Scribd
Upload
269 views

Created by Lance Breitstein For Use With The Undergraduate Investment Club

The document provides an overview of the Undergraduate Investment Club and describes the London Stock Exchange as the largest stock exchange in Europe, founded in 1801 and located in London, listing the largest companies by revenue traded on the LSE such as Royal Dutch Shell and British Petroleum. It also discusses England's economy, the FTSE 100 index of the largest UK companies listed on the LSE, and career opportunities in London's financial services sector through study abroad programs.

Uploaded by

collegetradingexchange
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
269 views

Created by Lance Breitstein For Use With The Undergraduate Investment Club

The document provides an overview of the Undergraduate Investment Club and describes the London Stock Exchange as the largest stock exchange in Europe, founded in 1801 and located in London, listing the largest companies by revenue traded on the LSE such as Royal Dutch Shell and British Petroleum. It also discusses England's economy, the FTSE 100 index of the largest UK companies listed on the LSE, and career opportunities in London's financial services sector through study abroad programs.

Uploaded by

collegetradingexchange
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 7

Undergraduate Investment Club

Created by Lance Breitstein


For use with the Undergraduate Investment Club
Overview
• Similar to our NYSE -> LSE
• Largest stock exchange in Europe
• Founded in 1801
• Located by St. Paul’s Cathedral in London
• Normal trading session from 8am-4:30pm
• 3,233 listed companies
Largest Companies by Revenue
Company LSE Ticker Revenue (USD in
billions)
Royal Dutch Shell RDSA $355.8

British Petroleum BP $292

The Royal Bank of RBS $108.5


Scotland Group
HBOS (financial services) HBOS $100.3

Aviva (financial services) AV $97.8


England’s Economy
• Main currency – the pound – 1.67 GBP/USD.
• Service sector leads economy, manufacturing
declining
• London provides main income as one of the
world’s largest financial centers.
• Banks, insurance, commodity and future
exchanges
• Important producer of textiles and chemicals,
among other industrials.
FTSE 100
• “Footsie”
• Share index of the 100 largest UK companies listed on the LSE.
• The index began on 3 January 1984 with a base level of 1000; the
highest value reached to date is 6950.6, on 30 December 1999.
• Also FT 30, based on it which is similar to the Dow 30
DJI One Year Performance FTSE
Career Opportunities
• Study Abroad Program through Kelley with
Internship.
• Much like New York City or Chicago, many job
opportunities exist across a range of financial
services.
• Amazing culture, rich history, major financial
center of the world.

You might also like