INFOGRAPHICS

Securities Market Facts

Underlying securities exchanges like the NYSE, NASDAQ, and TSX are depositories and transfer agents. The volume of trading settled by these intermediaries dwarfs the trading occurring on public exchanges due to the fact that most companies aren't actually listed on them.

For securities markets to work, issuers, investors and exchanges rely heavily upon these intermediaries. While depositories and transfer agents makes registration and settlement easier, they also introduce unnecessary costs and risks that are eliminated with Equibit.