TFO Winder@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 months agoWhy foreign companies like Toyota/Alibaba list on New York Stock exchange even though tokyo and others exist.message-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down12
arrow-up140arrow-down1message-squareWhy foreign companies like Toyota/Alibaba list on New York Stock exchange even though tokyo and others exist.TFO Winder@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareMBV ⚜️@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up43·edit-25 months agoMainly because US investors are lazy investors: The security is in USD (no change required) The security trades at normal US trading hours (not with time delay due to time differential btw the US and the country of origin of the company) It is treated as a local security in your tax declaration hence easier to declare to taxes from an individual investor’s perspective https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_depositary_receipt
Mainly because US investors are lazy investors:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_depositary_receipt