American Exchange-Structure and Characteristics of the U.S. Market The United States and major foreign companies require listing on major US stock exchanges. The distinctive feature of the US market is the wide variety of financial instruments: more than 5,10 shares, about 1101 depositary receipts, more than 2110 bonds, and bonds. For comparison, the Russian market is represented by approximately 211 debt instruments and approximately 281 securities (stocks). The US platform is a multinational company where the securities of domestic and international companies are traded. Among market participants, among others, there are our domestic listed companies, most of which also represent the Moscow Exchange. For example, in the US market, there are depositary receipts of Russia, China’s Alibaba, India’s Tata Motors, and 1101 other foreign companies. The U.S. market provides investors with huge opportunities in the diversification of investment industries. Compared with the same Russian market represented by 18 industries, the securities of issuers from 21 economic sectors are traded in the US market. If we compare the structure of the Russian and American markets, then: The Russian market directly reflects the raw material economy of the Russian Federation and has major prejudices against the oil and gas and mining industries. In the capital market, the technology and financial industries stand out in the US market. In turn, each sector of the US market is subdivided into several industries. A total of 131 companies from industries are represented on the US stock market.