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“With a single connection to                                                                                          Our diverse range of offerings                          04
  London Stock Exchange Group,                                                                                         London Stock Exchange trading services                  05
  investors can access securities
  from over 100 countries                                                                                              London Stock Exchange Main Market                       06

  including developed as well                                                                                          London Stock Exchange AIM                               09
  as emerging markets.”                                                                                                London Stock Exchange International Order Book           10

                                                                                                                       Shanghai-London Stock Connect                            12

                                                                                                                       Turquoise                                                14

                                                                                                                       Borsa Italiana                                           15

                                                                                                                       Exchange Traded Products                                 16

                                                                                                                       Fixed income                                             17

                                                                                                                       Closed-ended funds                                       18
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intend to invite or induce you to engage in any investment activity for the purposes of the UK regulatory
regime (other than, where relevant, in respect of the London Stock Exchange plc’s exempt activities of
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Our diverse range                                                                                  London Stock Exchange
of offerings                                                                                       trading services
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) operates                                                        – SETS is London Stock Exchange’s flagship electronic order book, trading
a broad range of international equity, ETP, bond               DID YOU KNOW?                          FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and FTSE Small Cap index constituents as well as liquid AIM,
and derivatives markets, including London Stock                                                       Irish and London Standard Listed securities. Auctions are available at 7.50am,
Exchange; Borsa Italiana; and Turquoise, a
pan-European equities trading venue. Through
its platforms, LSEG offers market participants,
                                                               70%+
                                                               of revenues of London
                                                                                                      12.00pm and 4.30pm.
                                                                                                   – SETSqx is designed for securities less liquid than those traded on SETS and
                                                                                                      combines continuous quote-driven market with five electronic auctions
including retail investors, institutions and SMEs                                                     (8.00am, 9.00am, 11.00am, 2.00pm and 4.35pm).
                                                               Stock Exchange
access to Europe’s capital markets. London
                                                               largest 100 companies               – International Order Book (IOB) is dedicated for trading GDRs using the same
Stock Exchange Trading Services are designed to
                                                               are derived from                       underlying technology as SETS. Almost all securities are traded in USD.
maximise liquidity for all participants and include
                                                               outside the UK                         Auctions are available at 7.50am, 12.00pm and 4.30pm.
fully electronic order-driven services for liquid UK
and international Global Depositary Receipts, and
quote-driven market maker services for less liquid
                                                                                                   TRADING ON SETS                               16:30 Closing auction and closing price crossing
securities. With a single connection to London                                                                                                   session (CPX) A short, modified regular trading session
Stock Exchange Group, investors can access                                                                                                       that follows the closing auction, where executions can
securities from over 100 countries including                                                        07:50 Opening auction call                   only be executed at the closing auction price.
developed as well as emerging markets.

                                                                                                    07:00      08:00     09:00      10:00      11:00       12:00    13:00     14:00     15:00     16:00
Trading venues

                                                                                                    08:00 SETS opens for trading                        12:00 Intra-day auction A two-minute call period
                                                                                                                                                        followed by a random 30-second uncrossing

                                                                                                   Key terms                                               Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs)
                                                                                                                                                           Negotiable certificates issued by depositary
Securities available                                                                               Auction                                                 banks which represent ownership of a given
                                                                                                   A period where no automatic execution takes             number of a company’s shares which can be
                                                                                                   place in order to concentrate available liquidity.      listed and traded independently from the
                                                                                                   During an auction call period, orders can be            underlying shares. These instruments are
   Equities including Depositary Receipts   ETPs   Closed-ended funds   Bonds   Derivatives        entered, modified or deleted. Following the             typically used by companies from emerging
                                                                                                   auction call period an auction uncrossing takes         markets. These securities are generally traded
                                                                                                   place. The auction uncrossing generates the             in USD on the exchange’s electronic trading
                                                                                                   auction uncrossing price.                               service, the International Order Book (IOB).

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London Stock Exchange                                                                 European trading hours sit between
                                                                                      US and Asia trading hours
Main Market
London Stock Exchange’s Main Market is
                                                                                       BST* 8.00am                      China market closes   UK MARKET OPENS
the world’s most international market for the
admission and trading of equity, debt and other
securities. Its location at the heart of the world’s
leading financial centre makes it the ideal home
                                                                                       BST 9.00am                       HK market closes
to over 2,000 companies, including many of
the world’s largest, most successful and most
dynamic companies. It has the deepest pool
of capital in Europe.
Underpinned by London’s balanced and globally-
respected standards of regulation and corporate        DID YOU KNOW?

                                                       2,000+
governance, the Main Market represents a badge
of quality for every company admitted to and
traded on it, and an aspiration for many
companies worldwide.                                   listed companies

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TOP FIVE MOST TRADED STOCKS IN 2018                                                    BST 2.30pm                       US market opens

Issuer name                                  TIDM
                                                       of the top 10 IPOs
BP PLC                                       BP        by market cap in 2018
                                                       were international
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC                            HSBA                                      BST 4.30pm                                             UK MARKET CLOSES
                                                       Banks, Mining and
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC                 BATS      Oil & Gas producers are
                                                       the three most traded
RIO TINTO PLC                                RIO
                                                       sectors on Main Market
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC                        RDSA      in 2018

                                                       Home to FTSE 100,
                                                       FTSE 250, FTSE 350
                                                       and FTSE All-Share
                                                                                       * British Summer Time

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London Stock Exchange
AIM
AIM is the world’s leading international growth
market. Since its launch in 1995, over 3,800            DID YOU KNOW?
companies from across the globe have chosen
to join AIM. Powering the companies of tomorrow,
AIM continues to help a wide range of businesses,
including early-stage, venture-capital-backed
                                                        900+
                                                        quoted companies
and more established companies, raise the

                                                        $180bn+
capital they need for expansion.

TOP 10 TRADED NAMES ON AIM IN 2018
                                                        Total money raised
Company name                      ICB sector            since launch in 1995

ASOS plc                          General Retailers     Consumer Services,
                                                        Technology and
Fevertree Drinks plc              Beverages
                                                        Financials were the
Burford Capital Limited           Financial Services    three most traded
                                                        industries in 2018
IQE plc                           Technology Hardware
                                  & Equipment           AIM is the largest
                                                        growth market in Europe
Boohoo Group plc                  General Retailers

                                                        AIM securities have
Abcam plc                         Pharmaceuticals
                                  & Biotechnology       significant tax
                                                        advantages as they
Blue Prism Group plc              Software &            attract no stamp duty
                                  Computer Services

Victoria plc                      Household Goods
                                  & Home Construction

Keywords Studios plc              Support Services

Hurricane Energy plc              Oil & Gas

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London Stock Exchange
International Order Book
International Order Book is a London Stock
Exchange dedicated service to trade Global             DID YOU KNOW?
Depositary Receipts (GDRs). GDRs are securities
issued by depositary banks, which represent
ownership of a given number of a company’s
shares. Traded in USD, it offers cost-efficient,
                                                       140+
                                                       issuers from
secure and transparent access to invest in some
                                                       30+ countries
of the world’s fastest-growing markets.
The Shanghai-London Stock Connect GDRs will            Most traded Asian DR
be traded on the newly dedicated Shanghai              in 2018
Segment of the International Order Book.

                                                                                   DID YOU KNOW?
                                                                                   Top three traded
                                                                                   Russian GDRs in 2018
                                                                                   Sberbank of Russia
                                                                                   PJSC Lukoil
                                                                                   PJSC Gazprom

                                                                                   Top three traded South
                                                                                   Korean GDRs in 2018
                                                                                   Samsung Electronics
                                                                                   Hyundai Motor Company
                                                                                   LG Electronics

                                                                                   Top three traded
                                                                                   Indian GDRs in 2018
                                                                                   Reliance Industries
Countries
                                                                                   State Bank of India
with GDR                                                                           Axis Bank
listing on LSEG

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Shanghai-London                                                                           Trading Stock
Stock Connect                                                                             Connect GDRs
The UK and China are working in partnership
                                                                                                                           Traded on   Underlying securities        Cleared and settled at
to create the Shanghai-London Stock Connect.           DID YOU KNOW?
It will allow global investors to benefit from                                             GDR                             LSE         A Shares already listed      LCH, Euroclear Bank
China’s growth through London, while UK-listed         The Shanghai-London                 (Global Depository Receipt)                 and traded on LSE
companies will be able to access Chinese               Stock Connect represents            CDR                             SSE         Premium shares already       ChinaClear
investors directly. It will allow listed companies     a number of firsts:                 (Chinese Depository Receipt)                listed and traded on LSE
to be traded by more investors, and provide
                                                       FIRST time any foreign
them with more investment choice.
                                                       companies will be able
                                                       to list in Mainland China            New dedicated Shanghai segment                   Trading and settlement in USD
                                                                                            on International Order Book to trade             on T+2 – no pre-funding and no
                                                       FIRST time SSE-listed                Stock Connect GDRs.                              pre-delivery requirements.
                                                       companies will be able
                                                       to raise capital abroad
                                                       through instruments
                                                       fungible with their
                                                                                            All trading participants with
                                                                                            access to International Order Book               9.00am–4.30pm
                                                       domestic shares (two                 trading will be able to access
                                                       liquidity pools, one price)          Shanghai Segment.                                Shanghai Segment trading hours
                                                       FIRST time international
                                                       investors will be able to
                                                       access China A-shares                                                                         16:30 Closing auction and closing
                                                                                                                                                     price crossing session (CPX)
                                                       from outside Greater
                                                                                                                                                     A short, modified regular trading
                                                       China (and through                                           09:00 Shanghai                   session that follows the closing
                                                       international trading and           08:00 IOB opens          Segment GDRs                     auction, where executions can only be
                                                       settlement practices)               for trading              begin trading                    executed at the closing auction price.

                                                       FIRST time Chinese
                                                       investors will be able              07:00     08:00     09:00      10:00   11:00    12:00      13:00      14:00    15:00      16:00
                                                       to access international
                                                       stocks from China without
                                                       being subject to domestic           07:50 Opening          08:50 Opening                  12:00 Intra-day auction
                                                       capital controls.                   auction call           auction call for               A two-minute call period followed
                                                                                                                  Shanghai Segment               by a random 30-second uncrossing

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Turquoise                                                                               Borsa Italiana

Turquoise is a pan-European trading platform
majority owned by London Stock Exchange                DID YOU KNOW?                                                                           DID YOU KNOW?
Group, in partnership with 12 investment banks.

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It offers a broad universe of 4,500 stocks with one
connection to 19 major European and emerging
markets, as well as US stocks, IOB Depositary
                                                       traded since launch                                                                     companies
Receipts, ETFs and European Rights Issues.
                                                                                                                                               listed on MTA
                                                       Turquoise Plato™ entered

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                                                       2019 as the fastest growing
                                                       and largest European
                                                       dark pool as recognised
                                                                                                                                               115
  19 countries                                         by Rosenblatt Securities
                                                                                                                                               companies quoted
                                                                                                                                               on AIM Italia
  4,500+
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                                                       Turquoise was featured in
  securities                                           The Parliamentary Review
                                                       2016 and 2018 and
                                                       recognised as the winner                                                                Italian listed luxury
                                                       of The TRADE’s Leaders                                                                  brands are included in
                                                       in Trading 2017 Award                                                                   the FTSE Italia Brands
                                                       for Block Trading Venue                                                                 index, which promotes
                                                                                                                                               the best Italian brands
                                                       Turquoise won the                                                                       by creativity, excellence,
                                                       Financial News 2015                                                                     intuition, innovation
                                                       Award for Excellence in                                                                 and global appeal
                                                       Trading and Technology
                                                       for Most Innovative              Borsa Italiana has been part of London Stock           Top three most traded
                                                       Trading Product/Service.         Exchange Group since 2007. Companies can               luxury brands in 2018:
                                                                                        choose to join Borsa Italiana’s Main Market (MTA)      Ferrari, Moncler and
                                                                                        or the Italian Growth Market, AIM Italia. MTA is       Pirelli & C
                                                                                        dedicated to mid and large-size companies that
                                                                                        meet the highest international standards. AIM
                                                                                        Italia is a dedicated growth market for SMEs
                                                                                        looking to raise capital.

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Exchange                                                                                  Fixed income
Traded Products
ETPs fall broadly into two categories: ETFs                                               London Stock Exchange cements its position
and other ETPs which include Exchange Traded           DID YOU KNOW?                      as a leading global venue for international debt
Commodities (ETCs) and Exchange Traded Noted                                              fundraising, with 13,000 listed debt instruments
(ETNs). An ETF is an open-ended collective
investment scheme that is traded on one or
more exchanges. The aim of an ETF is to track
                                                       85%
                                                       increase in order-book
                                                                                          in 43 currencies from over 1,170 issuers. Our
                                                                                          markets are home to debt securities issued by
                                                                                          household FTSE 100 names such as National Grid,
the performance of a specific index, which can                                            Tesco, Barclays Bank, British Telecom, British
                                                       turnover over the last
be country- or region-specific and/or based on                                            Petroleum and Royal Mail amongst others.
                                                       six years                                                                                 DID YOU KNOW?
a variety of asset classes such as fixed income,
                                                                                          London Stock Exchange platforms offer many

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money markets and many more. Like a fund, an
                                                                                          different options for private investors wanting
ETF gives access to a portfolio of shares, bonds
                                                                                          to access sources of retail-focused fixed income
or other asset classes, and like shares, ETFs are
                                                       ETPs on our market                 capital – the Order Book for Retail Bonds (ORB)        fixed income ETFs
bought and sold on exchange. Consequently,
                                                       from over 30 issuers               is an electronic, order-driven trading service
ETFs combine the diversification of an investment

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                                                                                          for over 160 UK government, supranational
fund with the tradability of a share.
                                                       With ETFs, retail investors        and corporate bonds. Since 2010, it has offered
                                                       can now gain access to             retail investors efficient access to an on-screen
TOP FIVE TRADED ETPS                                                                                                                             listed debt funds on
                                                       broad-ranging exposures            secondary market in London-listed debt
                                                                                          instruments. Our Order Book for Fixed Income           our market worth over
Issuer name                                  TIDM      for the same cost as an
                                                                                          securities (OFIS) also has the functionality to        $17 billion, including
                                                       institutional investor.
                                                                                          display prices for retail bonds, allowing for a        investment across direct
ISHARES CORE FTSE100 UCITS ETF               ISF       ETFs often have lower
                                                                                          wide variety of bond structures to be accessible       lending, real estate and
GBP (DIST)                                             management fees than
                                                                                          to retail investors. A common characteristic of all    infrastructure debt
                                                       active funds and attract
VANGUARD S&P 500 UCITS ETF                   VUSD                                         retail bonds listed on ORB and OFIS is that they

                                                                                                                                                 110+
                                                       no stamp duty.
                                                                                          have trading denominations of under £1,000.
ISHRS CORE S&P 500 UCITS ETF                 CSPX                                         The majority of retail dedicated issuances have
USD (ACC)                                                                                 been in £100 denominations with a minimum              London is the premier
                                                                                          £2,000 investment. And retail investors also           Renminbi trading hub
ISHRS CORE MSCI WORLD ETF                    IWDA
                                                                                          have access to a wide variety of alternative fixed     outside Greater China
USD (ACC)
                                                                                          income products including Fixed Income ETFs            with 110+ RMB bonds,
ISHARES PHYSICAL GOLD ETC                    IGLN                                         and closed-ended funds.                                including the first
                                                                                                                                                 ever offshore Chinese
                                                                                                                                                 Sovereign RMB bond

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Closed-ended funds                                                                     London investment
                                                                                       funds sector breakdown
London Stock Exchange’s investment fund market                                         Diverse investment
has over 450 listed funds worth over $220 billion.
London-listed funds offer exposure to a range of                                       mandates across
investment strategies across geographies, equities                                     asset classes and
and debt, and a range of alternative asset
strategies including infrastructure, real estate,
                                                                                       geographies
private equity, royalties and renewable energy.                                        Source: London Stock
Investment funds have listed on our markets for                                        Exchange, Numis Investment

                                                                                                                                                450
                                                                                       Companies Research
over 150 years, and cover over 80 sub-sectors.
These can be accessed by investors, including
retail investors on the Premium Segment of the
Main Market, and by institutional, professional,       DID YOU KNOW?
professionally-advised and knowledgeable

                                                       $220bn
investors on our Specialist Fund Segment. From                                                                                                  investment
                                                                                                                                                   funds
accessing UK and European fintech to solar assets
in the US and Australia, you can access the most       total market                    31%
international and diverse closed-ended funds           value of funds                  UK
market through London Stock Exchange.

Key highlights                                         200+
                                                       fund managers have
                                                                                       12%
– Fund managers that list funds in London                                             Debt
                                                       existing listed funds
   include Baillie Gifford, JP Morgan Asset
                                                       in London
   Management, Aberdeen Standard Investments,

                                                       300%                            10%                     10%               8%               8%            7%
   Janus Henderson, Fidelity and BlackRock.
– Innovative asset classes such as music royalties,
   energy efficiency and energy storage were                                           Global                   Property         Asia Pacific      Sector       Private Equity
   welcomed to London’s funds market in 2018.          listed green fund sector                                                                    Specialist
                                                       has grown over 300%
– We celebrated the largest fund launch ever          in the last five years
   in Smithson Investment Trust in 2018,
   raising over $1 billion which invests in
                                                                                       5%                      3%                3%               2%            1%
                                                                                       Emerging                 Infrastructure   Hedge Funds       Europe       North America
  global small-medium companies.                                                       Markets

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FTSE Russell

FTSE Russell is a leading global provider of
benchmarks, analytics and data solutions with          DID YOU KNOW?
multi-asset capabilities. FTSE Russell’s expertise
and products are used extensively by institutional     China A Shares are
and retail investors globally. Approximately $16       included in FTSE’s global
trillion is currently benchmarked to FTSE Russell      equity benchmarks.
indexes. For over 30 years, leading asset owners,
                                                       FTSE Russell was the
asset managers, ETF providers, and investment
                                                       first international index
banks have chosen FTSE Russell indexes to
                                                       provider of mainland
benchmark their investment performance
                                                       China benchmarks
and create investment funds, ETFs, structured
                                                       20 years ago.
products and index-based derivatives. FTSE
Russell indexes also provide clients with tools for
asset allocation, investment strategy analysis
and risk management.

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