LSE
Abbreviation with 2 meanings
| Stands for | London Stock Exchange |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 2 |
| Categories | Business & Finance, Education & Academia |
LSE has two meanings. It stands for London Stock Exchange (stock market & investing) or London School of Economics and Political Science (university).
Meanings of LSE at a glance
| # | LSE stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | London Stock Exchange | Business & Finance › Stock Market & Investing |
| 2 | London School of Economics and Political Science | Education & Academia › University |
1. London Stock Exchange
Business & Finance · Stock Market & Investing Abbreviations
UK's main stock exchange, located in the City of London and owned by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), where most large British companies, including the members of the FTSE 100, list their shares.
Example: The mining group is weighing whether to move its primary listing from the LSE to New York.
One of the world's oldest exchanges, with roots in 17th-century coffee-house trading; it formally became the Stock Exchange in 1801. LSEG also owns FTSE Russell and the data business formerly known as Refinitiv. UK listing rules were overhauled in 2024, merging the premium and standard segments into a single category for commercial companies. LSE also commonly means the London School of Economics.
2. London School of Economics and Political Science
Education & Academia · University Abbreviations
Specialist social science university in central London, founded in 1895 by Fabian Society members Sidney and Beatrice Webb, Graham Wallas and George Bernard Shaw. It is one of the world's leading institutions for economics, politics, sociology and law.
Example: She left her bank job to do a master's in development studies at LSE.
More than two-thirds of its students come from outside the UK. LSE is part of the federal University of London. Many heads of state, central bankers and Nobel laureates in economics have studied or taught there.
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