The main participants in the Australian financial market are:
Australian Securities Exchange is the primary stock exchange in Australia, and
National Stock Exchange of Australia, based in Newcastle, NSW, previously called Newcastle Stock Exchange.
Bendigo Stock Exchange was acquired by the National Stock Exchange of Australia in June 2012 and shut down.
Most foreign exchange transactions are free from regulation, and the Reserve Bank of Australia has largely delegated its control to authorised money market dealers and foreign exchange dealers.