Finance

The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation.

The largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States. We oversee nearly 4,405 brokerage firms, 162,780 branch offices and 629,865 registered securities representatives. Our chief role is to protect investors by maintaining the fairness of the U.S. capital markets.

Monetary policy, economic research,and statistical data from the central bank of the U.S.

"...comprehensive and easy-to-use investment research Web site, providing access to professional-level research tools such as interactive charts, quotes, industry analysis and intraday stock screeners, as well as market news and commentary. These tools combine with a graphical interface and our intuitive navigation to make your research experience productive, entertaining and fun. Best of all, BigCharts is a free service..."

Instant access to and extensive coverage of over 3.5 million stocks, bonds, indexes and other securities covering major and emerging markets and exchanges across the globe.

Jay Ritter's IPO links - (almost) all you need to know

stock market analysis; equity, mutual fund, and ETF research, ratings, and picks

NASDAQ OMX Group owns and operates 24 markets, 3 clearing houses, and 5 central securities depositories, spanning six continents--making us the world’s largest exchange company. Eighteen of our 24 markets trade equities. The other six trade options, derivatives, fixed income, and commodities. It is the traditional home of technology stocks.

The Company’s exchanges located in Europe and the United States trade equities, futures, options, fixed-income, and exchange-traded products. With approximately 8,000 listed issues (excluding European Structured Products) from more than 55 countries, NYSE Euronext's equities markets—the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Euronext, NYSE MKT, NYSE Alternext and NYSE Arca—represent one-third of the worlds equities trading and the most liquidity of any global exchange group.

Critical information for leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, healthcare, science and media markets

Up to the moment data on US and international equity, bond and credit, currency, commodity, mutual fund, and ETF markets

24,000 profiles at your fingertips with company descriptions, logos, and access to the Annual Report. Premium profiles offer video, webcasts, corporate documents and more.

Financial data and news from the world's major markets

This page provides information on how to collect data from a variety of sources. it also allows you to look at and download a number of data sets that you might find useful in corporate finance and valuation.

Jay Ritter's IPO datasets - extensive quantitative information