There are no stock or commodity exchanges in New Jersey. Regulation of securities trading in the state is under the control of the Bureau of Securities of the Division of Consumer Affairs, within the Department of Law and Public Safety.
About 1,803 broker-dealers organizations sell securities within New Jersey, involving 40,447 employees; registered investment advisory companies number 411. The state headquarters 231 NASDAQ companies, 38 NASDAQ market makers, 36 AMEX-listed companies; and has incorporated 112 NYSE-listed companies, including (the top five in revenues) Lucent Technologies, Merck & Co., Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Honeywell, Intl., and American Home Products Corp.