A high-growth/low-inflation economy and robust political and economic institutions have helped Australia rank as the 14th largest economy in the world and the 4th largest in the Asia Pacific region.
ASX Group offers primary market and trading services through the Australian Securities Exchange, clearing through ASX Clearing Corporation and settlement and depository services through ASX Setttlement Corporation.
ASX Group recognises that its ability to achieve its commercial and operating goals is dependent upon the value its services deliver to customers. This section describes those services.
Underpinning ASX Group's long-term success as a market operator and provider of clearing and settlement services is its ability to reliably and fairly provide high-quality, high-performance systems and processes.
ASX Compliance oversees ASX Group's obligations as a market operator and clearing and settlement facility operator. This section contains all rules, notes and waivers pertaining to markets operated by ASX Group.
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Trade that takes place on ASX markets is characterised by market confidence that the price achieved reflects true supply and demand, regardless of trade size.
This confidence is grounded in:
- Transparent price setting mechanisms with price and time priority matching, and provisions against volume-based price distortion
- Compliance oversight and enforcement of market rules
- Continuous disclosure of all price-sensitive company information
- Efficient and robust market infrastructure and technology
- Reliable real-time market data feeding market analysis and facilitating service innovation
As well as confidence, ASX markets offer choice. Levels of risk tolerance, time horizons, and trading objectives can and do vary greatly, and ASX trading venues offer products that meet a broad range of investment requirements.
Markets operated by ASX complement the diversity of their product offerings with sufficient liquidity and breadth of access options to ensure investors of all types will be able to quickly and efficiently enter or exit an investment, hedge or trading position.
Find out more about how ASX creates value for those trading on its markets: