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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Why do companies list on stock exchanges at all? Answer that question and you'll understand how to answer your question.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago (2 children)

To raise money from the public.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago

Exactly, so does it make sense to expose your listing to another country's public if you think you can raise more 💰?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

So I guess the missing piece here is for many people it's much easier to buy and hold shares from an exchange in their own country.

Additionally, they get bought by index funds that buy shares that are listed on particular exchanges.