17 July 2025

NZX Limited

LICENCE CATEGORY: MARKET OPERATORS

NZX Limited holds one licence:

1. Under this licence, NZX Limited is allowed to operate the following markets in New Zealand:

LICENSED MARKETS:
  • NZX Main Board (NZSX)
  • NZX Debt Market (NZDX)
  • NZX Derivatives Market
LICENCE GRANTED: 1 December 2014
LICENCE STATUS:

ACTIVE

Note: this licence was updated in 15 July 2025 to:  

  • reflect the cancellation of the licence to operate the FSM and NZAX markets as they are no longer operational; and
  • remove a licence condition (previous condition 9(1)(c)) and associated definition, being no longer necessary.  

See previous version of the licence below. Other terms of the licence remained unchanged. 

2. Under this previous version of NZX Limited’s licence, NZX Limited was also allowed to operate the following markets in New Zealand, which are no longer operational

LICENSED MARKETS: 
  • NZX Alternative Market (NZAX)
  • Fonterra Shareholders’ Market (FSM) 
LICENCE GRANTED:  1 December 2014 
LICENCE STATUS:  CANCELLED: 15 July 2025

3. Under this cancelled licence, NZX Limited was allowed to operate the following market in New Zealand, which is no longer operational:

LICENSED MARKET: NXT Market
LICENCE GRANTED: 1 December 2014
LICENCE STATUS: CANCELLED: 23 June 2021