdings, a leading power generation company in China, to open London’s markets for trading. The occasion marks the successful listing of the Company’s GDRs, utilising the Shanghai-London Stock Connect segment of the Exchange’s Main Market.
SDIC Power operates a diversified portfolio of projects across hydropower, coal-fired power, wind
London Stock Exchange welcomes Yamana Gold to the Main Market
London Stock Exchange today welcomes Yamana Gold Inc (LSE: AUY, TSX: YRI, NYSE: AUY), a Canadian-based precious metals producer with significant gold and silver production, development stage properties, exploration properties, and land positions throughout the Americas, including Canada, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. The Company’s shares were admitted to the Standard Segment of the Official List