Editing Pacific Exchange (section)

{{Short description|Defunct American regional stock exchange in California (1956–2006)}}
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{{Infobox exchange
|name       = Pacific Exchange
|logo       = Pacific Exchange logo.png
|logo_size  = 200
|image      = Image:Pacific Exchange 301 Pine.jpg
|image_caption = The former San Francisco Stock Exchange building
|type       = [[Stock exchange]]
|city       = [[San Francisco]] and [[Los Angeles]]
|country    = [[United States]]
|coor       = {{coord|37.7919|-122.4013|type:landmark_region:US-CA|display=inline}}
|foundation = 1956
|closed     = 2006
|owner      = [[Archipelago Holdings]] <small>(2005)</small><br>[[New York Stock Exchange]] <small>(2006)</small>
|currency   = [[United States dollar]]
|homepage   = {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20050831205419/http://www.pacificex.com/|pacificex.com}}
}}

The '''Pacific Exchange''' was an American [[regional stock exchange]] in [[California]], from 1956 to 2006. Its main exchange floor and building were in [[San Francisco, California]], with a branch building in [[Los Angeles, California]].

In 1882, the [[San Francisco Stock and Bond Exchange]] was founded; and in 1899 the Los Angeles Oil Exchange was founded. In 1956, these two exchanges merged to create the '''Pacific Coast Stock Exchange''', with [[trading floor]]s maintained in both cities.

In 1973, it was renamed the '''Pacific Stock Exchange'''. The Pacific Exchange was bought by [[Archipelago Holdings]] in 2005, which merged with the [[New York Stock Exchange]] in 2006.<ref name="nyt-merger-arca" /> Pacific Exchange equities and options trading now take place exclusively through the [[NYSE Arca]] platform.