Tehran Stock Exchange
The Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) (Persian: بورس اوراق بهادار تهران, romanized: Burs-e Owraq-e Bahadar-e Tehran) is Iran's largest stock exchange, which first opened in 1967. The TSE is based in Tehran. As of May 2023, 666 companies with a combined market capitalization of US$1.45 trillion were listed on TSE. TSE, which is a founding member of the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges, has been one of the world's best performing stock exchanges in the years 2002 through 2013. TSE is an emerging or "frontier" market.
| بورس اوراق بهادار تهران | |
| Type | Stock exchange |
|---|---|
| Location | Tehran, Iran |
| Coordinates | 35.778°N 51.368°E |
| Founded | February 4, 1967 |
| Owner | Public Joint Stock Company, demutualized (not-listed and for-profit) |
| Key people | Mahmoud Goudarzi (CEO) |
| Currency | Iranian rial |
| Commodities | Shares & rights, corporate participation certificates, futures |
| No. of listings | 666 companies (December 2020) |
| Market cap | US$1.45 trillion( 2023) |
| Volume | 82,479 million (2009) |
| Indices | TEPIX and TEDPIX (main) |
| Website | tse.ir |
| Note: TSE is self-regulated under SEO supervision. As of July 2010, no margin/lending is offered, except for futures. | |
Iran's capital market has companies from a wide range of industries, including automotive, telecommunications, agriculture, petrochemical, mining, steel iron, copper, banking and insurance, banking and others. Many of the companies listed are state-owned firms that have been privatized.