It lists 15 registered companies, and trading takes place each Monday[1] via word of mouth on the trading floor supported by an electronic limit order book.
Market capitalisation of local stocks in November 2021 stood at 568,639,217,573 GYD (US$2.72 billion).
In 2007, Trinidad Cement Ltd of Trinidad and Tobago was the first company to officially list in the GSE, as well as to be the first non-Guyanese company to register with the exchange[5] although they have since delisted.
In 2019, plans for the first agribusiness IPO were announced,[6] but have stalled due to the COVID pandemic.
[8] The agreement also prompted discussion about moving to an electronic payment system and reforming the 1998 Securities Industry Act to improve supervision and reduce risk.