Florida

Securities

No securities exchanges are located in Florida, but there 3,401 brokers and dealers businesses in the state. A large portion of the industry's total employment is concentrated in the three Gold Coast counties—Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach, totaling 33,293. Investment advisory organizations total 536 (fourth largest amount in the nation). Florida has the headquarters of 251 NASDAQ companies, 28 NASDAQ market makers (fourth most in the nation), 42 AMEX companies (with 6.5% of the nation's total), and 32 incorporations of NYSE listed companies. Major companies include, in order of importance, Winn-Dixie Stores, Office Depot, Entergy, FPL Group, and Ryder System.