national stock exchange of australia type stock exchange location newcastle australia founded 1937 owner nsx limited key people michael cox chairman ann bowering acting ceo scott evans general manager & company secretary ian craig companies manager currency australian dollar no . of listings 130 2013 market cap aud 1.5 billion 2013 indices nsx all equities index nsx all agriculture index nsx all finance index nsx all investment index nsx all property index nsx all resources index nsx all technology index simvse all equities index website www.nsx.com.au nsx limited type public traded as asx nsx industry securities markets founded 2000 but dating back to 1937 1 headquarters newcastle australia key people michael cox chairman ann bowering acting ceo scott evans general amanager & company secretary ian craig companies manager website www.nsx.com.au national stock exchange of australia nsx is a stock exchange based in newcastle australia . it is owned and operated by nsx limited which is listed on the australian securities exchange on 13 january 2005 . it also operates sim venture securities exchange . on 20 december 2006 the newcastle stock exchange formally sought approval and was granted a change of name by the minister to national stock exchange of australia and still trades by the acronym of nsx . the nsx lists various companies within australia and overseas that meet its listing rule requirements . trading is all electronic based on time and price priority using nets the nsx electronic trading system which is based on the nasdaq omx x stream trading platform . settlement of securities is electronic and on a t 2 basis utilising the astc chess system . contents 1 history 1.1 timeline of significant events 1.2 bendigo stock exchange 1.3 taxi market and national licence market 1.4 the water exchange 1.5 management efficiency 1.6 financial uncertainty 1.7 improved outlook 2 trading systems 2.1 trading schedule 3 indices 4 simvse joint venture with fex 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit the nsx was founded in 1937 and in the past had listed as many as 300 local and regional companies . some grew to become significant businesses such as brambles limited . it was reactivated in its present form in 2000 with about 70 listed companies . in 2011 national stock exchange of australia featured on 2011 mines and money australia conference on mining and investments . 2 timeline of significant events edit 1937 newcastle stock exchange was formed . 1939 newcastle stock exchange was officially recognised under the act . 1940 j. j. price newcastle stock exchange chairman suspended all meetings until after the second world war . 2000 after a significant period of inactivity the newcastle stock exchange was re established . 2006 newcastle stock exchange was renamed to national stock exchange of australia limited . bendigo stock exchange edit nsx limited acquired bendigo stock exchange bsx on 12 april 2005 . bsx facilitates the trading of bendigo community banks in an uncertificated market . pending approval from the minister the bsx will be renamed sim venture securities exchange 2010 with the objective of listing securities that have cleantech credentials . the bank securities will continue to be traded on a bsx board within the sim market . taxi market and national licence market edit nsx created the first publicly tradeable taxi licence market in conjunction with the victorian taxi directorate . the market started trading on 28 march 2006 . licences and temporary transfers are traded . the national licence exchange replicates the taxi market but on a national basis . the national licence exchange ceased operations in 2011 . the water exchange edit nsx limited acquired the water exchange on 19 october 2007 in a deal that was valued at approximately 9 million dollars . the water exchange facilitates the trading of permanent and temporary water entitlements within australia . in december 2010 nsx limited announced the sale of the water exchange to envex water limited in a deal worth approximately one hundred thousand dollars . this represented a loss of approximately 98 % . management efficiency edit as of 2013 the national stock exchange of australia had return on total asset roa of 38.76 % 3 this means that it has lost 38.76 on every 100 spent on assets . similarly the national stock exchange of australia shows return on equity roe of 99.65 % meaning that it generated substantial loss on money invested by shareholders . financial uncertainty edit the national stock exchange of australia has been loss making since at least 2005 . during the nsx 2013 annual audit their auditor lawler partners raised a red flag in its assessment . specifically the ability of the economic entity to continue as a going concern and its ability to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable is dependent upon the perusal and success of the following strategies it said in the report . the auditor was clear that if nsx was not able to receive ongoing financial support or achieve its growth strategies there was a material uncertainty about the company s ability to meet its liabilities from day to day business activities . 4 improved outlook edit nsx s performance since 2012 has improved dramatically with a significant increase in listing volumes and financial performance . 5 as a result shkl bought 16.04 % of nsx at usd 0.25 . 6 this investment together with nsx s improved financial performance has removed the going concern qualification from the auditors . 7 trading systems edit the national stock exchange of australia has been operating as an australian market licensee since february 2000 . in april 2005 nsx of australia acquired the bendigo stock exchange currently known as the sim venture securities exchange or simvse . both markets operate on international standard electronic trading systems and settlement is available electronically via asx clear chess system or manually for non chess enrolled securities . 8 trading schedule edit national stock exchange of australia has a start of day enquiry session from 2 30am to 3 00am a pre open sesstion from 3 00am to 10 00am a normal trading session from 10 00am to 4 00pm and a post market session end of day enquiry from 4 00pm to 11 00pm all times in aest . 9 current holidays good friday easter monday anzac day 25 april queen s birthday june and christmas day 25 december and new year s day 1 january . indices edit below is the list of all nsx indices 10 nsx all equities index nsx all agriculture index nsx all finance index nsx all investment index nsx all property index nsx all resources index nsx all technology index simvse all equities index simvse joint venture with fex edit fex group owns 50 % of the sim venture securities exchange sim vse in a joint venture with the national stock exchange of australia which was launched in july 2010 . 11 sim vse operates a securities market specialising in driving investment in the clean technology renewable energy biological science and related technology and service industries . sim vse has trading capability in cash equities executed using the nasdaqomx x stream trading platform . orders are entered by market participants via the electronic market interface . the trading platform compares bid and offers entered into the system and automatically executes trades in strict time price priority . trades are settled through chess . 12 see also edit list of stock exchanges economy of australia references edit about nsx . nsx . retrieved 25 september 2013 . national stock exchange of australia . mines and money . retrieved 25 september 2013 . national stock exchange of australia . macroaxis . retrieved 30 june 2014 . red flag raised over funding for newcastle stock exchange . sydney morning herald . retrieved 6 october 2014 . 2015 agm ceo report pdf . asx . national stock exchange of australia . retrieved 16 march 2016 . completion of purchase of 7 225 000 shares in the the issued and paid up share capital of nsx limited pdf . nsx . national stock exchange of australia . retrieved 16 march 2016 . nsx half yearly report 31 dec 2015 pdf . nsx . national stock exchange of australlia . submission by the national stock exchange of australia ltd. pdf . nsx . retrieved 8 october 2013 . nsx market phases . nsx . retrieved 8 october 2013 . nsx indexes prices . nsx . retrieved 8 october 2013 . launch of sim venture securities exchange pdf . sim vse . retrieved 8 october 2013 . sim vse smart energy and environmental policy . fex group . retrieved 8 october 2013 . external links edit nsx web site sim vse web site v t e towns suburbs and localities of the city of newcastle hunter region new south wales towns suburbs and localities adamstown adamstown heights bar beach beresfield birmingham gardens black hill broadmeadow callaghan carrington cooks hill elermore vale fletcher georgetown hamilton hamilton east hamilton north hamilton south hexham the hill islington jesmond the junction kooragang kotara lambton lenaghan maryland maryville mayfield mayfield east mayfield north mayfield west merewether merewether heights minmi new lambton new lambton heights newcastle newcastle east newcastle west north lambton rankin park sandgate shortland stockton tarro tighes hill wallsend warabrook waratah waratah west wickham rivers and other waterways glenrock lagoon hunter river williams river other places and points of interest beaumont street broadmeadow basketball stadium christ church cathedral fernleigh track fort scratchley hunter street john hunter hospital mount sugarloaf national stock exchange of australia newcastle civic theatre newcastle customs house newcastle entertainment centre newcastle international sports centre newcastle museum nobbys head royal newcastle hospital state dockyard stockton beach university of newcastle victoria theatre v t e significant places and items of interest in the hunter region of new south wales commerce and industry industry cardiff locomotive workshops forgacs shipyard hunter valley coal chain hunter valley wine kia ora stud kooragang island newcastle port corporation tomago aluminium smelter shopping charlestown square hunter street stockland glendale stockland green hills westfield kotara other national stock exchange of australia education primary avondale school hunter valley grammar school kahibah public school newcastle grammar school secondary all saints college st joseph s campus avondale school callaghan college waratah technology campus hunter school of the performing arts hunter valley grammar school irrawang high school lambton high school maitland grossmann high school maitland high school merewether high school newcastle grammar school newcastle high school rutherford technology high school tomaree high school tertiary avondale college hunter tafe university of newcastle entertainment sport and culture broadmeadow basketball stadium dungog film festival hunter valley steamfest newcastle civic theatre newcastle entertainment centre newcastle international sports centre newcastle number 1 sports ground newcastle regional show newcastle 500 geography general broughton island burning mountain cape hawke glenrock lagoon lake chichester lake macquarie myall lakes mount royal range mount sugarloaf port stephens stockton beach tops to myall heritage trail national parks and nature reserves barrington tops black bulga state conservation area booti booti ghin doo ee mount royal myall lakes tomaree towarri wallingat watagans werakata the glen rivers allyn avon barrington bow bylong chichester gloucester goulburn hunter karuah manning myall pages paterson wangat williams worondi rivulet historical air transport broadmeadow aerodrome defence fort scratchley greta army camp education newcastle boys high school general history of newcastle new south wales hunter valley cannabis infestation lake macquarie petrified forest maitland gaol newcastle museum nobbys head royal newcastle hospital tahlee historic property industry cockle creek power station cockle creek smelter south maitland coalfields south waratah colliery state dockyard teralba colliery walka water works walsh island dockyard and engineering works wangi power station maritime bluebell collision cawarra shipwreck maianbar shipwreck mv sygna shipwreck natural disasters 1989 newcastle earthquake june 2007 hunter region and central coast storms seaham bushfires 1939 people leo clarke henry dangar william dobell francis greenway james hannell charles menzies rail general 3801 steam locomotive broadmeadow locomotive depot hunter