NAICS code 523210: Securities and Commodity Exchanges

NAICS 523210 is “Securities and Commodity Exchanges”. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in furnishing physical or electronic marketplaces for the purpose of facilitating the buying and selling of stocks, stock options, bonds, or commodity contracts.

Examples from the U.S. Census Bureau: Commodity contracts exchanges; Exchanges, commodity contracts; Exchanges, securities; Futures commodity contracts exchanges; Securities exchanges; and Stock exchanges.

Businesses mainly investment banking, securities dealing, securities brokering, commodity contracts dealing, or commodity contracts brokering are classified in Industry Group 5231, Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage; and operating commodity or securities exchange clearinghouses are classified in U.S. Industry 523999, Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities.

$47 million average annual receipts (average of the last five fiscal years), including affiliates. Source: 13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023.

SIC 6231 (Security and Commodity Exchanges), from the U.S. Census Bureau concordances (1987 SIC → 2002 NAICS, carried to 2022 NAICS).

523210 (Securities & commodity exchanges) on Schedule C, line B, from the IRS list of principal business codes.

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