The Borsa Italiana S. P. A Editorial Photo

The Borsa Italiana S. p. A. , based in Milan, is Italy's main stock exchange. It was privatised in 1997 and is a part of the London Stock Exchange Group plc since 2007. In 2005, the companies listed on the Borsa were worth US$890 billion. It is also informally known as Piazza Affari, Business Square, after the city square of Milan where its headquarters, the Palazzo Mezzanotte building, is located. In front of the building there is the Cattelan satirical sculpture: the finger.